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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1985-08-01)August 1, 1985 (age 39) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 297 lb (135 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | East Ascension (Gonzales, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
| College: | LSU (2004–2007) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008: 1st round, 5th pick | ||||||||||||
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Glenn Jamon Dorsey (born August 1, 1985) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theLSU Tigers, receivingAll-American honors twice and earning recognition as the top college defensive player of the2007 season. He was selected by theKansas City Chiefs with the fifth overall pick in the2008 NFL draft, and played for theSan Francisco 49ers later in his career as well.
Dorsey was born inGonzales, Louisiana. He attendedEast Ascension High School in Gonzales, where he was rated among the nation's top defensive linemen and one of the top three prospects in the state.[1][2] He was named Louisiana’s 4A Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team 4A all-state selection. During his junior year, Dorsey had more than 100tackles, and 12sacks. As a senior, he missed three games due to an ankle injury, and finished the season with 43 tackles, two sacks and one forcedfumble.
Considered a four-star recruit byRivals.com, Dorsey was listed as the No. 5 defensive tackle prospect in the nation in 2004.[3][4] Dorsey committed to Louisiana State on the eve of his junior season.
Dorsey attendedLouisiana State University, and played for coachNick Saban and coachLes Miles'sLSU Tigers football teams from 2004 to 2007. As a true freshman in the 2004 season, hestarted in 3 out of 12 games. On his first collegiatesnap he recovered a fumble againstOregon State. He finished the year with 18 tackles.
In 2005, he started in 1 out of 13 games. He was among LSU's 4-player rotation at defensive tackle which includedClaude Wroten andKyle Williams. He finished the season with 28 tackles and 3 sacks.
In 2006, Dorsey was named to the 2006All-American team and wasAll-SEC. He finished the season as the Tigers' third-leading tackler with 64 stops, including 8.5 for losses and three sacks. Dorsey was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week twice during the season.
In 2007, Dorsey started 13 of 14 games recording 69 tackles, 7 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, threepasses defensed, and a forcedfumble. He was also named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice during the season. Following the 2007 season, he was recognized as a unanimous first-teamAll-American. He also finished ninth in the 2007 voting for theHeisman Trophy,[5] receiving more votes than any other defensive player in the nation. In addition, Dorsey was awarded theBronko Nagurski Trophy, theOutland Trophy, theLott Trophy and theLombardi Award, becoming the only player to win all four awards.[6][7][8][9][10] Dorsey was a member ofLSU's 2007 BCS Championship team. He was a key component in LSU’s drive to theBCS national title despite playing the second half of the season with knee and tailbone injuries.[11]
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TfL | Sck | PD | Int | TD | FF | FR | QBH | Blk | ||
| 2004 | LSU | 11 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | LSU | 13 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | LSU | 13 | 13 | 64 | 22 | 42 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | LSU | 14 | 13 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 30 | 179 | 83 | 94 | 27 | 15.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
Prior to the draft some NFL teams expressed concern over a lingering stress fracture Dorsey sustained in 2006. At theNFL Combine, Dorsey spent nearly ten hours getting examined at anIndianapolis hospital.[13]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) | 297 lb (135 kg) | 35+1⁄4 in (0.90 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.12 s | 1.74 s | 2.98 s | 4.80 s | 7.52 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) | 27 reps | 21 |
| All values from LSUPro Day (March 26, 2008) except height, weight, and Wonderlic fromNFL Combine.[14][15] Prior to the NFL Combine Dorsey had reported 40-yard times between 4.98–5.09 seconds.[15] | ||||||||||||
Dorsey was selected by theKansas City Chiefs in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the2008 NFL draft.[16] On July 26, 2008, he signed a five-year, $51 million contract with $23 million guaranteed.[17]
On November 8, he recorded his first careersack againstSan Diego ChargersquarterbackPhilip Rivers. He finished his rookie season with 46 tackles and one sack.[18]
When the Chiefs shifted to a3-4 defense under new head coachTodd Haley, Dorsey switched positions to accommodate the scheme change, and he playeddefensive end.[19] Dorsey started 14 of 15 games during the 2009 season and had 54 tackles and one sack.[20] In 2010, he started all 16 games and had 69 tackles and two sacks.[21] In 2011, Dorsey had 62 tackles, but no sacks.[22]
On March 13, 2013, Dorsey signed a two-year deal with theSan Francisco 49ers.[23][24] Dorsey was expected to be a reserve, but following the injury to starting nose tackleIan Williams in week two, Dorsey took over the starting job.[25] Dorsey signed a two-year extension with San Francisco on August 19, 2014.[26] He missed the 2014 season with a torn biceps injury.[27] On November 25, 2015, Dorsey was placed oninjured reserve with atorn ACL.[28] In the 2016 season, he played in 12 games and started seven. He finished with one sack and 24 total tackles.[29]
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fum & Int | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | TD | PD | |||
| 2008 | KC | 16 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | KC | 15 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | KC | 16 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | KC | 15 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | KC | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SF | 16 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SF | 10 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 92 | 297 | 203 | 94 | 6.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
Dorsey filmed a campaign for the proper treatment ofdogs in association withPETA.[30]
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