Carlos Polk
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 Polk in February 2008 |
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| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 22, 1977 | |
| Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112 | |
| Debuted in 2001 for the San Diego Chargers | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Carlos Devonn Polk (born February 22, 1977 In Memphis, Tennessee) is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
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[edit] Early years
Polk attended Guilford High School (Illinois) in Rockford, Illinois, where he was a standout for the Vikings.
[edit] College career
Polk attended and played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
[edit] NFL career
[edit] 2001 NFL Draft
Polk was selected by the Chargers with the 112th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||
| Weight | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
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| 251 lb (114 kg)* | 4.76s* | X | X | X | X | 22*[1] | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] San Diego Chargers
Currently in his eighth NFL season, Polk has played in 64 games at linebacker and special teams. He has made 112 tackles, 18 assists and 4 sacks.
Polk was released by the Chargers prior to the 2008-2009 NFL Season.
[edit] Dallas Cowboys
On October 16, 2008, Carlos Polk was signed by the Dallas Cowboys.[2]
