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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1971-08-23)August 23, 1971 (age 54) Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 281 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Mansfield | ||||||||||||||
| College | Central State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Hugh Lamont Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL). His playing career included stints with theNew York Jets,Philadelphia Eagles (twice), and theJacksonville Jaguars. In his first season in 1995, Douglas was named DefensiveRookie of the Year by theAssociated Press.
Douglas currently hosts the94.1 WIP Midday Show in Philadelphia. He previously served as a football analyst forESPN.
Douglas was born inMansfield, Ohio and attendedMansfield Senior High School.[1]
AtCentral State University inWilberforce, Ohio, Douglas majored inelementary education and was a two-timeNAIA Division I All-American, made 42 sacks in 32 games in a three-year career, turned in 13 multiple-sack games, and helped lead his team to an NAIA national championship as asophomore. As a senior, Douglas was named Defensive Player of the Year byThe Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C.[1] He is also a member ofPhi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Douglas was a first-round draft choice of the Jets in the1995 NFL draft and was traded to the Eagles prior to the 1998 season for draft picks in the second and fifth round.[2][3] The Jets would then send the second round pick to thePittsburgh Steelers for three further picks, in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th round. Those picks would becomeDorian Boose,Kevin Williams, and Eric Bateman. The second Philadelphia pick would be used onCasey Dailey. None of the four would leave any sort of lasting mark in the NFL. Douglas spent the 2003 campaign with the Jaguars before re-signing with Philadelphia in 2004. Douglas is ranked sixth behindReggie White (124),Trent Cole (85.5),Brandon Graham (76.5),Clyde Simmons (76), andFletcher Cox (70) on the Eagles' all-time sack list with 54.5 during his six seasons.[4]
Douglas was cut by the Eagles prior to the 2005 season, but was hired into thefront office position of "Good-Will Ambassador" shortly after.[5]
On November 5, 2005, Douglas was reportedly involved in an altercation with former Eagles teammateTerrell Owens, who was in the midst of a very public war of words with the team.[6] Owens was suspended by the team and was later deactivated when he refused to fully apologize for the altercation, as well as for derogatory remarks made about Eagles' quarterbackDonovan McNabb.
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1995 | NYJ | 15 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 10.0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYJ | 10 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 8.0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | 64 | 1 |
| 1997 | NYJ | 15 | 15 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4.0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 15 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 12.5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 16 | 15 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 15.0 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 15 | 15 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI | 16 | 16 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | PHI | 16 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | 108 | 358 | 292 | 66 | 80.0 | 64 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Douglas was employed for a while as an on-air reporter withWTXF-TV in Philadelphia and in 2005 joined610 WIP a regular personality on Philadelphia'ssports radio station.[7]
In January 2011, Douglas was named co-host of aSix Nations Championship rugby show onBBC America following a successful guest appearance. In his taped segments, Douglas took a stab at the sport, interviewed zookeepers and took an Irish stepdancing lesson.[8][9]
On August 1, 2011ESPN announced that Douglas would join the network as an NFL studio analyst. He provided analysis across a myriad of studio programs such asSportsCenter,NFL Live,First Take andESPNews.[10]
In September 2012, Douglas joinedJalen Rose as a full-time analyst onESPN2'sNumbers Never Lie, but was fired on August 13, 2013, after reportedly calling colleagueMichael Smith an "Uncle Tom".[11]
Douglas worked for92.9 The Game sports talk radio station in Atlanta, GA from 2015 until 2023.[12]
On February 20, 2023, Douglas returned to Philadelphia to co-host the Midday Show with Joe Giglio on94.1 WIP.