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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 28, 1984||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Kenwood (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
College: | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 3 / pick: 68 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Quincy Booker Black (born February 28, 1984), is an American former professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at New Mexico.
Black attended Kenwood Academy in Chicago, where he played linebacker. Black accrued 224 tackles and 17 sacks over his high-school career, and was a three-year letterman in basketball.
In 2003, Black attended Harper College (Junior college), near Chicago, where he tallied 88 tackles, 28 TFL, and 16.5 sacks before he decided to transfer to University of New Mexico.Black attended Harper College [ citation needed ]
In 2004, Black started on special teams for all 12 games for the Lobo football team. He gained 18 tackles, and caused a fumble in a game against Colorado State.
In 2005, Black started his 10 games and was the second-leading quarterback rusher. He also recorded his first INT.
Defensive stats
Year | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks |
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2004 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 11 | 63 | 17 | 1 |
2006 | 13 | 114 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 177 | 24 | 1 |
In 2006, Black was predicted by Mel Kiper Jr., a celebrated NFL Draft analyst, as one of the top senior linebacker prospects in the country. He led the Mountain West Conference with 94 tackles, had an impressive 42-inch vertical leap on Pro Day, and solidified his position in the NFL Draft as a mid-round prospect.
In 2007, Black was drafted by Tampa Bay in the third round. [1]
For the 2009–2010 NFL season, Black was slated to start at the strong side linebacker position in the new era of Buccaneers defense.
On November 13, 2012, Black was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury, [2] and on March 14, 2013, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced on their official Facebook page that Black was being released due to a failed physical. [3]
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