| Cleveland Browns — No. 54 | |
| Middle linebacker | |
| Date of birth: December 23, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Live Oak, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Live Oak is a city in Suwannee County, Florida. The city is the County seat of Suwannee County and is located east of Tallahassee Florida A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 85 m) | Weight: 250 lb (110 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Cleveland Browns | |
| Career history | |
| College: Florida | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 5 / Pick: 141 | |
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Davis attended Suwanee High School where he was a three year starter. He was also the team captain for both his football and basketball teams.
Davis attended the University of Florida. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research During his career he played 35 games starting 23 of them. During that time he made 232 tackles, five sacks and four forced fumbles three of which were recovered. He was a Recreation program delivery major.
Davis was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (141st overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The 2002 National He made his NFL debut versus the Kansas City Chiefs on September 8. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. He made four tackles in his rookie season.
During the 2003 campaign, Davis had an exceptional season. He earned the starting spot at middle linebacker and finished the season with 170 tackles, leading the team. He made ten or more tackles on eight separate occasions. On December 14 in a match played against the Denver Broncos he made 16 tackles, a career high. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. [1]
He made 89 tackles that season despite missing the final five games with a knee injury. He also made three interceptions, a career high.
He started in all 16 games and recorded 199 tackles, a career high and a figure which led the team. He made 20 tackles at the Green Bay Packers on September 18 which broke his previous record in 2003. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. He was named as the AFC Defensive Player of the week after recording 14 tackles in the 22-0 win versus the Miami Dolphins on November 20. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area.
He started in 14 games and led the Browns with 133 tackles.
He made 104 tackles during th 2007 season.
Andra dedicates his time to local charities and children in need including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Toys for Tots, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, and as a youth director volunteer at his church school. He was currently recognized by former Steeler, Franco Harris, for his community work by putting Andra's face on Super Donuts and Super Buns.