TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New England Patriots in the third round (91st overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, April 26, 2013…Re-signed by Patriots as an unrestricted free agent, March 10, 2017…Acquired via trade by the Detroit Lions, March 18, 2020…Signed by Atlanta Falcons a free agent, April 15, 2021…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 24, 2022.
Enters 10th NFL season and first with the Raiders, having played in 144 games with 62 career starts with the Falcons, Lions and Patriots. Has missed just one game in his NFL career and has played every possible regular season game since Week 2 of the 2013 season.
Career totals include 305 total tackles (228 solo), 21 INTs, 38 passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries.
Drafted in the third round (91st overall) by the Patriots out of Rutgers in 2013 and played seven seasons in New England, playing in four Super Bowls.
CAREER: Enters his 10th NFL season and first with the Raiders…Played single seasons with the Falcons (2021) and Lions (2020) after playing his first seven years with the Patriots…Has played in 144 career games with 62 starts and has totaled 305 tackles (228), 21 INTs and 38 passes defensed…Started every regular season game in each of the last two seasons…In 2021, started all 17 games for the Falcons and posted 67 tackles (44) and two INTs…In seven seasons with the Patriots, played in 111 games with 29 starts and amassed 17 INTs…Has played in 17 career postseason games, including four Super Bowls, and has totaled 15 tackles (10) and four INTs.
2021 (with Atl.): Started all 17 games, producing 64 tackles (42) and two INTs…Also credited with five passes defensed…(9/12) vs. Phi.: Notched a season-high seven tackles (six)…(11/28) at Jac.: Credited with two solo stops…Picked off a pass at Atlanta's 1-yard line, halting a potential scoring drive in the second quarter…(12/26) vs. Det.: Matched a season high with seven tackles (two)…(1/2/22) at Buf.: Recorded his second INT of the season, picking off a pass in the end zone on a third-and-8 play in the second quarter…Also credited with five tackles (three) and two passes defensed.
2020 (with Det.): Started all 16 games, posting 73 tackles (54), two INTs, five passes defensed and three tackles on special teams…(9/13) vs. Chi.: Posted five tackles (four) and one quarterback hit in season opener…(9/27) at Ari.: Picked off a pass deep in Detroit territory and returned the INT 21 yards to halt a potential scoring drive…Credited with five tackles (three)…(10/18) at Jac.: Recorded his second INT of the season, picking off a second-quarter pass…(12/20) at Ten.: Racked up 10 tackles (five), falling just one short of his single-game career high…(1/3/21) vs. Min.: Posted nine solo tackles and credited with one pass defensed.
2019 (with NE): Played in 16 games with eight starts, totaling 22 tackles (19), two INTs and five passes defensed…(9/22) vs. NYJ: Credited with a tackle for an 8-yard loss…(10/10) vs. NYG: Picked off a second-quarter pass and returned it 27 yards to set up a Patriots TD…(10/21) at NYJ: Recorded an INT for the second-straight game, picking off a second-quarter pass at the New England 1-yard line to stop a potential scoring drive…(11/24) vs. Dal.: Matched a season high with two solo tackles and credited with one quarterback hit…Postseason: (1/4/20) vs. Ten.: Picked off a Ryan Tannehill pass on the first play of the fourth quarter of an AFC Wild Card Game…INT marked his fourth-career postseason pick, moving him into third all-time in franchise history.
2018 (with NE): Played in 16 games with six starts…Established a then-career high with 38 tackles (32) and led the team with four INTs…Also recovered one fumble and posted four passes defensed…(9/16) at Jac.: Posted two solo tackles and recovered a fumble in the third quarter that led to a Patriots TD…(9/23) at Det.: Started at safety and posted a season-high eight tackles (seven)….(10/14) vs. KC: Picked off a pass in the end zone at the end of the first half to preserve a two-score lead…Added three solo tackles and a pass defensed…(12/2) vs. Min.: Had an INT late in the fourth quarter off a tipped pass in the end zone, sealing a victory…(12/16) at Pit.: Picked off Ben Roethlisberger twice and added one tackle…Postseason: (2/3/19): Saw action as a reserve in Super Bowl LIII.
2017 (with NE): Saw action in 16 games with three starts…Served as a co-captain…Totaled 23 tackles (16) and led team with four INTs and seven passes defensed…(9/24) vs. Hou.: Recorded an INT of a Deshaun Watson pass in the end zone on the game's final play to seal a victory…Added two tackles and a pass defensed…(10/22) vs. Atl.: Posted a season-high four tackles (one) and a pass defensed…(11/19) at Oak.: Recorded second INT of the season, picking off Derek Carr on a deep pass that was deflected in Mexico City…(11/26) vs. Mia.: Posted his third INT of the season, picking off a pass to help seal the game in the fourth quarter…(12/17) at Pit.: Had an INT in the end zone on a deflected pass by Ben Roethlisberger with nine seconds to play, closing out a victory…Postseason: (2/4/18) vs. Phi.: Started at safety in Super Bowl LII…Finished with five tackles (three) and recorded a second-quarter INT deep in Patriots territory and returned it for eight yards.
2016 (with NE): Appeared in 16 games with four starts…Tallied 27 tackles (22), one INT, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and two special teams tackles…Started three postseason contests…(9/18) vs. Mia.: Picked off Ryan Tannehill in the end zone with nine seconds left in regulation to secure a win…(9/22) vs. Hou.: Recovered a fumble on a kickoff…(11/20) at SF: Had a season-high six solo tackles…Also forced a fumble in the first quarter…Postseason: (1/14/17) vs. Hou.: Picked off Brock Osweiler and returned the INT 31 yards in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game…(1/22/17) vs. Pit.: Started and posted two solo tackles in the AFC Championship Game…(2/5/17) vs. Atl.: Started and posted three solo tackles in Super Bowl LI.
2015 (with NE): Played in 16 games with five starts, recording 19 tackles (13), three INTs and five passes defensed…(9/10) vs. Pit.: Registered first INT of the season in season opener…(9/20) at Buf.: Notched an INT in second-straight game…(10/29) vs. Mia.: Nabbed third INT of the season and posted an assisted stop…(12/27) at NYJ: Recorded a season-high five tackles (three)…Postseason: (1/24/16) at Den.: Started at safety in the AFC Championship Game.
2014 (with NE): Appeared in all 16 games…Posted 11 tackles (eight), one INT, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery…(10/5) vs. Cin.: Recovered a fumble, setting up a Patriots field goal…(10/12) at Buf.: Recorded a season-high three tackles (two)…(12/14) vs. Mia.: Recorded an INT, picking off Ryan Tannehill and advancing the ball 60 yards to the Dolphins' 8-yard line…Postseason: (1/10/15) vs. Bal.: Picked off a Joe Flacco pass in the end zone with 1:39 left in regulation to clinch the win in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game…(2/1/15) vs. Sea.: Played in Super Bowl XLIX.
2013 (with NE): Played in 15 games with three starts as a rookie…Registered 31 tackles (24), two INTs and four passes defensed…(9/12) vs. NYJ: Made NFL debut, posting first-career tackle…(10/27) vs. Mia.: Posted first-career INT late in the fourth quarter to seal a win…(11/3) vs. Pit.: Recorded four tackles (three) and notched an INT in the second-straight game, returning the pick 42 yards to lead to a Patriots TD…(11/18) at Car.: Made first career start…(11/24) vs. Den.: Compiled a career-high 11 tackles (eight)…(12/29) vs. Buf.: Started season finale and posted three solo stops…Postseason: (1/11/14) vs. Ind.: Played in first-career playoff contest in AFC Wild Card Game.
COLLEGE: Played in 50 career games with 27 starts at Rutgers…As a senior, named first-team All-Big East Conference…Started all 13 games, totaling 50 tackles (36 solo) and seven passes defensed…One of 10 finalists for the ARA Sportsmanship Award…Also one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award…Named among the 50 semifinalists at the FBS level for the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award…As a junior, tabbed for first-team All-Big East honors…Started all 13 games, totaling 49 tackles (33)…Ranked second in the Big East with five INTs…Had two INTs in a season-opening win over North Carolina Central, scoring first-career TD on a 37-yard INT return…As a sophomore, appeared in 12 games and accrued 21 total tackles…Made first-career start against Army…Member of the Big East All-Academic Football Team…As a freshman, saw action in 12 games and posted nine tackles…Totaled three tackles in collegiate debut against Howard…Majored in labor studies.
PERSONAL: Attended Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Del. …Lettered four years and started three years, including two years as a two-way starter at both running back and safety…Named the 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year in Delaware…As a senior, led team to an 11-1 record and the Delaware Division I State Championship, marking program's first title in 18 years…Rushed for 1,126 yards on 122 carries, averaging 9.2 yards per attempt…Led team with 20 total TDs…Also had 10 receptions for 281 yards…Named the Delaware Defensive Player of the Year…Totaled 49 tackles and two INTs…Rated the No. 5 prospect in Delaware by Rivals.com…Tabbed as the No. 36 cornerback nationally by Scout.com and the No. 50 player in the nation by ESPN.com.
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles – 1 in 2014, 1 in 2015, 2 in 2016, 3 in 2020; NFL Totals: 7
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 11, 11/24/13 vs. Den. Solo – 9, 1/3/21 vs. Min. Interceptions – 2, 12/16/18 at Pit. Passes defensed – 2, five times, last: 1/2/22 at Buf.
