Quincy Monk
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Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born | January 30, 1979 Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | November 24, 2015 (aged 36) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | White Oak (Jacksonville) | ||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: 7th round, 245th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Quincy Omar Monk (January 30, 1979 – November 24, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Houston Texans. He was selected by the Giants in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Monk was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He attended White Oak High School where he played quarterback, safety and defensive end. At White Oak, he also played basketball, and was named All-Conference and All-Area in his junior and senior seasons.[1]
Professional career
New York Giants
The New York Giants selected Monk in the seventh round (246th overall) in the 2002 NFL draft.[2] He was one of six players from North Carolina taken, which was then the highest since seven were taken in 1998.[3] He signed a three-year $930,500 contract with the Giants on June 24.[4] He recorded three tackles during his rookie season.[5] In 2003, he recorded four tackles for the Giants.[5] He was released as a final cut before the 2004 season on September 5.[6] Throughout his career with New York, Monk was inactive in 19 games[4] and played in 13.[5]
Houston Texans
Monk signed with the Houston Texans on December 17, 2004[4] and played in two games for the team, recording two tackles.[5] He was released on August 30, 2005.[7]
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Combined tackles | Tackles | Assisted tackles | Sacks | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Fumble return yards | Interceptions | Interception return yards | Yards per interception return | Longest interception return | Interceptions returned for touchdown | Passes defended |
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| 2002 | NYG | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |