- Deltha O'Neal
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Deltha O'Neal No. -- Free Agent Cornerback Personal information Date of birth: January 30, 1977 Place of birth: Palo Alto, California Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 194 lb (88 kg) Career information College: California NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 Debuted in 2000 for the Denver Broncos Career history - Denver Broncos (2000–2003)
- Cincinnati Bengals (2004–2007)
- New England Patriots (2008)
- Houston Texans (2009)*
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - Mosi Tatupu Award (1999)
- 2× Pro Bowl selection (2001, 2005)
- 2× All-Pro selection (2001, 2005)
- Co-NFL Interception Champion (2005) with Ty Law
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 Tackles 386 INTs 34 Pass deflections 65 Stats at NFL.com Deltha Lee O'Neal, III (born January 30, 1977 in Palo Alto, California) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round as the 15th pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, after playing college football at California.
A two-time Pro Bowl selection, O'Neal has also been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots and Houston Texans.
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Early years
O'Neal went to Rancho Middle school where he set the 100 meter hurdle record, until It was broken by Isaac Suazo in 2006. O'Neal is a 1995 graduate of Milpitas High School in Milpitas, California, where he was a running back, cornerback, and kick returner.
College career
He graduated from California in 2000 with a degree in social welfare. In his senior year with the Golden Bears, O'Neal set the NCAA single-season record of four interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Professional career
Denver Broncos
Originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Due to O'Neal's speed, former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan briefly flirted with converting O'Neal to wide receiver in mid-2003. O'Neal had two receptions, for four yards, in two games. O'Neal was also used frequently to return punts and kickoffs on special teams. While with the Broncos, O'Neal tied the record for most interceptions in a game with four.
Cincinnati Bengals
In April, 2004, an unhappy O'Neal and the Broncos' 24th (first round) and 117th (fourth round) spots in the 2004 NFL draft were traded to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for Cincinnati's 17th spot in the first round.
In the 2005 season, O'Neal recorded ten interceptions, breaking the franchise record of nine, set by Ken Riley in 1976 and equalling Ty Law as the NFL's interception leader that year. He broke the record on December 18, 2005, against the Detroit Lions.
In early December 2006, O'Neal was arrested on DWI charges.[1] In the 2007 season, O'Neal recorded 52 tackles and one interception.
O'Neal was released by the Bengals on August 30, 2008.
Tied for Most interceptions by a player in one game with 4
New England Patriots
On September 1, 2008, O'Neal was signed by the New England Patriots and he played the 2008 season with them. He played CB.
Houston Texans
O'Neal signed with the Houston Texans on August 6, 2009 following an injury to cornerback Jacques Reeves. The team waived defensive tackle Jake Visser to make room for O'Neal on the roster. He was released on September 5, 2009.
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Mosi Tatupu Award winners 1999 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Joe Hamilton | RB Ron Dayne | RB Thomas Jones | WR Troy Walters | WR Peter Warrick | TE James Whalen
OL Chris McIntosh | OL Chris Samuels | OL Cosey Coleman | OL Jason Whitaker | C Ben Hamilton & Rob RitiDefense DL Courtney Brown | DL Corey Moore | DL Corey Simon
LB LaVar Arrington | LB Mark Simoneau | LB Brandon Short
DB Tyrone Carter | DB Brian Urlacher | DB Ralph Brown | DB Deon Grant | DB Deltha O'NealSpecial teams 2006 Pro Bowl AFC starters Offense QB Peyton Manning | RB Edgerrin James | FB Lorenzo Neal | WR Marvin Harrison | WR Chad Johnson | TE Antonio Gates
OT Willie Anderson | OT Willie Roaf | G Alan Faneca | G Will Shields | C Jeff SaturdayDefense DE Dwight Freeney | DE Jason Taylor | DT Jamal Williams | DT Marcus Stroud
OLB Cato June | OLB Shawne Merriman | ILB Al Wilson
CB Champ Bailey | CB Deltha O'Neal | FS Bob Sanders | SS Troy PolamaluSpecial Teams Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Palo Alto, California
- People from the San Francisco Bay Area
- American football cornerbacks
- American football return specialists
- California Golden Bears football players
- Denver Broncos players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- New England Patriots players
- Houston Texans players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
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