Deshea Townsend
Townsend jumps for a pass — December 20, 2007
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| Position: | Defensive backs coach | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 8, 1975 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Batesville, Mississippi | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | South Panola (MS) | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 379 |
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| Sacks: | 15.5 |
| Interceptions: | 21 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Trevor Deshea Townsend (born September 8, 1975) is a former cornerback in the National Football League, and is currently the cornerbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans. Formerly he served as an assistant defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals and most recently a player for the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round (117th overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft.
A native of Batesville, Mississippi, Deshea played high school football for the South Panola Tigers, where he was the teammate of fellow future Alabama Crimson Tide star Dwayne Rudd. Townsend played quarterback at South Panola and led the team to the 1993 Mississippi State 5A championship and an undefeated 15-0 record.
Along with Rudd, Townsend continued his career in college at the University of Alabama where both became members of the Theta Delta Chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, in 1995. He majored in business management.
A twelve-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Townsend grew from a special teams player and nickel back (and initially known in Pittsburgh as the player to wear Rod Woodson's number 26 after he left the Steelers) into a solid starter for the Steelers at cornerback. Townsend is known for his outside speed as a pass rusher. Townsend has recorded 322 tackles, 15.5 quarterback sacks, and 18 interceptions during his ten years as a Steeler. He also had a key sack on Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck during the final minutes of Super Bowl XL, which helped secure the Steelers eventual victory. He was re-signed by the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent in March 2006.
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