Na'il Diggs
Diggs in 2010
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 8, 1978 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 672 |
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| Sacks: | 11.5 |
| INTs: | 5 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Na'il Diggs (born July 8, 1978) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Diggs has also played for the Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams, and San Diego Chargers.
Diggs played college football at the Ohio State University. He spent his last two years at strongside linebacker after beginning college career as a defensive end. As a senior Diggs led the Buckeyes with 94 tackles, 15 tackles for losses and 6 sacks. In all he played in 37 games recording 202 tackles, 18 sacks and one interception, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception. He graduated with a degree in aviation.
Diggs measured 6'3½" and 231 pounds and had a 40-yard dash time of 4.55 seconds.
Diggs was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. On June 20, 2000, Diggs signed a three-year $1.2 million contract that included a $300,000 signing bonus. On September 11, 2000, Diggs was named Sports Illustrated's Special Teams Player of the Week by Peter King. Diggs played in 13 games with 12 starts at strongside linebacker and was named All-Rookie by the PFWA after posting 54 tackles, one fumble recovery and four passes defensed. In 2001 he started all 16 games at strongside linebacker and produced 92 tackles, 2.0 sacks, and six passes defensed. In 2002 Diggs again started all 16 games at strongside linebacker and finished second on the team with 111 tackles, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and seven passes defensed. Diggs was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for December 2002, after making 37 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and two passes defensed in five games.
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