Keep Finghting 2012 -Ravens's Blog

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Brendon Ayanbadejo signed with the Ravens (four-year contract) as an unrestricted free agent on 3/10/08...Originally entered the NFL with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent on 4/23/99.

HONORS
• Three-time Pro Bowler (2006-08) and two-time alternate (2004 and 2005) as a special teams performer
• Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2006 and 2008)
• Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association All-NFC (2006)
• All-Pro by ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated (2005)
• AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3, 2009)

CAREER
• Has compiled 70 tackles (40 solo), 2 sacks, 2 INTs, 1 FF and 2 PD from scrimmage
• Owns 164 special teams stops
• Has led or shared the team lead in special teams tackles in six of his eight seasons
• Posted a career-high 7 tackles from scrimmage at SD (9/20/09) and vs. NE (12/20/04)
• Also played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2000), Toronto Argonauts (2000) and the British Columbia Lions (2002)

2010: (with Baltimore – 10/0, 2/0) Saw action in 10 games (spent the first six games of the season on the PUP list - thigh) and netted 4 special teams tackles and 2 tackles and 1 FF from scrimmage
• Posted 2 solo tackles and his first-career FF for a defense that forced 3 turnovers in the 26-10 win in game 8 vs. Mia. (11/7)
• Activated from the PUP list (leg) on 10/23
• Saw action in both playoff games and led the team with 4 special teams tackles

2009: (with Baltimore – 4/1, 0/0) Was on pace for a career-high 88 tackles after playing in four games, including one start, before being placed on Injured Reserve (thigh) on 10/5/09...Posted 22 tackles (14 solo), 1 sack (-5 yards), 1 INT, 1 PD and 6 special teams tackles for the season
• Played in his 100th-career game, starting at LB (his first start since 10/29/06), and recorded 5 tackles from scrimmage for a defense that held the Patriots to 2.8 yards per rush and 40% on 3rd down in game 4 at NE (10/4)
• Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting 6 tackles, a sack (-5 yards) and an INT (which led to a Ravens' TD) for a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory in game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27)

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Anthony Allen was selected in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE CAREER
• Started all 26 games at Georgia Tech and saw action in 51 games overall (played in 25 games - including nine starts - at Louisville in 2006-07)
• Finished his career with 546 attempts for 3,036 yards and 33 TDs (304 for 1,934 and 13 at Georgia Tech)...Also pulled in 33 passes for 401 yards and 5 TDs (8 for 200 and 2 at Georgia Tech)
• Ranked second in the ACC and 18th nationally with 109.6 rushing yards per game in 2010
• Earned a spot in the Under Armour Senior Bowl in 2010

2010: (with Georgia Tech – 12/12) Carried the ball 240 times for a team-leading 1,316 yards and 7 TDs, helping his team earn a spot in the Advocare 100 Independence Bowl...Also hauled in 3 receptions for 88 yards and 1 TD as a senior...Posted 5 100-yard rushing games, including over 160 yards in each of the final two games of the season...Yellow Jackets outrushed their opponents in every game...Their 327.0 yards per game rushing marks the second-most in school history with only the 1975 team (329.7) rushing for more
• Rushed 34 times for 165 yards against Duke
• Rushed 17 times for 92 yards and grabbed in a career-high 2 receptions for 38 yards and a TD against Clemson
• Toted the ball 25 times, posting career highs with 195 yards and 3 rushing TDs against Virginia

2009: (with Georgia Tech – 14/14) Finished third on the team with 759 combined yards for an 11-2 Georgia Tech team that earned a berth in the FedEx Orange Bowl...Carried the ball 64 times for 626 yards and 6 TDs, including a career-long 82-yard scamper...Also pulled in 5 receptions for 112 yards and 1 TD
• Carried the ball 6 times for a team-leading 42 yards and a TD against Miami
• Rushed 11 times for 103 yards and 2 TDs as part of a 362-yard rushing effort against Virginia Tech
• Rushed for 127 yards (15 carries), including a career-long 82-yard TD jaunt against Clemson