Ainsley Battles

Ainsley Battles

No. 28, 26, 27
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1978-11-06) November 6, 1978 Lilburn, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Parkview (Lilburn, Georgia)
College:	Vanderbilt
Undrafted:	2000
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2000) Jacksonville Jaguars (2001–2002) Buffalo Bills (2003)* Pittsburgh Steelers (2004)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 114 Sacks: 2.0 Interceptions: 3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ainsley Thomas Battles (born November 6, 1978) is a former American football player. He attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia. After finishing high school, he went on to play football for Vanderbilt University. After finishing school at Vanderbilt, he went on to be a professional American football player, safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. During a heated 2003 training camp battle for starting strong safety with the Buffalo Bills, Ainsley Battles left the team for an undisclosed reason. After his time as a football player was over, he went on to be a Social Studies teacher at Archer High School and at Central Gwinnett High School, both in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Later he taught English II at Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he also served as a defensive backs football coach. Most recently, he resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2000	PIT	16	1	35	23	12	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	-1	0
2001	JAX	13	11	56	51	5	1.0	4	2	26	0	26	2	1	2	60	1
2002	JAX	16	4	22	19	3	0.0	1	1	6	0	6	1	0	1	0	0
2004	PIT	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		46	16	114	94	20	2.0	8	3	32	0	26	5	1	5	59	1