Travis Daniels

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Travis Daniels
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At a game in Denver in January 2010.
No. 21, 29, 23, 34
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1982-09-08) September 8, 1982 (age 41)
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Hollywood (FL) South Broward
College:LSU
NFL draft:2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2003
    )
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Travis Antwon Daniels (born September 8, 1982) is a former

2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State
.

Daniels has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Early years

Daniels attended South Broward High School in South Florida. As a senior, he recorded 60 tackles and five interceptions as a defensive back, while catching 34 passes for 500 yards and four touchdowns as a wide receiver. He returned one kickoff for a touchdown and returned an interception for a score as well. For his performance, he was named First Team 4A All-State, All-District and All-County.

College career

As a freshman at LSU in 2001, Daniels saw his first action of the season against

SEC Championship game. He was forced into action after an injury to Randall Gay. Prior to his appearance, he was going to redshirt his freshman year. When asked about giving up his redshirt, he said, "I play for the name on my helmet, not the name on the back of my jersey." During the game, he broke up two passes including one in the end zone, but did not record any tackles. In a Sugar Bowl win over Illinois
, Daniels played but did not accumulate any statistics.

Daniels was a top backup in the Tigers' secondary as a sophomore, seeing most of his time in nickel and dime packages. A hamstring injury shortened his season, but he did appear in five games in 2002. On the year, Daniels recorded three tackles, including one for a loss. He also broke up one pass and had two quarterback hurries.

Daniels stepped into a starting role in 2003, opening all 14 games for the Tigers as a junior. He started the first six games of the season at

free safety before moving to cornerback for the final eight contests after the emergence of LaRon Landry. Daniels recorded 58 tackles, including 6.5 for losses, two sacks, three quarterback hurries and two interceptions. He also led the Tigers with 26 pass breakups. His first interception came just before halftime in a win over Mississippi State, which he returned 48 yards for a score. His other interception came against Arizona
.

Daniels set a season-high with seven tackles in a September game against Georgia. In the aforementioned game against Mississippi State, Daniels six tackles, a sack and a forced fumble to his interception. In the BCS National Championship win over Oklahoma, he recorded four tackles including one for a two-yard loss.

In 2004, Daniels and fellow senior

Capital One Bowl, he tallied seven tackles. Daniels finished the season with 48 tackles and nine pass break-ups. He participated in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama
following the season.

Statistics

Career Defensive Statistics
Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks INTs
2001 (Fr.) 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 (So.) 5-0 3 0 3 1-1 0 0
2003 (Jr.) 14-14 43 15 58 6.5-37 2-22 2-48
2004 (Sr.) 12-12 28 20 48 1-3 0 0
TOTAL 32-26 74 35 109 8.5-41 2-22 2-48

Professional career

Pre-draft

At LSU's Pro Day in March 2005, Daniels was clocked at 4.57 and 4.55 in the 40-yard dash, had a 37-inch vertical jump, 10-foot-2 long jump, 4.07 short shuttle and 6.86 three-cone drill.

Miami Dolphins

On April 24, Daniels was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.[1] At LSU, Daniels was recruited by and played for Nick Saban, who was in his first season as head coach of the Dolphins in 2005. Daniels was one of three SEC players chosen by the Dolphins in 2005. He signed a four-year contract with the Dolphins on July 22. The deal included a $458,000 signing bonus, and also a potential $1.4 million incentive bonus in the final year (2008).

As a rookie in 2005, Daniels appeared in all 16 games for the Dolphins including 14 starts that tied for the team record for a rookie defensive back. Along with

.

In 2006, an ankle injury caused Daniels to miss the entire preseason as well as the first four games of the regular season. He went on to appear in the team's final 12 contests, starting six. On the year, racked up 36 tackles, an interception and two passes defensed. His lone interception came against the Tennessee Titans on September 24, as he picked off a Kerry Collins pass at the Dolphins’ 31 with less than two minutes remaining in the game to preserve a 13-10 win. Daniels record a season-high eight tackles in the season finale against the Indianapolis Colts.

Cleveland Browns

On August 20, 2008, the

2009 NFL Draft
.

Kansas City Chiefs

Daniels was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on March 10, 2009.[2] He was waived on September 4. He was re-signed on November 4. Daniels had another interception add to his career, when he intercepted a Ben Roethlisberger throw during the Chiefs/Steelers game in 2011. Daniels was re-signed to a two-year contract following the 2011 NFL season.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2005 MIA 16 14 62 47 15 0.0 3 1 4 0 4 14 0 1 0 0
2006 MIA 12 6 36 25 11 0.0 0 1 -2 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0
2007 MIA 16 5 29 20 9 0.0 2 1 29 0 29 3 0 0 0 0
2008 CLE 7 1 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 KAN 9 2 21 17 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2010 KAN 16 0 8 6 2 0.0 0 1 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
2011 KAN 16 0 14 13 1 0.0 0 2 25 0 25 3 0 0 0 0
2012 KAN 15 0 16 13 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
107 28 191 145 46 0.0 5 6 60 0 29 29 0 1 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2010 KAN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Chiefs Agree To Terms With CB Travis Daniels Archived March 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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