- Victor Hobson
Infobox NFLactive
name=Victor Hobson
currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|2|3
birthplace=Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=252
debutyear=2003
debutteam=New York Jets
college=Michigan
draftyear=2003
draftround=2
draftpick=53
pastteams=
*New York Jets (2003-2007)
*New England Patriots (2008)
status=Active
nfl=HOB758772Victor Hobson (born
February 3 ,1980 inMount Laurel Township, New Jersey ) is anAmerican football linebacker who is currently afree agent . He was originally drafted by theNew York Jets in the second round of the2003 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Michigan. He and his wife Tee Ashira formed the Hobson &Hobson Outreach Ministry in spring 2006.Early years
Victor grew in Mount Laurel Township [Parrillo, Ray. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7368DDF809E37&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "FAMILIAR FOE FOR MICHIGAN'S HOBSON THE SWIFT LINEBACKER, WHO STARRED AT ST. JOE'S PREP, KNOWS A LOT OF THE PENN STATE PLAYERS HE WILL FACE SATURDAY."] , "
The Philadelphia Inquirer ",November 9 ,2000 . AccessedFebruary 17 ,2008 .] and was a standout football player atSt. Joseph's Preparatory School inPhiladelphia . There he excelled under head coach Gil Brooks. When he was little he played Fleetwood Indians football in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey. He is the only player in Fleetwood Indians history to make it to the NFL.College career
Hobson started 39 of 49 games during his career at the
University of Michigan and recorded 277 tackles, 15 sacks, three fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions. His 47 stops for a loss places him fourth all-time in Michigan history.References
External links
* [http://victorhobson.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30768 New England Patriots bio]
* [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/363-victor-hobson New York Jets bio]
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