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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | August 23, 1978 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Belleville (MI) | ||||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Tackles: | 491 |
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Sacks: | 17.0 |
Interceptions: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ian Maurice Gold (born August 23, 1978) is a former American football player.
Gold played eight seasons of professional football as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 2000 to 2003 and 2004 to 2007 and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. He appeared in 115 NFL games, 80 as a starter, registered 422 tackles, and was selected to play in the 2002 Pro Bowl.
Gold played college football as a linebacker for the University of Michigan from 1996 to 1999 and was a member of the undefeated 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team that was ranked #1 in the final AP Poll. He was selected as a first-team linebacker on both the 1998 and 1999 All-Big Ten teams.
In August 1978, Gold was born at University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where his parents were both students at the University of Michigan. He attended Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan. In high school, he was a star football player who returned two punts for touchdowns in his senior season and was selected as a Super Prep All-American.