1. Aqib Talib was born on February 13,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
72 Facts About Aqib Talib
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Aqib Talib played college football at the University of Kansas, where he received consensus All-American honors, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Aqib Talib was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Theodore Henry and Okolo Talib in a Muslim household.
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Aqib Talib is the youngest of four siblings; he has two older sisters, Saran and Kai, and an older brother, Yaqub.
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Aqib Talib attended Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, and lettered in football, basketball, and track.
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Aqib Talib was recruited by Kansas, Wyoming, Tulsa, Arizona, Kansas State, and Baylor.
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Aqib Talib chose to sign a National Letter of Intent to play for Kansas.
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Aqib Talib attended the University of Kansas, where he played for the Kansas Jayhawks football team from 2004 to 2007.
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Aqib Talib established himself as one of the best defensive college football players in the country as a junior in 2007, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
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Aqib Talib continued to play sparingly as a wide receiver, catching four touchdown passes through the first nine games.
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Against rival Kansas State, Aqib Talib preserved a victory by intercepting a Josh Freeman pass in the final moments of the game.
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Aqib Talib returned an interception 102 yards for a touchdown against Florida International.
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Aqib Talib announced on January 6,2008, that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2008 NFL draft.
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Aqib Talib was added to the Kansas Ring of Honor in 2017 along with his Orange Bowl Championship teammate Anthony Collins.
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Aqib Talib was the third cornerback selected, behind Leodis McKelvin and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
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Aqib Talib became the first Kansas player to be drafted in the first round since 1993 when Dana Stubblefield was drafted 26th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Aqib Talib became the second cornerback ever taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round since they selected Rod Jones in the 1986 NFL draft.
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Aqib Talib missed team meetings during organized team activities and training camp his rookie season.
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Aqib Talib finished his rookie season in 2008 with 23 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and four interceptions in 15 games and two starts.
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Aqib Talib named Talib the starting cornerback, alongside Ronde Barber, after Buchanon departed for the Detroit Lions in free agency.
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Aqib Talib was inactive for the Buccaneers' Week 13 loss at the Carolina Panthers.
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Aqib Talib finished the 2009 season with a career-high 64 combined tackles, 15 passes defensed, and five interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Aqib Talib intercepted quarterback Max Hall in the second quarter and returned it 45-yards for his first career touchdown, but was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for taunting during his return.
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On December 6,2010, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed Aqib Talib on injured reserve due to a hip injury he suffered during a Week 13 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
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Aqib Talib finished the 2010 season with 40 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, a touchdown, and a career-high six interceptions in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Aqib Talib was sidelined for a Week 11 loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars due to a hamstring injury.
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On December 19,2011, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed Aqib Talib on injured reserve after due to a recurring hamstring injury.
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Aqib Talib finished the season with 34 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, two interceptions, two touchdowns, and a forced fumble in 13 games and 13 starts.
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On October 13,2012, Aqib Talib was suspended by the NFL for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
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On November 12,2012, Aqib Talib returned from his four-game suspension.
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Aqib Talib finished the 2012 season with 40 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown in ten games and nine starts.
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Aqib Talib was named one of the starting cornerbacks, alongside Alfonzo Dennard to begin the regular season.
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Aqib Talib missed three consecutive games after aggravating his hip injury that plagued him over the last two seasons.
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Aqib Talib finished the 2013 with 41 combined tackles, 14 pass deflections, and four interceptions in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Aqib Talib was targeted 65 times and allowed 29 receptions for 471 yards and two touchdowns in 2013.
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Aqib Talib left in the second quarter after taking a hit by former teammate Wes Welker and did not return.
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Aqib Talib was ranked 79th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.
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Aqib Talib was reunited with his former college teammate Chris Harris Jr.
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The New England Patriots offered Aqib Talib a contract, but he stated it was a business decision and both parties could not agree on the amount of guaranteed money and time of payouts.
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Aqib Talib signed with the Broncos on the first day of free agency and stated he knew beforehand that he would end up signing with them.
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Aqib Talib was named the starting cornerback, along with Chris Harris Jr, replacing Champ Bailey and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
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Aqib Talib missed the Broncos' Week 13 victory at the Kansas City Chiefs with a hamstring injury.
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On December 23,2014, Aqib Talib was voted to his second career Pro Bowl, along with eight teammates.
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Aqib Talib finished his first season in Denver with a career-high tying 64 combined tackles, a career-high 16 pass deflections, four interceptions, and two touchdowns in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Aqib Talib made four solo tackles and a pass deflection during the game.
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Aqib Talib was later suspended for the Broncos' Week 10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Aqib Talib finished the season with 45 combined tackles, 13 pass deflections, two interceptions, and two touchdowns in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Later, Aqib Talib admitted to reporters that he committed the face-mask penalty on purpose.
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Aqib Talib was ranked 34th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Aqib Talib had 12 pass deflections and three interceptions in 2016, including one returned 46 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Aqib Talib was ranked 37th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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On December 19,2017, Aqib Talib was named to his fifth straight Pro Bowl.
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Aqib Talib finished the 2017 season with 31 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Aqib Talib was ranked 53rd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Aqib Talib entered the 2018 season as a starting cornerback alongside fellow trade acquisition Marcus Peters.
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In Week 3, Aqib Talib suffered an ankle injury that required surgery.
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Aqib Talib was placed on injured reserve on September 26,2018.
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Aqib Talib finished the season with 23 tackles, 1 interception, and 1 forced fumble.
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Aqib Talib entered the 2019 season as a starting cornerback for the Rams.
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Aqib Talib was placed on injured reserve on October 14,2019, with a rib injury.
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On October 29,2019, Aqib Talib was traded, along with a fifth-round pick, to the Miami Dolphins for a 2022 seventh-round pick, reuniting Aqib Talib with former Patriots coaches, including head coach Brian Flores and wide receiver coach Chad O'Shea.
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Aqib Talib had turned down an offer to return to the Patriots, saying he no longer felt like playing football.
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Aqib Talib worked as a commentator for Fox Sports up until 2021.
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Aqib Talib was set to join the Thursday Night Football broadcasting team for Amazon Prime Video, but stepped away from the position due to personal legal difficulties.
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On March 26,2016, Aqib Talib married his girlfriend of over seven years, Gypsy Benitez, in a ceremony outside of Dallas, Texas.
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Aqib Talib's son is named Jabril and is the youngest, and his daughter is named Kiara, the oldest from a previous relationship in college.
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Aqib Talib cites Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders as his favorite players as a child.
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At the NFL rookie symposium in July 2008, Aqib Talib was involved in a fistfight with fellow Buccaneers rookie Cory Boyd.
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Aqib Talib was released from the hospital the same day.
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In March 2011, police in Garland, Texas, issued a felony warrant for Aqib Talib for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of firing a gun at his sister's boyfriend.
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Aqib Talib turned himself in to the authorities two days later, and was eventually sentenced to 37 years in prison.
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Witnesses said Aqib Talib had started the brawl that led to the fatal shooting of Hickmon.