Kiko Alonso

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Kiko Alonso
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Alonso in the dress of the Buffalo Bills (2013)
New Orleans Saints - No. 54
Linebacker
Date of birth: August 14, 1990
Place of birth: Newton , Massachusetts
Height: 1.91 m Weight: 108 kg
NFL debut
2013 for the Cleveland Browns
Career
College : Oregon
NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • No significant events
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     588
Sacks     3.0
Interceptions     10
Forced fumbles     7th
Passes prevented     17th
Defensive touchdowns     1
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Kristian "Kiko" Alonso (* 14. August 1990 in Newton , Massachusetts ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the New Orleans Saints as the inside linebacker . Before that he was already under contract with the Buffalo Bills , the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins .

college

Alonso attended the University of Oregon and played for their team, the Ducks College Football . However, his career has repeatedly been overshadowed by disciplinary problems related to his alcohol consumption. In 2010 he was suspended for the rest of the season after only one game, as he was arrested for drink-driving . The following year, while drunk, he broke into a woman's home, fell asleep, and was charged with trespassing on property, breaking and entering and damaging property. By pleading guilty, he escaped prison and was sentenced to only 200 hours of community service and participation in an alcohol withdrawal program.
He eventually played in 37 games and was able to put a total of 144 tackles . He also got 3.5 sacks and 6 interceptions .

NFL

Buffalo Bills

In the 2013 NFL Draft , he was selected in the second round as a total of 46th by the Buffalo Bills . Alonso was able to assert himself immediately as a professional and was used as a starter in all 16 games in his rookie season , where he was able to set 158 ​​tackles. A cruciate ligament rupture put him out of action for the entire 2014 season.

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2015 he joined the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for LeSean McCoy . As a backup, he received significantly less playing time and only had 43 tackles. Since Alonso got problems with the cruciate ligament again, he could only play eleven games.

Miami Dolphins

In 2016, the Eagles received the 8th pick of the 2016 draft from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 13th pick, as well as Alonso and Byron Maxwell . As a result, he developed into a defining personality in the defense of the Dolphins. He started 46 times in three seasons and set 355 tackles. In 2016 he had his only touchdown to date: He was able to intercept a pass from Philip Rivers and carry the ball 60 yards into the opposing end zone.

New Orleans Saints

Alonso came to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for Vince Biegel just before the start of the 2019 regular season .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. USA Today report of May 2, 2011, accessed September 20, 2019
  2. Report of nbcsports of 2 May 2011 Retrieved on September 20, 2019
  3. ^ Report from espn.com of May 9, 2011, accessed on September 20, 2019
  4. College statistics at www.pro-football-reference.com, accessed on September 20, 2019
  5. ^ Report from espn.com of March 10, 2016, accessed on September 20, 2019
  6. Report on bleacherreport.com, accessed September 20, 2019
  7. USA Today report of September 1, 2019, accessed September 20, 2019