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Cortland Finnegan
Cortland Finnegan at the 2009 Pro Bowl.No. 31 Tennessee Titans Cornerback Personal information Date of birth: February 2, 1984 Place of birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 192 lb (87 kg) Career information College: Samford NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 215 Debuted in 2006 for the Tennessee Titans Career history - Tennessee Titans (2006–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010 Tackles 398 Sacks 5.0 Interceptions 13 Stats at NFL.com Cortland Temujin Finnegan (born February 2, 1984) is an American football defensive back for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Samford University.
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High school career
Finnegan attended Milton High School in Milton, Florida, where he starred as safety and tailback, earning second-team All-State as a senior in 2001. He caught 22 passes for 403 yards, and also averaged 3.4 yards per rush and scored 3 touchdowns rushing. On defense, he recorded 65 tackles.
College career
During his sophomore year, Finnegan was named first-team All-OVC, third-team All-OVC as returner, third-team All-American by Sports Network and earned Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors, while starting every game. Finnegan totaled team and career-high 108 tackles, three tackles for loss, career-high three interceptions, eight passes defensed and two fumble recoveries, and he also returned 21 kickoffs for 577 yards (27.5 avg.) and one touchdown.
As a junior, Cortland Finnegan was named first-team All-OVC, while starting every game at free safety. He led his team with 86 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions (tied career-high), two passes defensed and one fumble forced. Finnegan also returned 11 kickoffs for 286 yards (26.0 avg.).
During his senior year at Samford, Finnegan was named first-team All-American by NFL Draft Report, first-team All-American by American Football Coaches Association and first-team All-OVC for third consecutive year. He started every game at free safety and led team with 98 tackles for third consecutive season and added two tackles for loss, one interception, seven passes defensed, one fumble forced and one fumble recovery. Cortland Finnegan ranked first in OVC conference with 15.1 punt return average, while returning 14 punts for 212 yards and one touchdown. Ranked second in OVC conference with 25.1 kickoff return average on 15 returns for 376 yards.
Professional career
2006 NFL Draft
Playing at Samford, Finnegan was unnoticed and overlooked in the 2006 NFL Draft. He displayed good speed at Samford's Pro Day, but lacked ideal height and was deemed a shaky tackler.[1] Sports Illustrated projected him to go undrafted, but Finnegan was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the seventh pick of the seventh round (215th overall). He was the first Samford player drafted since Gary Fleming went 163rd overall to the Baltimore Colts in the 1969 NFL Draft.
Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic 5-9⅝ ‡ 188 lb ‡ 4.54 ‡ 4.54 ‡ 6.95 ‡ 34 in. ‡ 9'08" ‡ 7 ‡ # (‡ represents Samford Pro Day) Tennessee Titans
He played in all 16 games with two starts (one October 15 at Washington as nickel back and again on November 19 at Philadelphia as left cornerback). Finnegan had 57 tackles, two sacks, three quarterback pressures, one tackle for a loss, seven passes defensed, one forced fumble, and he returned a fumble from David Garrard for a ninety-two yard touchdown during the December 17 game against Jacksonville. He also tied for fourth on the team with 15 special teams tackles with one fumble recovery.
He was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time for intercepting two David Garrard passes during his Week 1 performance of the 2008 season.[2]
Finnegan was a pleasant surprise for Tennessee in the 2006-07 season after starting at the beginning of the Titans' six-game win streak. He made plays left and right; most notably his 92 yard fumble return against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, December 17. It was one of the 3 defensive touchdowns for the Titans in that game—a franchise record. In his NFL debut against the Jets he had a sack and forced fumble.
On December 16, 2008, the National Football League named Finnegan a 2009 Pro Bowl starter alongside Oakland Raiders corner Nnamdi Asomugha. It was Finnegan's first and only Pro Bowl selection.
On-field incidents
In September 2010, Finnegan was fined $5,000 for throwing New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith to the ground by his helmet.[3] In October 2010, Finnegan was fined $10,000 for unnecessary roughness after hitting Denver Broncos guard Chris Kuper after Kuper's helmet was off. After this incident, the NFL warned Finnegan that similar violations in the future could lead to increased discipline.[4] On November 28, 2010, Finnegan was involved in a fist fight with Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson. Each player was ejected, and each subsequently fined $25,000.[5] His history with Johnson dates back to at least 2009, in the September 20 matchup between the two teams. After Johnson had beaten Finnegan's coverage, Finnegan jumped on Johnson's back before the ball reached them, resulting in Finnegan being flagged for pass interference.
References
- ^ "2006 NFL Draft - Cortland Finnegan". SI.com. April 4, 2006. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2006/draft/players/19515.html.
- ^ "Finnegan Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week". titansradio.com. http://www.titansradio.com/cgi-bin/blurb_view.cgi?blurb=news617330. Retrieved 2008-09-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Cortland Finnegan fined $5,000". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-10-01. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5637808. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Cortland Finnegan's hit draws $10K fine". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-10-08. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5663525. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Andre Johnson, Cortland Finnegan fight". Sports.espn.go.com. 2008-01-01. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5864038. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
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2008 AP NFL All-Pro Team Offense: QB Peyton Manning | RB Adrian Peterson | RB Michael Turner | FB Le'Ron McClain | WR Andre Johnson | WR Larry Fitzgerald | TE Tony Gonzalez
Special Teams P Shane Lechler | PK Stephen Gostkowski | KR Leon Washington
OT Jordan Gross | OT Michael Roos | G Steve Hutchinson | G Chris Snee | C Kevin Mawae
Defense: DE Jared Allen | DE Justin Tuck | DT Albert Haynesworth | DT Kevin Williams | OLB James Harrison | OLB DeMarcus Ware | ILB Ray Lewis | ILB Jon Beason | CB Nnamdi Asomugha | CB Cortland Finnegan | FS Ed Reed | SS Troy Polamalu2009 Pro Bowl AFC starters Offense QB Peyton Manning | RB Thomas Jones | FB Le'Ron McClain | WR Andre Johnson | WR Brandon Marshall | TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Joe Thomas | OT Jason Peters | G Alan Faneca | G Kris Dielman | C Kevin MawaeDefense DE Mario Williams | DE Dwight Freeney | DT Albert Haynesworth | DT Kris Jenkins
OLB James Harrison | OLB Joey Porter | ILB Ray Lewis
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Reserve lists 15 O. J. Murdock (IR) | 18 Kenny Britt (IR) | 29 Ryan Mouton (IR)
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AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Persondata Name Finnegan, Cortland Alternative names Short description Date of birth February 2, 1984 Place of birth Fayetteville, North Carolina Date of death Place of death Categories:- 1984 births
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- People from Santa Rosa County, Florida
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