Leroy Hill

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Leroy Hill
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Hill with the Seattle Seahawks in 2008
No. 56
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1982-09-14) September 14, 1982 (age 41)
Haddock, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Milledgeville (GA) Baldwin
College: Clemson
NFL draft: 2005  / Round: 3 / Pick: 98
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:512
Sacks:20.0
Forced fumbles:7
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Leroy Hill Jr. [1] (born September 14, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected with the 34th pick of the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Clemson University by the Seahawks. [2]

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Early life

Hill played high school football in Milledgeville, Georgia for the Baldwin High School Braves.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		229 lb
(104 kg)		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.74 s1.67 s2.75 s4.10 s7.23 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		25 reps
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4]

Injuries to starting veteran linebacker Jamie Sharper put him into the starting lineup in his rookie year, and he did very well, totaling 72 tackles and 7.5 sacks from the outside linebacker position. He and rookie middle linebacker Lofa Tatupu were two of the biggest contributors to the 2005 Seahawks squad that went to Super Bowl XL. In the 2009 offseason, Hill was tagged as the Seahawks franchise player. The Seahawks removed the franchise tag on Hill on April 26, 2009, [5] making him a free agent because the Seahawks drafted highly touted Wake Forest Linebacker Aaron Curry at number 4 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. However, several days later, on April 30, 2009, Hill re-signed with the Seahawks on a 6-year, $38 million contract.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005 SEA 1597352217.511000021000
2006 SEA 15159270222.02000021140
2007 SEA 14148158233.060000431201
2008 SEA 12128463211.08000030000
2009 SEA 1111463791.04000000000
2010 SEA 100000.00000000000
2011 SEA 16168968214.08000001000
2012 SEA 13124731161.52000001000
978951237913320.04100001172241

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005 SEA 33231760.01000000000
2006 SEA 22171250.01000000000
2007 SEA 22242132.02000001000
2012 SEA 228350.00000000000
997253192.04000001000

In January 2009, Hill was arrested in Atlanta for marijuana possession after police found him passed out behind the wheel of his car at an intersection. [6] On April 11, 2010, Hill was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse in Issaquah, WA when he hit his girlfriend leaving "obvious injuries" according to the Issaquah Police Department. [7] In August 2010, a court decided that the case would be dismissed if he completed a one-year domestic-violence treatment program, had no law violations and possessed no weapons in the next 18 months. [8]

Hill was arrested on February 24, 2012 on a possession of marijuana charge, after a search warrant was served at his Buckhead residence. [9] The charges were dropped on March 5, 2012 after a urine test taken after the arrest came up negative. [10] In January 2013, Hill was arrested and charged with unlawful imprisonment and third-degree assault relating to a domestic violence incident. [11] In May 2013, the prosecutor's office said the case was insufficient as a felony. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "LeRoy Hill Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  2. ↑ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Leroy Hill, Clemson, ILB, 2005 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Leroy Hill, Combine Results, ILB - Clemson". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ Johns, Greg (April 26, 2009). "Seahawks remove franchise tag from Leroy Hill". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  6. ↑ Sando, Mike (January 24, 2009). "Hawks' Hill arrested, faces drug charge". ESPN.
  7. ↑ O'Neil, Danny (April 12, 2010). "Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill accused of domestic violence". Seattle Times.
  8. ↑ O'Neil, Danny (August 18, 2010). "Continuance ordered in domestic-violence case against Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill". Seattle Times.
  9. ↑ "NFL agent arrested in Atlanta for marijuana". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Associated Press. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ Williams, Eric (March 5, 2012). "Hill has marijuana possession charges dismissed". The News Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Leroy Hill arrested for alleged assault". ESPN. Associated Press. January 30, 2013.
  12. ↑ Williams, Eric D. (May 8, 2013). "King County won't prosecute former Seahawk Leroy Hill on domestic charges". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
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