Aaron Francisco

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Aaron Francisco
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Francisco with the Cardinals in 2005
No. 47, 43
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1983-07-03) July 3, 1983 (age 41)
Lā'ie, Hawai'i, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii)
College: BYU
Undrafted: 2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:218
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Aaron Francisco (born July 5, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at BYU.

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He was also a member of the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, and Tennessee Titans.

Early life

Aaron Francisco attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawai'i (Oahu), and was an All State and All Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) selection as a senior. Francisco helped to lead Kahuku to their first State Championship in 2000.

College career

He recorded 88 tackles (43 solo) as a senior in 2004 at BYU. He finished his career with 330 tackles (167 solo) and seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection as a junior in 2003.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Francisco signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Francisco was famously defending Santonio Holmes on the Steelers' game winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII, a play which made the cover of Sports Illustrated . [1]

Detroit Lions

Francisco signed with the Detroit Lions on August 17, 2011. He was released by the Lions on September 3, 2011.

Tennessee Titans

Francisco signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans on July 20, 2012. He was waived by the Titans on August 31, 2012.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005 ARI 1107520.00000000000
2006 ARI 162494180.0126104430000
2007 ARI 103312740.02000000000
2008 ARI 164564880.02000011000
2009 IND 102161600.01000000000
2010 IND 12125945140.0321001130000
7523218182360.0947104471000

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2008 ARI 419900.0012702720000
2009 IND 300000.00000000000
2010 IND 115500.00000000000
82141400.0012702720000

References

  1. "Former Cardinal Aaron Francisco looking for new Super Bowl memory". archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.