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| Date of birth: April 15, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 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. 88 m) | Weight: 203 lb (92 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| Career history | |
| College: Florida State | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | |
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Antonio Cromartie (born April 15, 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American football cornerback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The following is a list of players that were named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team in 2007. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 2008 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was the NFL 's All-star game for the 2007 season. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He was originally drafted by the Chargers 19th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April He played college football at Florida State. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Florida State Seminoles football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and the Atlantic Division
Cromartie is credited with the longest play in NFL history, as he returned a missed Minnesota Vikings field goal 109 yards for a touchdown on November 4, 2007. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. A field goal (formerly "goal from the field" in US football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play ("from [1]
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Early years
Cromartie was a versatile player at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida, where he transferred after playing his early high school years at North Florida Christian High School, also in Tallahassee. Throughout his senior season, Cromartie recorded 53 tackles and 6 interceptions, returned 3 punts and 2 kicks for TDs, had 642 yards and 6 touchdowns on 30 catches and ran the ball 13 times for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was enough to earn Cromartie 2002 USA Today defensive player of the year. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Cromartie was also a standout in track and placed 3rd in the 110m hurdles and as a member of the 4x100 m relay team at the Class 4A state track meet. The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 meters [2]
College career
Cromartie decided to stay close to home and committed to playing college football at Florida State. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies After flashing playmaking potential as a nickel back and wide receiver his first two years, Cromartie tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee July, 2005 during voluntary workouts before his junior year and was forced to miss the entire season. In American football, a nickelback is a Cornerback who serves as the fifth (in addition to the typical four defensive backs on the defense A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football An injury to the Anterior cruciate ligament can be a debilitating musculoskeletal injury seen most often in athletes [3]
Professional career
2006 NFL Draft
Despite being removed from competitive football for an entire year, Cromartie was still selected as the 19th overall pick of the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Chargers based on his great potential. The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April After not being able to show much at the NFL Combine, on March, 16, 2006, just 8 months after surgery to repair his torn ACL, Cromartie performed at his pro day in 2006 for scouts. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known is a week-long showcase occurring every February in Indianapolis Indiana 's [4]
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| Weight | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
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| 208 lb (94 kg) | 4. The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 Yards (36576 m) It is primarily run to evaluate the Speed of football players by scouts, The 20-yard shuttle, also simply called the short shuttle, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. The 3 cone drill, or three cone drill, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. Vertical jump is best described as the ability to raise one's Center of gravity higher in the vertical plane solely with the use of one's own Muscles In other The bench press is a Strength training exercise in which while lying on his back the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest then 41 s* | 3. 89 s | 7. 02 s | 38 in (106. 7 cm) | 18*[5] | X | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
San Diego Chargers
On July 25, 2006, Cromartie signed a 5-year $12. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known is a week-long showcase occurring every February in Indianapolis Indiana 's Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 75 million deal with the Chargers. In his first season with the Chargers, Cromartie saw action at cornerback and on special teams. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time He showed flashes of his athletic ability on defense, while at times also showing that he was an inexperienced rookie. In many team Sports defense or defence (see spelling differences) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring Toward the end of the season, Cromartie handled some punt and kickoff return duties. In a game against the Oakland Raiders, Cromartie returned a kickoff 91 yards, the longest return for the team since 2001. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.
2007 Season
Cromartie wore jersey #25 his rookie season but has since switched to #31 as a Charger for his sophomore year, the reverse of #13, the jersey he wore at Florida State University. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee In a video interview during the 2007 offseason, Cromartie claimed he was the fastest player on the Chargers. In his opinion Cletis Gordon was the 2nd fastest player. Cletis Gordon (born July 17, 1982) is an American football Cornerback for the San Diego Chargers. [6]
On October 28th, 2007, Cromartie had two interceptions, returning one 70 yards for a touchdown, 91 total interception return yards, and a fumble recovery for another touchdown while playing against the Houston Texans. The Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. Cromartie led the Chargers to a 35-10 victory over the Texans. He was subsequently nominated for the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award.
The following week, Cromartie made NFL history. Minnesota Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell came onto the field to attempt a 58-yard field goal to end the first half. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Ryan Walker Longwell (born August 16, 1974) is an American football Placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football The Chargers put Cromartie in the endzone to return the field goal in case of a missed kick. The field goal attempt missed the goalposts and fell toward the back of the endzone. Cromartie caught the football, came down with both feet in bounds,two inches from the back of the end zone, and began the return against mostly linemen. Cromartie returned the missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown at The Metrodome, setting a record for the longest play in NFL history. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota.
The next week Cromartie made his first NFL start in place of the injured Quentin Jammer and continued his outstanding play by intercepting three passes thrown by Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts; the last of which was a leaping one-handed interception in front of Colts WR Reggie Wayne. Quentin Tremaine Jammer (born June 19, 1979 in Angleton Texas) is an American football player who currently plays Cornerback for Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24 1976 is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Reginald DeVincey Wayne (born November 17, 1978 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American football Wide receiver who currently plays [7] Cromartie called the one-handed interception the best play of his short career. [8] He is the first player to intercept Peyton Manning three times in one game during the regular season, and earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the game. Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24 1976 is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football [9] Later that season, Cromartie recorded another interception against Peyton Manning in the AFC Conference semi-final, and his defensive efforts during the game, including a forced fumble against Marvin Harrison, helped the Chargers knock off the defending-champion Colts.
In the AFC Championship game, Cromartie recorded an interception against the Patriots' quarterback and 2007 NFL MVP Tom Brady. In this game, the Patriots' main big-play receiving threat and unanimous AP All Pro, Randy Moss, was held to one catch for 14 yards and no touchdowns. Cromartie is widely credited with Moss's subpar production, however, the Patriots' passing game was nominalized by outstanding play from Cromartie and his counterparts Quentin Jammer and Drayton Florence. All three had interceptions in the game. However, despite the exceptional performance from the Chargers' secondary, the Patriots ended the Chargers' playoff run for the second consecutive season.
On November 24, 2007, Cromartie became a starting cornerback, replacing Drayton Florence, who became a free agent after the 2007 season. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Drayton Florence Jr (born December 19, 1980 in Ocala Florida) is an American football Cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
On December 16, 2007, Cromartie set a franchise record by recording his 10th interception of the season, breaking the previous record of 9 interceptions set by Charlie McNeil in 1961. Charlie McNeil (born August 8, 1937 in Caldwell Texas) is a former American football Defensive back who played five seasons His 10 interceptions led the NFL for number of interceptions in 2007. The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United In addition, Cromartie had 2 post season interceptions.
Cromartie was one of three cornerbacks selected to the 2007 AFC Pro Bowl team, his first selection. At the Pro Bowl, Cromartie intercepted two passes.
Regular Season Stats
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Int | TD |
| 2006 | San Diego | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | San Diego | 16 | 44 | 10 | 3 |
| Career | San Diego | 31 | 68 | 10 | 3 |
Personal Life
He is engaged to Rhonda Patterson. Their wedding is scheduled for June 2008. [10]
He has five children from three different mothers. [11]
His cousin, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, was an All-American cornerback at Tennessee State University, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 16th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Dominique Reshard Rodgers-Cromartie (born April 7, 1986 in) is an American football Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Tennessee State University (TSU is a comprehensive urban coeducational Land-grant university founded in 1912 The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27 2008
References
- ^ "Minnesota 35, San Diego 17", Yahoo!Sports, 2007-11-04. Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. Previously certain elements of Yahoo! Sports were named Yahoo! Scoreboard before the launch of Yahoo! Sports Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Accessed 2007-11-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani
- ^ All-USA 2002 high school football team. USATODAY. com (2005-05-20). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ ESPN - Cromartie to miss 2005 season. - College Football
- ^ *Antonio Cromartie, CB, Florida State - 2006 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange
- ^ *Antonio Cromartie, CB, Florida State - 2006 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange
- ^ Chargers.com » Media Player
- ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports - Give Cromartie a party, more starts
- ^ ESPN - Cromartie's first start at corner a smash hit - NFL
- ^ Chargers.com - News » Headlines » Sproles, Cromartie earn League honors
- ^ Corbett, Jim. How high can Cro go?. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ Crossman, Matt. The amazing story behind Antonio Cromartie. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
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