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| Date of birth: November 18, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 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: 238 lb (108 kg) |
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| College: Oklahoma | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Teddy Lehman (born November 18, 1981 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 2004 National Football League Draft, took place on April 24 and April 25 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 is given annually to the top linebacker in College football. The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. The 2004 National Football League Draft, took place on April 24 and April 25 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden. He played college football at Oklahoma. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Teddy recently married Erin Davis of Norman, Oklahoma.
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Early years
At Fort Gibson High School in Oklahoma, Lehman started at both linebacker and running back, wearing number 34. Fort Gibson High School is located in the small town of Fort Gibson Oklahoma. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. As a senior, he helped his squad post its best record ever (13-1) and advance to the Class 4A title game.
He ended his senior season with 151 tackles, three interceptions, two sacks, and three forced fumbles. He ranked third in the state in rushing with 1,252 yards and 16 touchdowns on 206 carries (6. 1 avg. ) as a running back. He also shared the punting duties for the Tigers with an average of 39. 6 which was the top in Class 4A.
He recorded more than 400 tackles and seven interceptions during his career.
College career
In 2002, Lehman replaced departed Dick Butkus Award winner Rocky Calmus as weak-side linebacker, and was more than able to fill his predecessor's shoes. The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 is given annually to the top linebacker in College football. Rocky Calmus (born August 1, 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Free agent American football Linebacker who most recently played He finished the year with 112 tackles, including two sacks and 17 stops for losses, and garnered accolades from around the country. He was the Chevrolet National Defensive Player of the Year and was one of three finalists for the Butkus Award.
He was also named a first-team All-American selection by various publications, including The NFL Draft Report, the Associated Press, and Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Lehman was also named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and added All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors from the media and league coaches. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States.
Lehman posted six tackles (five solo) in the Rose Bowl against Washington State and sacked QB Jason Gesser twice for a loss of 17 yards. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Washington State University ( WSU) is an American public Research university in Pullman, Washington. Jason John Gesser (Born May 31, 1979 in Honolulu Hawaii) is an American football Quarterback for the Utah Blaze of the Both sacks killed scoring drives at the end of the second quarter and were instrumental in securing Oklahoma's first-ever Rose Bowl win.
During the 2003 season, Lehman continued his success from his breakout 2002 campaign. He led the team in tackles, with 117, adding one forced fumble, six pass breakups, and 19 tackles for loss. His 19 stops behind the line of scrimmage broke the school’s season record for linebackers (17, shared by Brian Bosworth in 1986, Torrance Marshall in 1999, and Rocky Calmus in 2000. )
Lehman closed out his college career in the 21-14 Sugar Bowl loss against LSU with eight tackles (six solo) and two stops behind the line of scrimmage, including one sack. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in
He was named a consensus All-American First-Team selection and a unanimous All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice. He was awarded the Dick Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker, as well as the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s top defensive player. Lehman was rated the top outside linebacker pro prospect in the country by The NFL Draft Report.
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Teddy Lehman was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the fifth pick of the second round (37th overall) in 2004.
Lehman was the only rookie linebacker in the NFL to start all 16 games in 2004. He also logged a total of 1,225 plays (1,054 on defense, 171 on special teams), more than any other member of the team. He finished the season with 102 tackles, the second-highest total on the team.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an unrestricted free-agent on March 4, 2008. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1]
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