Leroy Hill

Hill with the Seattle Seahawks in 2008
No. 56
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1982-09-14)September 14, 1982 (age 43) Haddock, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Baldwin(Milledgeville, Georgia)
College	Clemson
NFL draft	2005: 3rd round, 98th overall pick
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2005−2012)
Awards and highlights
Third-teamAll-American (2004) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2004) 2× First-team All-ACC (2003,2004)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles 512 Sacks 20.0 Forced fumbles 7 Fumble recoveries 2 Pass deflections 11 Defensive touchdowns 1 Stats atPro Football Reference

Leroy Hill Jr.^[1] (born September 14, 1982) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theSeattle Seahawks in the third round of the2005 NFL draft after playingcollege football for theClemson Tigers.^[2]

Hill playedhigh school football inMilledgeville, Georgia for theBaldwin High School Braves.

Injuries to starting veteranlinebackerJamie Sharper put Hill into the starting lineup in his rookie year; he totaled 72 tackles and 7.5 sacks from the outside linebacker position. In the 2009 offseason, Hill was tagged as the Seahawks franchise player. The Seahawks removed the franchise tag on Hill on April 26, 2009,^[5] making him a free agent because the Seahawks drafted highly toutedWake Forest linebackerAaron Curry at number 4 overall in the2009 NFL draft. However, several days later, on April 30, 2009, Hill re-signed with the Seahawks on a 6-year, $38 million contract.

In January 2009, Hill was arrested inAtlanta for marijuana possession after police found him passed out behind the wheel of his car at an intersection.^[6] On April 11, 2010, Hill was arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse inIssaquah,WA when he hit his girlfriend leaving "obvious injuries" according to the Issaquah Police Department.^[7] In August 2010, a court decided that the case would be dismissed if he completed a one-year domestic-violence treatment program, had no law violations and possessed no weapons in the next 18 months.^[8]

Hill was arrested on February 24, 2012, on a possession of marijuana charge, after a search warrant was served at hisBuckhead residence.^[9] The charges were dropped on March 5, 2012, after a urine test taken after the arrest came up negative.^[10] In January 2013, Hill was arrested and charged withunlawful imprisonment and third-degree assault relating to a domestic violence incident.^[11] In May 2013, the prosecutor's office said the case was insufficient as a felony.^[12]

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• People from Jones County, Georgia
• American football linebackers
• Clemson Tigers football players
• Seattle Seahawks players
• Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)

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