- Danny Batten (American football)
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Danny Batten No. 57 Buffalo Bills Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: December 8, 1987 Place of birth: Gilbert, Arizona High School: Mesquite HS Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 246 lb (112 kg) Career information College: South Dakota State NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 192 No regular season or postseason appearances Career history - Buffalo Bills (2010-present)
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Danny Batten (born December 8, 1987 in Gilbert, Arizona) is an American football linebacker currently playing for the Buffalo Bills. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills out of South Dakota State, the first Jackrabbit to be drafted since Steve Heiden was drafted in 1999 NFL Draft. Batten is engaged to college sweetheart, Liz Herrity.
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College career
Batten played in all 46 games at defensive end in his four years at South Dakota State, starting 45 of the games. In 2009, his senior season, he was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year after finishing with 86 tackles, 9 sacks, and 25 QB pressures.[1]
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
Batten signed a four-year deal with the Bills on June 3, 2010. He has switched from defensive end to outside linebacker with the Bills. On August 22, he was placed on Injured Reserve with a shoulder injury, effectively ending his rookie season.[2]
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Buffalo Bills 2010 NFL Draft selections C. J. Spiller • Torell Troup • Alex Carrington • Marcus Easley • Ed Wang • Arthur Moats • Danny Batten • Levi Brown • Kyle CallowayBuffalo Bills current roster Active roster 3 Dave Rayner | 4 Tyler Thigpen | 8 Brian Moorman | 9 Rian Lindell | 13 Steve Johnson | 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick | 16 Brad Smith | 18 Naaman Roosevelt | 19 Donald Jones | 20 Johnny White | 21 Leodis McKelvin | 22 Fred Jackson | 23 Aaron Williams | 24 Terrence McGee | 25 Da'Norris Searcy | 26 Justin Rogers | 27 Reggie Corner | 28 C. J. Spiller | 29 Drayton Florence | 31 Jairus Byrd | 37 George Wilson | 38 Corey McIntyre | 43 Bryan Scott | 50 Nick Barnett | 51 Chris White | 52 Arthur Moats | 54 Andra Davis | 55 Kelvin Sheppard | 57 Danny Batten | 58 Kirk Morrison | 59 Antonio Coleman | 60 Kraig Urbik | 65 Garrison Sanborn | 67 Andy Levitre | 70 Eric Wood | 71 Sam Young | 72 Kellen Heard | 74 Colin Brown | 75 Chris Hairston | 76 Chad Rinehart | 77 Demetrius Bell | 79 Erik Pears | 82 Ruvell Martin | 83 Mike Caussin | 84 Scott Chandler | 85 Lee Smith | 86 David Nelson | 90 Chris Kelsay | 91 Spencer Johnson | 92 Alex Carrington | 96 Torell Troup | 98 Dwan Edwards | 99 Marcell Dareus
Reserve lists 11 Roscoe Parrish (IR) | 15 Felton Huggins (IR) | 33 Jon Corto (IR) | 36 Bruce Hall (IR) | 53 Reggie Torbor (IR) | 56 Shawne Merriman (IR) | 81 Marcus Easley (IR) | 95 Kyle Williams (IR)
Practice squad 46 Doyle Miller | 47 Joshua Nesbitt | 62 Keith Williams | 69 Michael Jasper | 88 Kamar Aiken | 93 Jay Ross | 97 Lionel Dotson | -- Mana Silva
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Persondata Name Batten, Danny Alternative names Short description Date of birth December 8, 1987 Place of birth Gilbert, Arizona Date of death Place of death Categories:- 1987 births
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- American football linebackers
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits football players
- Buffalo Bills players
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