Summary
DaShon Lamor Polk (born March 13, 1977) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | March 13, 1977 Pacoima, California, U.S. | ||||||
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| High school: | William Howard Taft (Woodland Hills, California) | ||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||
Early life edit
Polk was born in Pacoima, California and attended Taft High School where he was selected for All-City.[1] Polk played college football at the University of Arizona and was a three-year starter.[2]
Professional career edit
Polk was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (251st pick overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft.[3][4] He played for the Bills from 2000 to 2003, before playing for the Houston Texans from 2004 to 2006. Polk played seven seasons, accumulating 224 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles, in the NFL before retiring.[5] Now Dashon L. Polk has retired (2007). He has a wife of 17 years and 3 children.
NFL career statistics edit
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | BUF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | BUF | 16 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | BUF | 16 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | BUF | 16 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 16 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 16 | 11 | 94 | 64 | 30 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 10 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | 16 | 230 | 156 | 74 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "He Plays Hitter but Not a Heavy : When Taft High's DaShon Polk Takes the Field, He Smiles on Contact". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Cats tackle DaShon Polk". Tucson Citizen.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "DaShon Polk". Pro=Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "DaShon Polk". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
External links edit
- Los Angeles Times: DaShon Polk