2008, he was given the Cardinals' franchise tag. He has been franchised twice by Arizona, in 2008 and 2009. Cardinals signed franchised Dansby to a one-year, $8.065 million contract. In 2008, Dansby led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl while again totaling over 100 tackles and making 4 sacks and intercepting two passes. Karlos Dansby's 2009 franchise tag guaranteed him $9.7 million in salary in 2009 and would make him an unrestricted free agent in 2010. In a first-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on January 10, 2010, Dansby recovered a fumble in overtime by Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and returned it 17 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the highest scoring game in NFL postseason history. Miami Dolphins On March 5, 2010, Dansby signed with the Miami Dolphins to a five-year, $43 million contract with $22 million guaranteed, which made it the richest contract for an inside linebacker in NFL history until Patrick Willis signed a five-year, $50 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Dansby was released from the team on March 12, 2013. Arizona Cardinals (second stint) On May 10, 2013, Dansby signed a one-year deal to return to the Arizona Cardinals. Cleveland Browns On March 11, 2014, Dansby signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal included $14 million guaranteed. He was released by the Browns on March 16, 2016. Cincinnati Bengals Dansby signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 29, 2016. Arizona Cardinals (third stint) On March 10, 2017, Dansby signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals. In Week 9, Dansby picked off C. J. Beathard in a 20–10 win over the 49ers, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week. He retired at the end of the season having never been selected for a Pro Bowl despite having more career tackles than Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher; he had 1,422 tackles to Urlacher's 1,361. However, he played on mostly mediocre teams for most of his career; he only made the playoffs twice and played on a winning team only one other time. NFL career statistics Personal life Dansby trains at EVO Ultrafit in Phoenix, AZ. His family is from Birmingham, AL. References External links Cleveland Browns bio ESPN Player Profile 1981 births Living people Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama African-American players of American football American football linebackers Auburn Tigers football players Arizona Cardinals players Miami