Chris Borland

Chris Borland
Chris Borland in the 2013 Wisconsin Badgers jersey
Position (s): Linebacker	Jersey number (s): 50
born on December 26, 1990 in Kettering , Ohio
Career information
Active : 2014
NFL Draft : 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77
College : University of Wisconsin
Teams
San Francisco 49ers (2014)
Career statistics
Tackles	108
Sacks	1
Interceptions	2 for 12 yards
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
college First-team All-America Team (2013) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2013) NFL NFL Rookie of the Week (Weeks 10 & 11, 2014) Defensive Rookie of the Month (November 2014)

Christopher "Chris" Borland (* 26. December 1990 in Kettering , Ohio ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the linebackers . He played one season for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). After the successful season he ended his career because he no longer wanted to expose himself to the risk of traumatic brain injuries and their consequences.

youth

Chris Borland was born in Kettering, Ohio on December 26, 1990, one of eight children of Jeff and Zebbie Borland. He attended the "Archbishop Alter High School" in Kettering, where he was team captain and was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP). In his senior year in defense , he scored 72 tackles , one interception , forced a fumble, and captured two. In addition , he ran 1,230 yards in the offense and scored 19 touchdowns .

college

Borland played college football for the University of Wisconsin , where he was used in 55 games in five years. He scored 420 tackles, 17 sacks, 3 interceptions, forced 15 fumbles, and captured 8. His 15 forced fumbles set a new record for the Big Ten Conference .

NFL

Christ Borland was selected as the 77th player in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers . Borland made his first appearance in the 7th week of the regular season . In the game against the Denver Broncos he made eight tackles, as well as his first and only sack in the NFL - against the quarterback of the Broncos, Peyton Manning . Over the next six weeks, Borland scored five times more than ten tackles per game.

For his achievements in November he became the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month (defender of the month rookies selected). After the 14th game of the 49ers, Borland was put on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury and ended his season with 108 tackles, one sack, and two interceptions. He was only used in ten games, in eight of which he played as a starter from the start .

On March 16, 2015, Borland announced that he was retiring from the NFL. The reason he gave was that he did not want to expose himself to the risk of traumatic brain injuries and their consequences, such as dementia pugilistica . He left the league just a week after the also surprising end of the career of Patrick Willis , who was to replace Borland in the 49ers.

Web links

• Wisconsin Badgers Profile
• San Francisco 49ers Profile

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chris Borland Bio. (No longer available online.) In: uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers, archived from the original on November 5, 2011 ; accessed on March 18, 2015 (English): "Parents are Jeff and Zebbie Borland" Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Taylor Price: Thanksgiving Football Is Tradition for Chris Borland. (No longer available online.) In: 49ers.com. San Francisco 49ers, November 27, 2014; archived from the original on March 20, 2015 ; accessed on March 18, 2015 (English): "Jeff Borland, the patriarch of the bunch, raised his six boys and one daughter to appreciate all things Wisconsin-sports-related." Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chris Borland, ILB, Wisconsin. NFL draft. In: cbssports.com. CBS Sports, accessed March 18, 2015 (English): "Christopher" Chris "Borland played mostly offense in high school and went overlooked by most Big Ten programs, but he grew up a Wisconsin fan and impressed the coaching staff enough at a workout to earn a scholarship. " 
4. ↑ Chris Borland Bio. (No longer available online.) In: uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers, archived from the original on November 5, 2011 ; accessed on March 18, 2015 (English): "team captain and MVP ... defensive player of the year (Ohiovarsity.com) ... 72 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... 1,230 yards rushing and 19 TDs “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Chris Borland Bio. (No longer available online.) In: uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers, archived from the original on November 5, 2011 ; accessed on March 18, 2015 (English): "Finished career ranked sixth all-time at Wisconsin in total tackles (420), fifth in solo tackles (234), fourth in tackles for loss (50.0) and tied for eighth in sacks ( 17) ... set Big Ten record with 15 forced fumbles in his career “ Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ ^{a b} Chris Borland Career Game Log. In: pro-football-reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference, accessed March 18, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Taylor Price: Chris Borland Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for November. (No longer available online.) In: 49ers.com. San Francisco 49ers, December 4, 2014; archived from the original on April 3, 2015 ; Retrieved on March 18, 2015 (English): "Borland is the only player in the past 20 years with 70-plus tackles and two interceptions in a calendar month. He also led the NFL with 70 tackles in November. ” Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Dan Hanzus: Chris Borland placed on San Francisco 49ers' IR In: nfl.com. National Football League (NFL), December 20, 2014, accessed on March 18, 2015 (English): "Chris Borland made an instant impact when given the opportunity this season, earning buzz as a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate. His rookie campaign is now over. " 
9. ↑ Dan Hanzus: San Francisco 49ers' Chris Borland retiring from the NFL. Another prominent NFL player is walking away from the game in his prime. In: nfl.com. National Football League (NFL), March 16, 2015, accessed March 18, 2015 : "San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland told ESPN's Outside The Lines on Monday that he is retiring from the NFL due to concerns about the long- term health effects of head trauma. " 
10. ^ Matt Barrows: Fearing brain injury, 49ers' Chris Borland retires after one year. In: sacbee.com. The Sacramento Bee, March 16, 2015, accessed March 18, 2015 : "One week after Patrick Willis surprised the NFL with his decision to retire, his would-be replacement at inside linebacker has decided to do the same."