Melvin Ingram
 Ingram 2015 |
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| Los Angeles Chargers - No. 54 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: April 26, 1989 | |
| Place of birth: Hamlet , North Carolina | |
| Height: 1.88 m | Weight: 112 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2012 for the San Diego Chargers | |
| Career | |
| College : South Carolina | |
| NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 350 |
| Sacks | 49.0 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Forced fumbles | 13 |
| Passes prevented | 27 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Melvin Ingram (* 26. April 1989 in Hamlet , North Carolina ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the defensive ends . He currently plays for the Los Angeles Chargers in the National Football League .
college
Ingram attended the University of South Carolina and played college football for their team, the Gamecocks, from 2007 to 2011 , and for his good performance he was repeatedly appointed to various selection teams. Initially called up as a linebacker , the coaches later converted him to the defensive end. He got a total of 111 tackles , 21.5 sacks and three touchdowns .
NFL
In the NFL Draft 2012 he was selected in the first round as a total of 18th by the San Diego Chargers and was used in all 16 games in his rookie season, twice as a starter.
In 2013 he suffered a cruciate ligament injury while preparing and was only able to play the last four games of the season. In 2014 he was only able to play nine games due to a hip injury. In 2015 he remained uninjured and finally established himself as a leading player in the defense with 10.5 sacks , and in 2016 he also performed well as usual. In the summer of 2017, he received a new four-year contract worth $ 66 million with a guaranteed amount of 42 million.
After another excellent season, in which he even managed a touchdown in the game against the Buffalo Bills after securing a fumble, he was called to the Pro Bowl for the first time like his teammate Joey Bosa .
Web links
- Los Angeles Chargers player profile
Individual evidence
- ^ College stats on sports-reference.com, accessed February 20, 2018
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from June 11, 2917, accessed on February 20, 2018
- ↑ Report on cbssports.com of November 20, 2917, accessed on February 20, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ingram, Melvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamlet , North Carolina , United States |