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Cory Redding No. 93 Baltimore Ravens Defensive End Personal information Date of birth: November 15, 1980 Place of birth: Houston, Texas Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 295 lb (134 kg) Career information College: Texas NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 Debuted in 2003 for the Detroit Lions Career history - Detroit Lions (2003–2008)
- Seattle Seahawks (2009)
- Baltimore Ravens (2010–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2000)
- 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2001–2002)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010 Tackles 262 Sacks 21.0 INTs 1 Stats at NFL.com Cory Bartholomew Redding (born November 15, 1980) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.
Redding has also played for the Seattle Seahawks.
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Early years
He was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Carl Benjamin Redding and Mary Zerlene Brantley.
Redding played football at North Shore High School. In his senior year in 1999, he was named USA Today's Defensive Player of the Year and was a consensus All-American choice.[1] He also excelled in track and field, winning the state Class 5A title in the discus as a junior and senior (career best toss of 193'9").
College career
Redding played college football for the Texas Longhorns at the University of Texas. During his four years there, he was a two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection and played in every game, including a string of 35 consecutive starts on the defensive line.
He finished his collegiate career with 201 tackles (123 solos), 21 sacks (174 yards) and 53 stops (third on the school's career-record list) for losses of 249 yards.
Professional career
Detroit Lions
In the 2003 NFL Draft Redding was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (66th overall).
He became the starter at left defensive end prior to the 2004 season. In 2005, he played in all 16 games and set a career high with 42 tackles (29 solo). He emerged in 2006 as one of the best inside pass-rushers in the NFL after moving from defensive end to tackle.
On February 22, 2007, the Lions placed the franchise tag on Redding and he was designated as the team's non-exclusive franchise player. On July 16, the Lions and Redding agreed to a seven-year, $49 million contract. The deal included over $16 million in guaranteed money. The move came amid a bit of controversy, as it made Redding the highest paid defensive tackle in the league.[2]
Redding was placed on season-ending injured reserve with injuries to his knee and groin on December 12, 2008.
Seattle Seahawks
On March 14, 2009, Detroit traded him and a 2009 fifth-round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks for linebacker Julian Peterson.[3] He was expected to play defensive end on 1st and 2nd downs and play defensive tackle on 3rd downs for extra pass rush.
Baltimore Ravens
Redding signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens on March 22, 2010.[4]
Redding intercepted a tipped pass by Drew Brees in a week 15 game against the New Orleans Saints on December 19, 2010 to help seal a big win for the Ravens. It was his first career interception.
In a divisional playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 15, 2011, Redding scored his first career touchdown after recovering a fumble by Ben Roethlisberger.
References
- ^ "Lions Designate DT Cory Redding as Franchise Player". DetroitLions.com. 2007-02-22. http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=455621. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ Clayton, John (2007-07-17). "NFL - Lions sign Redding to monster deal before franchise-player deadline". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2938519. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/archives/164170.asp?from=blog_last3
- ^ Duffy, Mike. "Ravens Add DT Redding," BaltimoreRavens.com, Monday, March 22, 2010.
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Baltimore Ravens current roster Active roster 2 Tyrod Taylor | 4 Sam Koch | 5 Joe Flacco | 7 Billy Cundiff | 15 LaQuan Williams | 16 David Reed | 17 Tandon Doss | 20 Ed Reed | 21 Lardarius Webb | 22 Jimmy Smith 23 Chykie Brown | 25 Chris Carr | 27 Ray Rice | 28 Tom Zbikowski | 29 Cary Williams | 31 Bernard Pollard | 34 Ricky Williams | 35 Anthony Allen | 36 Danny Gorrer | 43 Haruki Nakamura | 44 Vonta Leach | 46 Morgan Cox | 47 Chavis Williams | 50 Albert McClellan | 51 Brendon Ayanbadejo | 52 Ray Lewis | 53 Jameel McClain | 55 Terrell Suggs | 56 Edgar Jones | 59 Dannell Ellerbe | 62 Terrence Cody | 65 Andre Gurode | 66 Ben Grubbs | 72 Bryan Mattison | 73 Marshal Yanda | 74 Michael Oher | 76 Jah Reid | 77 Matt Birk | 78 Bryant McKinnie | 81 Anquan Boldin | 82 Torrey Smith | 83 Lee Evans | 84 Ed Dickson | 87 Kris Wilson | 88 Dennis Pitta | 90 Pernell McPhee | 91 Brandon McKinney | 92 Haloti Ngata | 93 Cory Redding | 94 Sergio Kindle | 95 Jarret Johnson | 97 Arthur Jones | 99 Paul Kruger
Reserve lists 24 Domonique Foxworth (IR) | 32 Matt Lawrence (IR) | 54 Prescott Burgess (IR) | 58 Michael McAdoo (IR) | 70 Ramon Harewood (IR)
Practice squad 10 Rodney Bradley | 23 Damien Berry | 38 Ryan Mahaffey | 60 Austin Howard | 67 Justin Boren | 68 Bryan Hall | 71 D. J. Jones | -- Josh Bynes
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · H. Harris | 1983: R. Stallworth | 1984: Q. McDonald | 1985: J. Foley | 1986: M. Spindler | 1987: T. Collins | 1988: S. Gilbert | 1989: O. Gibson | 1990: D. Brooks | 1991: D. Daniels | 1992: J. German | 1993: L. Green | 1994: K. Minor | 1995: A. Katzenmoyer | 1996: D. Warren | 1997: D. Johnson | 1998: C. Redding | 1999: D. Williams | 2000: S. Cody | 2001: A. Brooks | 2002: A. Cromartie | 2003: T. Ginn | 2004: K. Phillips | 2005: G. McCoy | 2006: M. Austin | 2007: P. Peterson | 2008: M. Te'o | 2009: L. Joyner | 2010: J. Clowney
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Houston, Texas
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Texas Longhorns football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Baltimore Ravens players
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