Kwon Alexander is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Louisiana State University. Alexander has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Francisco 49ers. He is a member of the Under Armour All-American Game as a members of the black team.
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Kwon Alexander is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He played college football at Louisiana State University. Alexander has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Francisco 49ers. Alexander attended Oxford High School in Oxford, Alabama. He was a finalist for the High School Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s top linebacker. Alexander was one of 33 collegiate linebackers to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. On March 27, 2015, Alexander attended LSU’s pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills for team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams. After his junior season, Alexander entered the 2015 NFL Draft and was selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round. He made his NFL debut against the Tennessee Titans and recorded five tackles and a pass deflection during a combined 42–14 loss. On May 12, 2015 he signed a four-year, USD 2.75 million contract with the Saints that includes a signing bonus of USD 2,322,322.
He is the 11th linebacker drafted in 2015. Alexander is a member of the Under Armour All-American Game as a members of the black team. He has also been named to the 2011 ESPN All-Alabama Football Team and was a Class 6A All-State Football Team Honorable Mention. Alexander made his first start in the 2014 season and made ten tackles, two pass deflections, and a combined 10 deflections during his first two weeks in the NFL. He moved to middle linebacker to compete for the starting role against veteran veteran Bruce Carter. Alexander also played middle linebacker alongside Lavonte David and David Lansanah in the starting line-up for the Saints. He also played in the Super Bowl XLVII between New Orleans and the Atlanta Falcons. Alexander played in all 13 games for the LSU Tigers in 2012 and 2013. As a true freshman, he played in seven games with two starts and had 12 tackles. He started nine of 13 games as a sophomore, he finished the season with 65 tackles and had 1. 5 sacks.
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