Aqib Talib
Talib with the Denver Broncos in 2014
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| No. 21 Denver Broncos | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 13, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Richardson (TX) Berkner | ||||||||||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 394 |
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| Pass deflections: | 111 |
| Interceptions: | 33 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Aqib Talib (born February 13, 1986) is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was a member of the Broncos Super Bowl 50 win over the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Kansas, where he received unanimous All-American honors. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Talib has also played for the New England Patriots.
Aqib Talib was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Theodore and Donna Henry. Donna had converted to Islam and gave her four children Muslim names: Saran, Kai, Yaqub, and Aqib. Aqib means "the last one" in Arabic; Aqib was so named as he was the youngest of the four children. His last name, Talib, means "student." Aqib's parents divorced at a young age, and he followed his mother to Texas to start the eighth grade. He then attended Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, and lettered in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was named the Berkner High School's Defensive Back of the Year while garnering first-team all-district and first-team all-city honors. In track, he was a member of the 4 × 100m (43.05) and 4 × 200m (1:32.77) relay squads.
As a college football prospect during his senior year, he was rated 2 stars by Rivals.com. He was recruited by Kansas, Kansas State, Wyoming, Tulsa, Arizona, and Baylor. He chose to sign a National Letter of Intent to play for Kansas.
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