Aqib Talib
Talib played college football at the University of Kansas. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, and Los Angeles Rams, winning Super Bowl 50 with Denver. He is currently a member of the New York Jets and the New Orleans Saints.
About Aqib Talib in brief
Aqib Talib was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Theodore Henry and Okolo Talib in a Muslim household. Talib is the youngest of four siblings; he has two older sisters, Saran and Kai, and an older brother, Yaqub. He played college football at the University of Kansas, where he received unanimous All-American honors, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played for the New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, and Los Angeles Rams, winning Super Bowl 50 with Denver. He was added to the Kansas Ring of Honor in 2017 along with his Orange Bowl Championship teammate Anthony Collins. He is currently a member of the New York Jets and the New Orleans Saints, but has not played in the Super Bowl since 2010. He has been named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the past five seasons. He won the Orange Bowl in 2008 as a junior and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player by the Kansas Jayhawks. He made his professional debut in the Buccaneers’ season-opener at New Orleans in their 24–20 loss to the Saints. In Week 2, Talib made his first interception off a pass attempt by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan. On October 12, 2008, he recorded a combined three tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted Jake Delhomme in a 27–3 win over the Carolina Panthers. On November 2, 2010, he was inactive for Tampa Bay’s 27–24 victory at Chicago Bears’s 27-24 win at Chicago. On January 6, 2011, he made his regular season debut for the Buccaneers against the Saints, making one solo tackle in a 24-20 loss.
He started his first regular season game in the regular season against New Orleans and made one solo tackles in a win over New Orleans. On December 2, 2012, he played in his first career game against the Chicago Bears, recording three combined tackles and intercepting two passes. On February 2, 2013, he started in the Bucs’ 27-3 win against the Panthers and intercepted a pass by Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake DelHomme. On September 14, 2014, he returned an interception 102 yards for a touchdown against Florida International. On July 25, 2008,. Talib signed a four-year, USD 14 million contract that includes an USD 8 million guaranteed. He chose to sign a National Letter of Intent to play for Kansas. He became the first Kansas player to be drafted in the. first round since 1993 when Dana Stubblefield was drafted 26th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. As a junior, he established himself as one of the best defensive college football players in the country and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All- American. He continued to play sparingly as a wide receiver, catching four touchdown passes through the first nine games. He missed a flight to Canton, Ohio for a mandatory rookie function at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He got into a fight with fellow rookie and teammate Cory Boyd and missed team meetings during organized team activities.
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