Willie Middlebrooks

Infobox Gridiron football person
Name=Willie Middlebrooks
team=Toronto Argonauts


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status=Active
import=yes
position1=Cornerback
number=23
College=Minnesota
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1979|02|12
Birthplace=Miami, Florida
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=196
NFLDraftedYear=2001
NFLDraftedRound=1
NFLDraftedPick=24
playing_years=2001–2004
2005
2008–present
playing_teams=Denver Broncos San Francisco 49ers
Toronto Argonauts
career_highlights=
CFLAllStar=
Awards=
Honors=
* Defensive Player of Week 1, 2008
Records=
NFL=MID174366
CFL=1633

Willie Middlebrooks (born February 12, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and former National Football League free agent cornerback. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was the 24th overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft. He began his career with the Broncos, then played for the San Francisco 49ers before returning to Denver in 2006. The Broncos released him on August 30, 2006. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5471 ESPN Player Card] ] Middlebrooks is considered to be a draft bust, playing only five seasons, and making just one start. [ [http://www.sportsgrumblings.com/football/NFL.php?page=player.cgi?1576 Willie Middlebrooks Player Page] ] Off the field problems tainted Middlebrooks brief career, and culminated with his arrest on New Year's Eve 2004 for domestic violence after allegedly fighting his girlfriend. [ [http://www.mugshots.com/Sport/Willie+Middlebrooks.htm Willie Middlebrooks Mugshot] ]

He signed as a free agent with the Argonauts on April 28 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/1633|title=Willie Middlebrooks #23 Defensive Back|work=Roster|publisher=Toronto Argonauts Football Club|accessdate=2008-06-21] He was named defensive player of Week One of the 2008 CFL season with nine tackles and an interception of a long pass from Winnipeg's Kevin Glenn near the end of the fourth quarter. [cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=37c1da58-6430-4ad0-835f-48f025b85836|title=Calvillo takes top offensive honours|date=2008-07-03|publisher=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=2008-07-04]

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