Ahmad Black
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 12, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lakeland, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lakeland (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 151 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 53 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
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Ahmad Black (born December 12, 1989) is a former American football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. Black was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Black officially retired from the NFL on April 9, 2017.
Black was born in Lakeland, Florida, and he attended Lawton Chiles Middle Academy and later Lakeland High School. As a sophomore playing for the Florida Class 5A high school football powerhouse Lakeland Dreadnaughts, he recorded 71 tackles and 10 interceptions, and 71 tackles with six interceptions and as a junior. As a Dreadnaught senior, Black recorded 82 tackles and four interceptions.
Black accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2010.
As a freshman, Black played in seven games as a cornerback for the Gators and recorded seven tackles. As a sophomore in 2008, Black started all 14 games at strong safety and made 59 tackles and seven interceptions for 191 return yards and two touchdowns, and was recognized as a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection. Black caught his seventh interception in the Gators' 24–14 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
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