Lawyer Milloy

Milloy's 2007 Stats from NFL.com

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Originally selected as a second round (36th overall) draft choice by the New England Patriots in 1996.

Waived by the Patriots September 2, 2003. Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on September 4.

Waived by the Bills on March 1, 2006. Signed by the Atlanta Falcons on March 21.

CAREER

Became an immediate leader on and off the field for the Falcons in 2006, accounting for twice as many tackles (106) as any member of Atlanta's secondary.

Four-time Pro Bowler (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002), who has played in 171 games with 164 starts.

Surpassed the 100-tackle plateau for the ninth time in his career last season as he posted 106 tackles in 16 games. Has totaled 1,350 tackles during his 11-year career, averaging 123 stops per season.

During his time at New England, Milloy amassed 100+ tackles five times and was part of two Super Bowl teams (1996, 2001), including the Super Bowl XXXVI championship team.

Set new career-highs for sacks in a game and season by recording three sacks vs. St. Louis (11/21/04), and finishing the year with a total of four sacks.

In 2002, Lawyer established the Lawyer Milloy Foundation, which supports youth development programs for families affected by drug abuse and programs for battered women.

2006 (FALCONS)

Started 15 of 16 games and led the secondary with 106 tackles, marking his ninth career 100-tackle season. Also tallied five passes defensed.

Collared five tackles in his Falcons debut at Carolina (9/10), while helping Atlanta to a 20-6 victory.

Led the team in tackles with a season-high 11 vs. New York Giants (10/15).

Recorded a team-high eight tackles vs. Pittsburgh (10/22) while helping a run defense hold the Steelers to 55 rushing yards.

Collared nine tackles and one sack at Detroit (11/5).

Led the team in tackles with 10 vs. New Orleans (11/26) in addition to posting one pass defensed.

Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 10 tackles for the second consecutive game to go along with two passes defensed at Washington (12/3). His pressure on QB Jason Campbell in the third quarter led to an interception by DE Chauncey Davis. The turnover led to the Falcons go ahead score in their 24-14 victory.

Tallied nine tackles and one sack vs. Carolina (12/24).

Recorded four tackles and two passes defensed at Philadelphia (12/31).

2005 (BILLS)

Started all 16 games for the eighth time in his career and tallied 170 tackles, one sack, one interception, one fumble recovery and five passes defensed.

Posted seven tackles, one fumble recovery and an interception in season opener vs. Houston (9/11).

Recorded a team-high 15 tackles, while adding one sack at Tampa Bay (9/18).

Tallied 11 tackles at New Orleans (10/2) and at Oakland (10/23).

Had 15 tackles vs. Kansas City (11/13) and followed up with 14 tackles at San Diego (11/20) and 13 stops vs. Carolina (11/27).

2004 (BILLS)

Finished the year with 108 tackles (55 solo), marking his seventh career 100+ tackle season. Also tallied a career-high four sacks in addition to two interceptions. Sat out the first five games of the year after suffering a broken forearm in the preseason, but started the final 11 games and helped the Bills to an 8-3 record during that time span.

Tied for a team-high 12 tackles in his first start of the season at Baltimore (10/24).

Led team with a career-high 18 tackles vs. Arizona (10/31).

Posted first interception with the Bills vs. New York Jets (11/7). The pick resulted in a game-clinching field goal.

Tallied a career-high three sacks vs. St. Louis (11/21), adding nine tackles in a performance that garnered him AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors

Posted seven tackles and one sack vs. Cleveland (12/12) in addition to a team-high 10 tackles at Cincinnati (12/19).

2003 (BILLS)

Became a member of the Bills four days before the season opener and started all 16 games for the team, bringing his streak to 122 consecutive starts. Finished fourth on the team with 120 tackles and tied for the team lead with 14 passes defensed in addition to registering three sacks on the season.

After learning the Bills system in days, Milloy started vs. New England (9/7) and posted six tackles, one sack and one pass defensed, helping the Bills rout the Patriots 31-0.

Registered six tackles, two passes defensed and one sack vs. Cincinnati (10/5).

Finished second on the team with 12 tackles vs. Houston (11/16) and posted eight tackles and one forced fumble vs. Indianapolis (11/23).

Tied a then career-high with 16 tackles in addition to one forced fumble and one pass defensed vs. Miami (12/21).

2002 (PATRIOTS)

Started all 16 games at strong safety and ranked third on the team with 91 tackles, while earning his fourth Pro Bowl nod.

Finished second on the team with 10 tackles in the Patriots 41-38 overtime win vs. Kansas City (9/22).

Notched five tackles and recorded a pass defensed at Oakland (11/17) when a QB Rich Gannon pass deflected off of his shoe and ricocheted into LB Tedy Bruschis arms for an interception and a 48 yard touchdown return.

Ranked second on the team with a season-high 11 tackles at Tennessee (12/16).

2001 (PATRIOTS)

Voted defensive co-captain for the 2001 season by his teammates as he started all 16 regular games and led the Patriots with 113 tackles in addition to posting two interceptions, four passes defensed, three sacks and one fumble recovery. Voted to his third Pro Bowl for his efforts and was named first-team All-AFC team by Pro Football Weekly, CNNSI and Football Digest.

Collected a team-high nine tackles, including his first sack of the season vs. San Diego (10/14).

Tied a season-high with a team-high 10 tackles vs. New Orleans (11/25). Also recorded his first interception of the season and the 18th of his career when he caught a QB Aaron Brooks pass in the end zone.

Registered a game-high eight tackles in a 12-9 overtime victory at Buffalo (12/16) and intercepted a QB Alex Van Pelt pass and returned it 21 yards.

Intercepted a QB Kordell Stewart pass late in the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh (1/27/02) to help seal the Patriots 24-17 victory.

Credited with seven tackles and led the team with three pass defenses in the Patriots 20-17 victory in Super Bowl XXXVI vs. St. Louis (2/3/02).

2000 (PATRIOTS)

Started all 16 games at strong safety and led the Patriots with 121 tackles. Also ranked first on the team with four forced fumbles and tied for the team lead with two interceptions.

Delivered key block to get Troy Brown loose for 66-yard punt return for touchdown vs. Tampa Bay (9/3), and finished second on team with 11 tackles vs. Minnesota (9/17).

Led team with 14 tackles vs. Cincinnati (11/19) and recorded two Bengals turnovers.

Shared team lead with 12 tackles at Chicago (12/10) and recorded double-digit tackles for the sixth time in 2000 vs. Miami (12/24), leading the team with 12 tackles.

1999 (PATRIOTS)

Started every game for the Patriots at strong safety and led the team in tackles for the second consecutive year, finishing with 173 total tackles.

Voted to his second consecutive Pro Bowl as an AFC starter. Also led the team with four interceptions in addition to tallying two sacks, 10 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries.

Intercepted a QB Vinny Testaverde pass in the second quarter of the season-opening game and shared the team lead with 14 tackles at New York Jets (9/12).

Led team with a season-high 16 tackles at Kansas City (10/10) and intercepted his second pass of the season when he picked off QB Elvis Grbac in the second quarter.

Tallied a team-high 14 tackles in a 24-23 victory vs. Denver (10/24), their first win in the series since 1980.

Intercepted his third pass of the season in the fourth quarter at Buffalo (11/28) and helped hold the Bills rushing attack to just 2.6 yards per carry (92 total yards), while registering a team-high 12 tackles.

Tied a season-high with 16 tackles in the season finale vs. Baltimore (1/2) and tallied his second sack on the season. Also intercepted his fourth pass of the year (QB Stoney Case) at the goal to preserve a 20-3 victory.

1998 (PATRIOTS)

Earned first Pro Bowl nod after starting every game at strong safety and leading the team in tackles with 151 stops. Also finished the season with a career-high six interceptions. Received numerous postseason accolades, including Associated Press second-team All-Pro honors. Was also named to the Pro Football Weekly's All-AFC Team, Football News All-AFC Team and was a Football Digest second-team All-Pro.

Recorded 12 stops and intercepted a QB Steve McNair pass at the 30-yard line and returned it for a touchdown vs. Tennessee (9/20) in a 27-16 victory.

Led the team with 12 tackles, including his only sack of the season, vs. New York Jets (10/19).

Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after he led the team with 12 tackles and intercepted a pair of QB Peyton Manning passes, which he returned for 24 yards, in a 21-16 victory at Indianapolis (11/1).

Posted 13 tackles and intercepted his fifth pass of the season at Buffalo (11/15).

Closed out season with 11 tackles and intercepted his sixth pass of the season at New York Jets (12/27). His six interceptions eclipsed his career total of five interceptions in his first two seasons.

1997 (PATRIOTS)

Started every game for the Patriots at strong safety, eclipsing the 100-tackle mark for the first time in his NFL career with 112 tackles and added three interceptions. Finished second in total tackles to LB Ted Johnson (127) and became the first Patriots defensive back to amass over 100 tackles in a season since Fred Marion led the team with 119 tackles in 1990.

Recorded his first double-digit tackle total of the season with 10 stops at Denver (10/6) and intercepted his first pass of the season vs. Buffalo (10/12).

Forced his first fumble of the year and finished with seven tackles at New York Jets (10/19).

Recovered a fumble and ranked second on the team with 12 tackles at Tampa Bay (11/16).

Intercepted passes in each of the final two games of the regular season. His interception vs. Pittsburgh (12/13) set up a Patriots touchdown and his interception at Miami (12/22) was his first off QB Dan Marino.

Led the team with 10 tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Pittsburgh (1/3/98) and ranked second on the team in the postseason with 14 stops.

1996 (PATRIOTS)

Made an impact in the Patriots secondary as a rookie, playing in every game and starting the final 10 games of the season in addition to each of the Patriots three playoff games. Ranked third on the team in tackles with 85, while also tallying eight passes defensed two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one sack and one fumble recovery.

Earned all-rookie honors by College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football News and Pro Football Weekly.

Made his NFL starting debut at Indianapolis (10/20), posting eight tackles (5 solos) and forcing his first career fumble.

Led the team with 10 tackles vs. Miami (11/3) and forced his second fumble of the season.

Tallied 10 tackles at the New York Jets (11/10) and a season-high 12 tackles vs. Denver (11/17). Also recorded first interception of the season against the Broncos.

Led the team for the fourth consecutive week with nine tackles vs. Indianapolis (11/24) and recovered his first career fumble.

Intercepted a QB Mike Tomczak pass in the third quarter and posted five tackles vs. Pittsburgh (1/5) in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game and made seven stops vs. Jacksonville (1/12/97).

Ranked third on the team with eight tackles vs. Green Bay (1/26/07) in Super Bowl XXXI.

COLLEGE

Was one of the dominant defenders in the Pac-10 as a junior, starting all year at free safety and leading the team in tackles for the second consecutive season with 115 stops in addition to tallying three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception.

In 1995, earned Parade All-American honors and first-team All-American honors by Associated Press, Walter Camp, UPI, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association and the Football News. Was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award given annually to the nation's best defensive back. Also earned first-team All Pac-10 honor.

Was the only sophomore in the Pac-10 to earn all-conference honors as he led the team and finished third in the Pac-10 with 106 tackles (67 solos). Became the first Husky defensive back to lead the team in tackles since Tony Bonwell recorded 142 tackles in 1972. Also credited with an interception, two forced fumbles and one recovery.

Played in 10 games as a freshman with two starts and totaled 28 tackles (14 solos) and posted two interceptions.

Redshirted as a true freshman after suffering a broken foot in fall drills.

PERSONAL

Attended Lincoln (Tacoma, WA) High School and excelled in football, baseball and basketball.

Earned Parade All-American honors his senior year after rushing for 1,056 yards and 15 touchdowns as a tailback and intercepting seven passes as a safety. Also received six votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best of the West" poll. Was a three-time All-Narrows League choice and was considered the top prep prospect in the state his senior year.

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians as a pitching prospect out of high school and lettered three seasons in baseball at the University of Washington.

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB draft.

In 1995, Lawyer played baseball on a Washington team that played Georgia Tech in the College World Series regional finals. That team featured current Red Sox Jason Varitek and Dodger Nomar Garciapara.

Has always been a major contributor to helping out his surrounding community.

Born Lawyer Milloy on November 14, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri.