1. Alec Ogletree was born on September 25,1991 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
44 Facts About Alec Ogletree
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Alec Ogletree played college football for the University of Georgia and was selected by the St Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft.
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Alec Ogletree played in the NFL for the New York Giants, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears.
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Alec Ogletree attended Newnan High School, where he played high school football and basketball and ran track for the Newnan Cougars.
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Alec Ogletree was widely considered to be one of the top football prospects of the 2010 high school class.
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Alec Ogletree was rated as the No 22 recruit by Scout.
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Alec Ogletree had 75 tackles, three interceptions and six blocked punts as a junior.
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Also an standout track and field athlete, Alec Ogletree was one of the state's top performers in the long jump.
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Alec Ogletree verbally committed to attend the University of Georgia in June 2009.
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Alec Ogletree made his commitment official by signing his letter of intent to play at Georgia on February 3,2010, choosing it over tens of other Division-1 schools including the University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Florida, and Florida State University.
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Alec Ogletree received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, where he played for coach Mark Richt's Georgia Bulldogs football team from 2010 to 2012.
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In 2010, Alec Ogletree returned from his one-game suspension and was inserted into all the special team units.
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Alec Ogletree eventually started getting some small amounts of playing time at safety.
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Alec Ogletree was inserted into the starting strong safety spot for the final 3 games of the regular season for Georgia.
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In 2011, Alec Ogletree broke his foot during the first quarter of Georgia's season opener vs Boise State.
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Alec Ogletree was the second linebacker drafted in 2013, behind Georgia's Jarvis Jones.
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Head coach Jeff Fisher named Alec Ogletree a starting outside linebacker to start the regular season, alongside Will Witherspoon and middle linebacker James Laurinaitis.
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Alec Ogletree made his first career regular season tackle on tight end Jim Dray after a ten-yard reception by Dray in the first quarter.
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Alec Ogletree intercepted a pass by quarterback T J Yates, that was intended for tight end Garrett Graham, and returned it for a 98-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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Alec Ogletree made his first a career sack on quarterback Carson Palmer for a seven-yard loss in the third quarter.
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Alec Ogletree finished his rookie season in 2013 with 117 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, six forced fumbles, 1.5 sacks, an interception, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Alec Ogletree entered training camp slated as the starting weakside linebacker.
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Alec Ogletree started all 16 games in 2014 and finished the season with 111 combined tackles, a career-high 12 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions.
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Alec Ogletree started alongside middle linebacker James Laurinaitis and strongside linebacker Akeem Ayers.
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Alec Ogletree sacked quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a nine-yard loss in the third quarter and sacked backup quarterback Michael Vick in the fourth quarter to earn his first multi-sack game of his career.
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On October 27,2015, the St Louis Rams placed Alec Ogletree on injured reserve with a designation to return due to a broken fibula.
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Alec Ogletree finished the 2015 season with 42 combined tackles and two sacks in four games and four starts.
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On February 24,2016, head coach Jeff Fisher announced that Alec Ogletree would move from weakside linebacker to middle linebacker following the release of veteran James Laurinaitis.
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Under the fifth-year option, Alec Ogletree received $8.36 million and remained with the Rams for the 2016 season.
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Head coach Jeff Fisher officially named Alec Ogletree the starting middle linebacker to start the regular season.
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Alec Ogletree intercepted a pass attempt by quarterback Bryce Petty, that was initially intended for wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, and sealed the Rams' victory in the fourth quarter.
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Alec Ogletree intercepted a pass by quarterback Russell Wilson, that was originally intended for wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, in the fourth quarter.
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Alec Ogletree started in all 16 games in 2016 and recorded a career-high 136 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, two interceptions, and a forced fumble.
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Alec Ogletree finished with the seventh most combined tackles in the league.
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Alec Ogletree finished the 2017 season with 95 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, two sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts.
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On February 26,2020, Alec Ogletree was released by the Giants.
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On September 10,2020, Alec Ogletree was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.
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Alec Ogletree was promoted to the active roster on September 19,2020.
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Alec Ogletree started all 16 games for Chicago in 2021, tallying 87 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and a forced fumble.
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On June 21,2023, Alec Ogletree announced his retirement from professional football.
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Alec Ogletree has an older sister, Allysia Arnold, and a twin brother, Alexander "Zander" Alec Ogletree, who played fullback for the University of Georgia.
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In September 2010, Alec Ogletree was arrested and charged with misdemeanor theft stemming from a June incident of a stolen scooter helmet.
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Alec Ogletree was suspended by Georgia for the first game of the season.
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In February 2013, just days before the 2013 NFL combine, Alec Ogletree was arrested on charges of DUI in Arizona, per a statement released by his agent.