Danny Stubbs

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Daniel Stubbs
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1965-01-03) January 3, 1965 (age 59)
Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Red Bank Regional (Little Silver, New Jersey)
College: Miami (FL)
NFL draft: 1988  / round: 2 / pick: 33
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:227
Sacks:51.5
Forced fumbles:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Daniel Stubbs II (born January 3, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1987.

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Early life and college

Stubbs attended Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, New Jersey. [1] He was a three-year starter in football. He also was a standout in basketball, finishing with a school-record 74 careers blocks, while leading his team to a state basketball title as a junior.

He was recruited by Howard Schnellenberger to play college football at the University of Miami, but Schnellenberger left for the USFL before his freshman season started, making Jimmy Johnson his new head coach.

As a sophomore, he was moved from outside linebacker to defensive end, becoming a starter midway through the season and finishing with a team-best 12 sacks.

His production as a junior was even better, as Stubbs tallied 97 tackles and 17 sacks. He earned second-team All-American honors for a Hurricanes team that finished was narrowly defeated at the 1987 Fiesta Bowl by Penn State 14–10 for the National Championship.

Noted as a defensive stalwart as a senior in 1987, opposing offenses tried to steer plays away from Stubbs direction, but he still posted 75 tackles and 9.5 sacks and helped the team win their second National Championship. The season was punctuated by a 20–14 win over Oklahoma in the 1988 Orange Bowl. He was named a unanimous All-American and selected to play in the Japan Bowl in Tokyo.

Hurricane legacy

Stubbs finished his college career as the school's all-time career (39 1/2) and single season (17 in 1986) sack leader. He also had 25 tackles for loss, 267 total tackles and the school record for his position with 139 assisted tackles.

In 1999, Stubbs was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Stubbs was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1988 NFL draft. [2] As a rookie, he was a situational pass rusher behind Kevin Fagan and Larry Roberts. He registered 25 tackles, 6 sacks, one pass defensed and was named to the NFL All-Rookie team.

In 1989, he posted 13 tackles and 4.5 sacks. In the Super Bowl XXIV victory over the Denver Broncos, he had 2 sacks and returned a fumble recovery to the one-yard line to set up a 49ers touchdown.

On April 19, 1990, he was traded along with Terrence Flagler, a third (#81-Craig Veasey) and an eleventh-round (#304-Myron Jones) draft pick to the Dallas Cowboys, in exchange for a second (#47-Dennis Brown) and third-round (#68-Ron Lewis) draft choices. [3]

Dallas Cowboys

In 1990, he reunited with head coach Jimmy Johnson. He was named the starter at left defensive end and finished tied with defensive tackle Jimmie Jones for the team lead with 7 1/2 sacks, while also tallying 59 tackles, 30 quarterback pressures (led the team), 6 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles.

The next year, he had a contract holdout and was passed over on the depth chart by Tony Tolbert. He was waived nine games into the season on November 4, 1991.

Cincinnati Bengals

On November 6, 1991, he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals and had a career-high 9 sacks (second on the team). [4] The next year, he led the team with 5 sacks, while playing mostly in passing situations. [5] On August 16, 1994, he was released in a salary-cap move. [6]

Philadelphia Eagles

On April 7, 1995, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles, reuniting him with Ray Rhodes, a former defensive assistant with the 49ers. [7] He started 6 games and had 5 1/2 sacks (tied for fourth on the team).

Miami Dolphins

On April 4, 1996, he rejected an offer from the Eagles and signed instead a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, [8] reuniting with Jimmy Johnson. [9] He started 15 games at right defensive end and finished with 9 sacks (second on the team).

The next year, he was re-signed, but after not missing any games during his career, he was lost for the season with a right knee injury he suffered in the season opener. [10] In 1998, his play suffered because of injuries, managing 2 tackles and no sacks. He was released in February 1999.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksForced FumblesFumble RecoveriesFumble Return YardsInterceptionsInterception Return YardsYards per Interception ReturnLongest Interception ReturnInterceptions Returned for TouchdownPasses Defended
1988 SF 160006.0000000000
1989 SF 160004.5000000000
1990 DAL 160007.5000000000
1991 DAL 90001.0010000000
1991 CIN 70003.0000000000
1992 CIN 160009.0010000000
1993 CIN 16242045.0010000000
1995 PHI 16211925.5110000004
1996 MIA 16333039.0200000000
1997 MIA 13301.0000000000
1998 MIA 54220.0000000001
Career13485741151.5340000005

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Personal life

The Stubbs Sandwich is a food item named in his honor, that is sold in a restaurant chain in Coppell, Texas and heavily endorsed by John Madden. On February 3, 2012, because of injuries sustained while playing, Stubbs entered into a law suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the National Football League (NFL). [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Danny Stubbs Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed October 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Conditional Deal For George Could Be The First Of Many". Beaver County Times. Retrieved May 4, 2018– via Google News.
  4. ↑ "Stubbs Signing" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Defensive End Stubbs Signed By Bengals" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bengals Cut Stubbs" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stubbs Plays For Love, Not Money Despite His Success In Business, He Couldn't Forsake Football" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Eagles Close To Losing Veteran Defensive End Daniel Stubbs" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Dolphins Sign Stubbs" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Stubbs Gone" . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Danny Stubbs Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "HAGER et al v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al". Justia Dockets & Filings. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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