Jonathan Joel Babineaux (born October 12, 1981) is an American former professionalfootball player who played his entire 12-year career as adefensive tackle with theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Falcons in the second round of the2005 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1981-10-12)October 12, 1981 (age 43) Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Abraham Lincoln(Port Arthur) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005: 2nd round, 59th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBabineaux attendedLincoln High School inPort Arthur, Texas.[1] Infootball, as asenior, he was the team captain of the Bumble Beesfootball team, and a first-team All-Conferencelinebacker. He also was an excellentpunter, averaging 40yards per punt. Inbasketball, he helped his team to be ranked the best in the state ofTexas. He also participated inbaseball,golf, andtrack and field.
College career
editBabineaux attended theUniversity of Iowa where he played from 2000 to 2004.[2] He finished his collegiate career with 131 tackles (39 for losses), 19 sacks, 24 quarterback hurries, one interception, two pass deflections, four fumble recoveries, and five forced fumbles.
Professional career
editBabineaux was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the second round with the 59th overall pick of the2005 NFL draft.[3] On November 25, 2008, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Falcons. In 2009, he had nine tackles and 2.5 sacks against theWashington Redskins.[4] He had a career-high six sacks in 2009, which led all NFL defensive tackles.[5] In 2010, he posted 31 tackles, one interception, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery, which was returned for a touchdown against theSeattle Seahawks.[6][7] In the 2011 season, he recorded 21 total tackles and one sack.[8]
Babineaux started all 16 games in the 2012 season and recorded 3.5 sacks, 31 total tackles, and one interception.[9] In the 2013 season, he recorded 42 total tackles and one sack.[10] He signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Falcons on March 11, 2014.[11] In the 2014 season, he recorded 31 total tackles and two sacks.[12] In the 2015 season, he recorded 30 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one interception.[13] In the 2016 season, he recorded 22 total tackles.[14]
At the end of the 2016 season, Babineaux and the Falcons reachedSuper Bowl LI, where they faced theNew England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, he recorded one assisted tackle as the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[15] After the Super Bowl, Babineuax retired from the NFL after a 12-year career.[16]
NFL career statistics
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| Led the league | |
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2005 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | ATL | 16 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | ATL | 14 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | ATL | 13 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2013 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | ATL | 16 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 185 | 133 | 394 | 291 | 103 | 27.0 | 91 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 2 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | ATL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Personal life
editJonathan is the older brother of formerSeattle Seahawks andTennessee TitanssafetyJordan Babineaux.[17] Jonathan is also ofLouisiana Creole descent.[18]
References
edit- ^Zwerneman, Brent (February 4, 2017)."Falcons veteran Jonathan Babineaux a Texas kid at heart".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux College Stats".Sports Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"2005 NFL Draft Listing".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons - November 8th, 2009".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2009 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2010 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks - December 19th, 2010".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2011 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2012 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2013 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^Rosenthal, Gregg (March 11, 2014)."Jonathan Babineaux re-signs with Atlanta Falcons".NFL.com. RetrievedNovember 26, 2016.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2014 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2015 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Jonathan Babineaux 2016 Game Log".Pro Football Reference. RetrievedDecember 26, 2017.
- ^"Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedAugust 6, 2017.
- ^Weaver, Tim (February 25, 2017)."Jonathan Babineaux says farewell, thanks Falcons fans on Instagram".Falcons Wire. USA Today. RetrievedJuly 17, 2023.
- ^Moore, Jim (December 19, 2010)."Babineaux brothers both shine in family showdown".The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. RetrievedJuly 17, 2023.
- ^"Babineaux to Face Brother on Sunday".Tennessee Titans. November 18, 2011. RetrievedJuly 17, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics fromESPN · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference
Media related toJonathan Babineaux at Wikimedia Commons
