Rob Ninkovich
Ninkovich with the New England Patriots in 2011
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| No. 50 New England Patriots | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 1, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Blue Island, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | New Lenox (IL) Lincoln-Way Central | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 135 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 457 |
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| Sacks: | 46.0 |
| Interceptions: | 5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 10 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 14 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Michael Ninkovich (born February 1, 1984) is an American football outside linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Rob Ninkovich was born in Blue Island, Illinois to a family of Serbian origin. Following seventh grade, Rob's family relocated to New Lenox, Illinois. He attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort his freshman and sophomore year then attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox his junior and senior years. There he played defensive end, tight end, and fullback. Rob earned All-State honors for defensive end during his senior year. He also lettered in baseball.
Following high school, Ninkovich spent two years at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois. As a freshman, he recorded 36 tackles and seven sacks as his team won the NJCAA national championship.
During the summer prior to his sophomore year, Ninkovich worked with his father, an ironworker, hanging beams on a Chicago construction site 19 stories high. According to his father, the purpose was to give Rob extra incentive to complete his college education.
As a sophomore at Joliet in 2003, Ninkovich earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors after recording 95 tackles (68 solo), five forced fumbles, four fumble recovering and a school-record 16 sacks.
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