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O'Brien Schofield

O'Brien Schofield
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Schofield with the Seattle
No. -- Free agent
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth: Camden, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school: North Chicago (IL) Community
College: Wisconsin
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 130
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2015
Total tackles: 124
Sacks: 14.5
Forced fumbles: 4
Fumble recoveries: 2
Player stats at NFL.com
Total tackles: 124
Sacks: 14.5
Forced fumbles: 4
Fumble recoveries: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Alacce O'Brien Schofield (born April 3, 1987) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and played for them for three seasons. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks during their Super Bowl XLVIII championship season and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Wisconsin.

As a fifth year redshirt senior defensive end for the 2009 Wisconsin Badgers he ranked second in the nation in tackles for a loss (TFLs) and second in the Big Ten Conference in quarterback sacks. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, he earned several second team and honorable mention All-American recognitions by various publications. He was a first-team 2009 All-Big Ten Conference selection. He earned the defensive MVP award at the 2010 East–West Shrine Game, but was injured during practice for the 2010 Senior Bowl the subsequent week.

Schofield attended North Chicago Community High School. In high school Schofield was a Lake County, Illinois 2003 All-county second team selection and 2004 first team selection in football. He was also a special mention All-state selection in 2004. In basketball, he was an All-county honorable mention for 2004–05. In high school, he played wide receiver as a sophomore, defensive end as a junior and end, linebacker, receiver, fullback, placekicker, kick returner and punt returner as a senior. He also ran track.Scout.com rated him as the 55th best high school football linebacker in the country.Rivals.com ranked him as the 24th best defensive end in the country and the 24th best football prosepect in Illinois.


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