Allen Aldridge
Introduction '''Allen Ray Aldridge Jr.''' (born May 30, 1972) is a former American football linebacker and long snapper of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl XXXII with the team over the world champion Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Houston.Aldridge also played for the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans.
Professional career ===Denver Broncos===Aldridge was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He started at middle linebacker in Super Bowl XXXII against the Green Bay Packers. He played for them from 1994 to 1997.During the four years he started 45 of 64 games, recording 227 tackles and 1.5 sacks.===Detroit Lions===Aldridge signed with the Detroit Lions before the 1998 season. He played for the team from 1998 to 2001.In the fours years he started 59 of 64 games, recording 237 tackles, nine sacks and an interception. He also served as the Lions' long snapper for punt coverage.===NFL statistics=== Year  Team  Games  Combined Tackles  Tackles  Assisted Tackles  Sacks  Forced Fumbles  Fumble Recoveries  Fumble Return Yards  Interceptions  Interception Return Yards  Yards per Interception Return  Longest Interception Return  Interceptions Returned for Touchdown  Passes Defended 1994  DEN  16  1  1  0  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 1995  DEN  16  89  65  24  1.5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3 1996  DEN  16  81  67  14  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  6 1997  DEN  16  56  39  17  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4 1998  DET  16  68  46  22  3.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 1999  DET  16  64  40  24  3.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  5 2000  DET  16  58  40  18  2.0  2  1  0  1  4  4  4  0  2 2001  DET  16  47  32  15  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 Career   128  464  330  134  10.5  6  4  0  1  4  4  4  0  21
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