Ziggy Hood

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Ziggy Hood
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Hood with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013
No. 73 Washington Redskins
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-02-16) February 16, 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth: Amarillo, Texas
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Career information
High school: Amarillo (TX) Palo Duro
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 164
Sacks: 12.5
Passes defended: 7
Player stats at NFL.com

'Evander "Ziggy" Hood (born February 16, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 32nd overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.

Hood has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears.

Early years

Hood attended Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track.[1] In high school football, he earned All-District honors his junior and senior seasons. As a junior, he made 76 tackles, including 5.0 sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown. As a senior, he was named 3-4A Defensive Player of the Year after making 93 tackles, including 13.0 sacks, and scoring three defensive touchdowns.

In track & field, Hood was one of the states top performers in the throwing events. He got top-throws of 15.50 meters (50 ft 8in) in the shot put and 50.55 meters (165 ft 7in) in the discus throw.[2]

College career

Hood played college football at the University of Missouri.[1] During his college career, he played defensive tackle. He finished with 170 tackles (98 solos), 15.5 sacks, 22.5 tackles for loss and 22 quarterback pressures. He also had five forced fumbles, recovering three.

Professional career

NFL Draft

He was selected 32nd overall in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Hood in 2009

He moved to defensive end in the Steelers' 3–4 defense, and served as a rotational back-up in his rookie year. Hood recorded both his first sack and first recovered fumble against the Baltimore Ravens on December 27, 2009.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 13, 2014, Hood signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[3]

Chicago Bears

On October 22, 2015, the Chicago Bears signed Hood following the release of Jeremiah Ratliff.[4] On December 15, 2015, he was waived.[5]

Washington Redskins

On February 2, 2016, Hood signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins.[6]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2009 PIT 16 8 5 3 1.0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2010 PIT 16 20 15 5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 PIT 16 31 19 12 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 PIT 16 42 25 17 3.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
2013 PIT 16 39 26 13 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 JAX 16 24 17 7 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 96 164 107 57 12.5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

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Key

  • GP: games played
  • COMB: combined tackles
  • TOTAL: total tackles
  • AST: assisted tackles
  • SACK: sacks
  • FF: forced fumbles
  • FR: fumble recoveries
  • FR YDS: fumble return yards
  • INT: interceptions
  • IR YDS: interception return yards
  • AVG IR: average interception return
  • LNG: longest interception return
  • TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
  • PD: passes defensed

Personal

Hood was named by his father after former professional boxer Evander Holyfield, who his father was a fan of. As a child, his Mexican grandmother could not correctly pronounce Evander, so she started calling him by her favorite cartoon character, Ziggy.[8]

References

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External links

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