Travis Daniels
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Position: | Cornerback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | September 8, 1982||
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 | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Travis Antwon Daniels (born September 8, 1982) is a former
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
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
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
Statistics
Career Defensive Statistics | |||||||
Year | G-GS | UT | AT | TT | TFL | Sacks | INTs |
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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
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
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Chiefs Agree To Terms With CB Travis Daniels Archived March 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine