Sean Considine

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Sean Considine
No. 37     Jacksonville Jaguars
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: October 28, 1981 (1981-10-28) (age 28)
Place of birth: Dixon, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College: Iowa
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
Debuted in 2005 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
 As player:
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008
Tackles     154
Sacks     1.5
INTs     2
Stats at NFL.com

Sean Considine (born October 28, 1981 in Dixon, Illinois) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was a key player for the Byron Tigers Byron, Illinois. He played college football at Iowa, starting as a walk-on before earning a scholarship in his sophomore year.

Considine was originally drafted by Philadelphia with the first pick in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2005 draft. He played in 46 games and started 17 times with the Eagles in four seasons. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent on 2/27/09.

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[edit] NFL career

[edit] 2005

Considine made his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 2. As a rookie, Considine played in six games, mainly on special teams, before being placed on injured reserve after a dislocated shoulder in the game against Dallas on November 14. He finished the season with eight special teams tackles after being inactive for first three weeks.

[edit] 2006

Considine played in all 16 games for the first time in his career and started the last nine games of the season at strong safety. He made a career-high 107 tackles (66 solo) and 26 special teams tackles, in addition to 1.5 sacks, one interception, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He started at strong safety in the Eagles' wild card victory against the New York Giants, as well as the divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, recording 13 tackles, five solo, during the playoffs.

[edit] 2007

He started first eight games before suffering his second season-ending shoulder injury. He still made 47 tackles (31 solo), and one interception during his shortened season, as well as two special teams tackles.

[edit] 2008

Considine played in all 16 games for the second time in four seasons. Primarily a special-teams player, he led the team with 32 special teams tackles. He finished the season with 11 tackles (five solo) on defense, one tackle for a loss. He played in all three of the Eagles' postseason games and finished with three special teams tackles.

[edit] 2009

Considine was not re-signed by the Eagles after the season and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on February 27. He started at strong safety in the Jaguars' season opener against the Colts.

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