DaShon Polk
No. 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1977-03-13) March 13, 1977 (age 46)
Pacoima, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:William Howard Taft
(Woodland Hills, California)
College:Arizona
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:230
Sacks:4.5
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

DaShon Lamor Polk (born March 13, 1977) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.

Early life

Polk was born in Pacoima, California and attended Taft High School where he was selected for All-City.[1] Polk played college football at the University of Arizona and was a three-year starter.[2]

Professional career

Polk was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (251st pick overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft.[3][4] He played for the Bills from 2000 to 2003, before playing for the Houston Texans from 2004 to 2006. Polk played seven seasons, accumulating 224 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles, in the NFL before retiring.[5] Now Dashon L. Polk has retired (2007). He has a wife of 17 years and 3 children.

NFL career statistics

Legend
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 BUF 5 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BUF 16 1 32 25 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BUF 16 0 31 19 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 BUF 16 0 19 12 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 HOU 16 4 37 25 12 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2005 HOU 16 11 94 64 30 3.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2006 HOU 10 0 13 8 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 16 230 156 74 4.5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

References

  1. ^ "He Plays Hitter but Not a Heavy : When Taft High's DaShon Polk Takes the Field, He Smiles on Contact". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Cats tackle DaShon Polk". Tucson Citizen.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ^ "DaShon Polk". Pro=Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "DaShon Polk". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

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