June at a Super Bowl XLI
press conference in 2007 |
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Howard | |||||||||
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Position: | Safeties coach | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 18, 1979 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Riverside, California | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: |
Muskogee High School Anacostia High School |
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College: | Michigan | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Tackles: | 498 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 1.0 |
Interceptions: | 12 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Cato Nnamdi June (born November 18, 1979) is a former American football linebacker and high-school football coach. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. A 2006 Pro Bowl choice, June was a member of the Super Bowl XLI champion Colts that defeated the Chicago Bears. During the Super Bowl championship season, June was the Colts' leading tackler. In addition to his tenure with the Colts, he played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Before becoming a professional, he played college football at Michigan and was an outstanding athlete in high school football, basketball, track and field and baseball at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. As a senior, he was widely regarded to be the best high school football player in the District of Columbia.
He led Anacostia to the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) football championship title as a sophomore and in two subsequent championship games. He was city champion in the triple jump as a junior. As a senior, he earned all-league recognition in basketball and earned numerous honors in football, including District of Columbia Player of the year awards from Gatorade, USA Today and The Washington Post as well as a Parade All-American. He was also co-class president, salutatorian and a member of the National Honor Society.