Darnell Dockett
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| No. 90 Arizona Cardinals | |
| Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: May 27, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Burtonsville, Maryland | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Florida State | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 | |
| Debuted in 2004 for the Arizona Cardinals | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2008 | |
| Tackles | 225 |
| Sacks | 19 |
| Forced Fumbles | 9 |
| Fumble Recoveries | 6 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Darnell Maurice Dockett (born May 27, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. Arizona picked him in the 3rd round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
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[edit] High school career
Dockett started football relatively late. In his first youth league game, he ran the wrong way with a fumble for a safety against his team.[1] He attended Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland.
[edit] College career
A four-year starter at Florida State University, Dockett recorded 10.5 sacks, and 247 tackles (123 solo tackles, 124 assisted tackles), and set a school record with 65 tackles for losses.[2] He was suspended from the team for a short time after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2004 NFL Draft
Although projected a late first-round selection, Dockett was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 3rd round, because his previous arrests and run-ins with coaching staffs scared off a lot of teams.[3] His nickname, according to teammate Bryan Robinson, is "fart box".[4]
| Pre-draft measureables | ||||||||||
| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-3⅓ * | 297 lb * | 5.04 * | 1.75 * | 2.91 * | 31 in * | 8′9″ * | 26 * | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] Arizona Cardinals
Dockett had a reasonably quiet first few seasons with six sacks in his first three seasons. The 2007 season was his breakout season recording nine sacks in sixteen starts. Then in the 2008/9 season he recorded four sacks in sixteen starts while the Cardinals won the NFC west with a 9-7 record. They then had a surprising playoff run getting to Super Bowl XLIII (which they lost 27-23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers) with Dockett recording three sacks in the game tying Reggie White's record.
With Arizona shifting to more of a 3-4 look, Dockett will line up at defensive end.[5]
[edit] Personal life
His mother was murdered in her home when Dockett was thirteen; no one was ever arrested for the crime. After his father died of cancer four months later, Dockett was raised by his uncle, Kevin Dockett[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Lapointe, Joe (January 31, 2009). "One Way or Another, Arizona’s Darnell Dockett Will Get His Ink". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/sports/football/01dockett.html.
- ^ a b "Dockett Says He Forgives His Mother's Murderer". Yahoo Sports. January 28, 2009. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_super_bowl_dockett;_ylt=AusAVj66xMh9aZkhgR_BtgQLMxIF.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2004/draft/players/43094.html
- ^ Bordow, Scott (January 6, 2009). "Cards' D-line will have to man up vs. Panthers". East Valley Tribune. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/133722.
- ^ Somers, Kent (August 6, 2009), "Defensive unit seeks consistency", The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/2009/08/06/20090806spt-cards.html
