Troy Nolan
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 7, 1986 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Woodland Hills (CA) El Camino Real | ||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 7 / pick: 223 | ||||||||||
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Troy Nolan (born September 7, 1986) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
Early life
[edit]Nolan attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California. Named first-team All-West Valley Conference on defense in 2003 and second-team on offense. Was the Most Valuable Player of the West Valley Conference in 2003. Named second-team All-West Valley Conference on defense in 2003 and first-team on offense Named the El Camino Real High defensive Player of the Year in football in 2003. Captained the football team in 2003. Lettered in football, basketball, track and field and soccer
College career
[edit]College of the Canyons
[edit]Nolan graduated the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California in 2005, which went on to the Junior College National Championship.
Arizona State
[edit]Nolan was forced to redshirt in 2006 after suffering a knee injury in practice with the Arizona State Sun Devils. He returned to the field in 2007, starting all 13 games and leading the team with six interceptions, two of which he returned for a touchdown. Nolan's propensity for making the big play showed up again in 2008, as he intercepted four passes and returned two of them (along with a fumble) to give him five defensive touchdowns in only two seasons of Pac-10 play.
Professional career
[edit]Pre-draft
[edit]Nolan ran the 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds. He had twelve reps in the bench press and had a 31.5-inch vertical leap. He had a broad jump distance of 117 inches, and ran the 3-cone drill in 7.07 seconds. He ran the 20-yard shuttle in 4.3 seconds.
Houston Texans
[edit]Nolan was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft.[1] He signed a four-year contract with the Texans on June 11. He was waived/injured on August 18 with a wrist injury, and was subsequently placed on injured reserve.
In week 4 of the 2010 NFL season, Nolan made his first career appearance in a regular season game against the Oakland Raiders. He had two interceptions, with the second being a game winner. In week 17, Nolan made his third interception of the season and his first sack.
Miami Dolphins
[edit]On September 1, 2012, he signed with the Miami Dolphins. He was waived by the Dolphins on September 25, 2012.
Houston Texans
[edit]Nolan was re-signed by the Texans on October 2, 2012. He was waived by the Texans on November 17, 2012.[2]
Chicago Bears
[edit]On December 26, 2012, Nolan was signed by the Chicago Bears.[3]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On July 29, 2013, Nolan signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4] Nolan was released on August 5, 2013.[5] On August 10, 2013, Nolan was re-signed by the Buccaneers.[6] On August 26, 2013, he was released by the Buccaneers.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Transactions November 2012". NFL.com.
- ^ "Bears sign S Nolan". Yahoo! Sports. December 26, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ^ "Bucs Sign Troy Nolan, Add Depth at Safety". Buccaneers.com. July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "WR Denton, LB Booker Added as Bucs Return to Practice". Buccaneers.com. August 5, 2013. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ Kaufman, Ira; Cummings, Roy (August 10, 2013). "Bucs hot reads: Keyshawn back in camp". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bucs Add TE Shanahan, Begin Roster Reduction". Buccaneers.com. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
- American football safeties
- College of the Canyons Cougars football players
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Houston Texans players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Chicago Bears players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- El Camino Real High School alumni