DaShon Polk
American football player (born 1977)
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DaShon Lamor Polk (born March 13, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats.
Pacoima, California, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | March 13, 1977 Pacoima, California, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school | William Howard Taft (Woodland Hills, California) | ||||||||
| College | Arizona | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: 7th round, 251st overall pick | ||||||||
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Early life
Polk was born in Pacoima, California and attended Taft High School where he was selected for All-City.[1] Polk played college football at the University of Arizona and was a three-year starter.[2]
Professional career
Polk was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (251st pick overall) in the 2000 NFL draft.[3][4] He played for the Bills from 2000 to 2003, before playing for the Houston Texans from 2004 to 2006. Polk played seven seasons, accumulating 224 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles, in the NFL before retiring.[5] Now Dashon L. Polk has retired (2007). He has a wife of 17 years and 3 children.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | BUF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | BUF | 16 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | BUF | 16 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | BUF | 16 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 16 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 16 | 11 | 94 | 64 | 30 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 10 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 95 | 16 | 230 | 156 | 74 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
