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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1981-01-04)January 4, 1981 (age 45) Fairfield, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Dixon(Dixon, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2004: 5th round, 133rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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David Stewart Ball (born January 4, 1981) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He playedcollege football for theUCLA Bruins, earningunanimous All-American honors in 2003. He was selected by theSan Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the2004 NFL draft, and has also played for theNew York Jets andTennessee Titans of the NFL.
Ball was born inFairfield, California. He attended Dixon High School inDixon, California, where he was a three-yearletterman for the Dixon High School football andbasketball teams.
Ball attended theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, where he played defensive end for theBruins from 2000 to 2003. He was a starter during his final three seasons. In 2003, Ball tied for the national lead with 16.5quarterback sacks, setting a UCLA record. He also set the UCLA record for most career sacks with 30.5. Ball earnedunanimous All-American honors in2003, and was selected as theABC-Chevrolet National Defensive Player of the Year, and won thePop Warner Award as the top senior player on the West Coast. Ball was also a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection.
Ball was selected in the fifth round by the San Diego Chargers (pick no. 133) in the2004 NFL draft. He was released by the Chargers during the2005 season and was picked up by theNew York Jets. Ball was signed as afree agent by theCarolina Panthers on March 26, 2007. On September 1, 2007, Ball was cut from the Panthers before the start of theNFL regular season.[1] Ball did not play in the2007 season, despite being signed by the Titans in January prior to theirplayoff game against theSan Diego Chargers. Ball played for Tennessee from 2008 to 2011. In his NFL career, he has had 123 tackles and 15.5 sacks.also an interception and return for touchdown against the lions in 2008[2]