Derrick Morgan (American football player)

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Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan 2018 08-09.jpg
Morgan 2018
Position (s):
Linebacker 		Jersey number (s):
91
born on January 6, 1989
Career information
Active : 2010 - 2018
NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
College : Georgia Tech
Teams
Career statistics
Tackles     305
Sacks     44.5
Forced fumbles     5
Passes prevented     26th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
college

Derrick Lee Morgan (* 6. January 1989 in Lancaster , Pennsylvania ) is a former American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He played nine seasons for the Tennessee Titans as an inside linebacker .

college

Morgan attended the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and played for their team, the Yellow Jackets, college football from 2007 to 2009 , where he held various positions on the defensive line . In total, he was able to set 115 tackles and score 19.5 sacks .

NFL

In the 2010 NFL Draft , Morgan was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the 16th player in the first round. In his rookie season he was used as a defensive end . After a tailor-made start - in his first game as a professional he also managed his first sack - his first season came to an abrupt end after four matches due to injury.

In 2011 he was able to establish himself as a starter and was also an integral part of the Titans' defensive line in the following seasons.

When the defense scheme was fundamentally changed in 2014, Morgan found himself in a new position. From then on he was only called up as a linebacker .

In March 2015, he signed a four-year deal worth $ 30 million with the Titans . In the 2015 season, he was only able to play ten games due to a shoulder injury that subsequently required an operation. In 2016, Morgan played 15 games and set a personal record with 9.0 sacks. In July 2019, he announced his resignation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ detailed bio (pdf) on the Titans homepage, accessed on June 2, 2017
  2. ↑ Summary of the game on espn.com of September 13, 2010, accessed on June 2, 2017
  3. ↑ Report of the Tennessean of 7 July 2014. Retrieved on June 2, 2017
  4. ↑ Report on bleacherreport.com, accessed June 2, 2017
  5. ^ Report ( memento of August 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) on the Titans homepage of December 18, 2015, accessed on March 22, 2019
  6. ↑ Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan Retires From NFL And Launches $ 200 Million Opportunity Zone Fund. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Morgan, Derrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morgan, Derrick Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Lancaster , Pennsylvania , United States