Chris Crocker (American football)

Chris Crocker

Crocker with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011
No. 25, 20, 42, 33, 32
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1980-03-09) March 9, 1980 (age 44) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Deep Creek (Chesapeake, Virginia)
College:	Marshall (1999–2002)
NFL draft:	2003  / round: 3 / pick: 84
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland Browns (2003−2005) Atlanta Falcons (2006−2007) Miami Dolphins (2008) Cincinnati Bengals (2008–2013) Minnesota Vikings (2014)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Atlanta Legends (2019) Defensive assistant St. Louis BattleHawks (2020) Defensive assistant
Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 556 Sacks: 14.5 Forced fumbles: 7 Fumble recoveries: 3 Interceptions: 15 Defensive touchdowns: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference Christopher Alan Crocker (born March 9, 1980) is an American former professional football safety. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at Marshall. Crocker was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, and Minnesota Vikings. Crocker worked with the Atlanta Legends of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football. In June 2019, he was hired as a member of the St. Louis BattleHawks coaching staff in the XFL. College career Crocker played college football for Marshall. While there he was All-Mid-American Conference first-team in 2001 and second-team in 2002. He was second on the team in tackles as a senior with 126 stops and broke up ten passes. He was third on the Herd with 88 tackles in 2001 and led the team with 10 passes broken up. He helped Marshall win MAC titles in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He also helped lead Marshall to bowl victories in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Professional career Cleveland Browns Crocker was drafted in the third round, 84th overall, in 2003 by the Cleveland Browns, where he played from 2003–2005. [1] In three seasons with the Browns he made 172 tackles, three interceptions, and four sacks. Atlanta Falcons Before the 2006 season, he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a fourth round draft pick in the 2006 NFL draft. In two seasons with the Falcons he totaled 105 tackles, four interceptions, and two sacks. Miami Dolphins On March 29, 2008 the Miami Dolphins signed Crocker to a one-year $1.151 million contract [2] with $300,000 guaranteed. He spent the first seven weeks of the 2008 season with the Dolphins, appearing in six games (two starts) and recording 10 tackles and a pass deflection. He was released on October 21 when the team re-signed safety Tyrone Culver. Cincinnati Bengals Crocker signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on October 30, 2008, for the final half on the 2008 season. He signed a new four-year contract with the Bengals worth $10 million on February 27, 2009. [3] He was released on April 6, 2012. [4] Crocker was re-signed by the Bengals on September 27. [5] Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings signed with Crocker on August 4, 2014. Head Coach Mike Zimmer had worked with Crocker for 7 years in Atlanta and Cincinnati. 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 2003 CLE 16 1 35 27 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2004 CLE 12 5 56 46 10 2.0 3 1 20 1 20 4 0 0 0 0 2005 CLE 16 16 82 51 31 2.0 2 2 35 0 24 4 2 1 0 0 2006 ATL 16 16 50 44 6 1.0 3 1 28 0 28 8 0 0 0 0 2007 ATL 14 14 55 51 4 1.0 4 3 40 0 18 11 0 1 0 0 2008 MIA 6 2 10 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CIN 8 6 34 25 9 1.5 5 1 22 0 22 2 1 0 0 0 2009 CIN 13 13 52 40 12 0.0 1 2 38 0 20 9 1 0 0 0 2010 CIN 9 9 43 31 12 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 2011 CIN 16 16 61 45 16 3.5 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2012 CIN 13 9 41 29 12 0.0 1 3 52 0 29 5 0 1 12 0 2013 CIN 12 3 37 28 9 1.5 5 2 41 1 32 7 0 0 0 0 151 110 556 427 129 14.5 29 15 276 2 32 63 7 3 12 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 CIN 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 CIN 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 CIN 1 1 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 6 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Coaching career In 2019, Crocker worked with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football. In June 2019, he was hired as a member of the St. Louis BattleHawks coaching staff in the XFL as a defensive assistant. [6] References "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023. Dolphins add safety Chris Crocker, 2 draft choices Bengals placed Dexter Jackson on IR, sign Chris Crocker "Bengals release Crocker". Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012. Hobson, Jeff. "Crocker returns, looks to atone". bengals.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012. "XFL Coaching And Staff Hires, Includes Coach Moss's Daughter". XFL Newshub. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019. External links External images ESPN profile faceshot Crocker (on left) at play with Dennis Northcutt Marshall bio Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Cincinnati Bengals bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.