1. Chris Borland played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, and was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
30 Facts About Chris Borland
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Chris Borland retired after one season and was one of the first NFL players to retire early in his career due to potential concerns of mid-term brain damage from football.
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Chris Borland was a letterman in football, track, basketball and tennis.
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Chris Borland placed fifth at the state meet in the shot put as a junior.
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Chris Borland chose Wisconsin over scholarship offers from Iowa and Louisville.
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Chris Borland led the team with five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
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Chris Borland finished third on the team in tackles-for-loss and sacks and fifth in tackles.
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Chris Borland returned six kickoffs for 106 yards and made three extra points in the game against Hawaii.
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Chris Borland was named the Big Ten Conference's Freshman of the Year in 2009.
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Chris Borland was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American team.
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Chris Borland was injured in the second game of the season and missed the rest of the year with a shoulder injury.
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Chris Borland was granted an injury redshirt for that season.
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Chris Borland was listed on the preseason watchlists for All-Big Ten, first-team by Phil Steele and second-team by Athlon.
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On December 8,2011, Chris Borland was named Third-team All-American by Yahoo Sports.
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Chris Borland set a season high with 13 tackles in the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game against Nebraska.
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Chris Borland recorded a team-high 9 tackles in the 2013 Rose Bowl against Stanford.
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On December 3,2013, Chris Borland was named Big Ten Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Chris Borland is the fifth Wisconsin player to be named Defensive Player of the Year, joining Troy Vincent, Tom Burke, Jamar Fletcher and Erasmus James.
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Chris Borland was named the Big Ten's Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year.
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On December 18,2013, Chris Borland was named to the first-team All-America Team by FWAA.
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Chris Borland earned second-team All-America honors by the Associated Press, Athlon, CBS Sports, and Sports Illustrated.
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Chris Borland was selected 77th overall in the 2014 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Chris Borland got his first career start in Week 7 against the Denver Broncos after the 49ers All-Pro inside linebacker Patrick Willis injured his toe against the St Louis Rams during week six.
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Chris Borland led the 49ers defense with eight tackles, one tackle for loss and he recorded his first career sack against Peyton Manning in the same game that Manning surpassed Brett Favre for most touchdown passes in NFL history.
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Chris Borland led the team in tackles with 13 and had three passes defended.
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On December 20,2014, Chris Borland was placed on season ending injured reserve with an ankle injury.
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Chris Borland finished his rookie season with 108 tackles, one sack, and two interceptions, despite starting only 8 games.
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On March 16,2015, Chris Borland announced his retirement from the NFL citing concern of head trauma.
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Chris Borland received a $617,436 signing bonus when he inked a four-year rookie deal with the 49ers coming out of college but would be returning approximately three-quarters of this bonus to the team, or about $463,077.
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Chris Borland attended the premiere of GridIron Gladiators, directed by Todd Trigsted on April 19,2015, in Portland, Oregon Chris Borland has been outspoken about his decision to retire.
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Chris Borland has received both praise and criticism for his assertions in many interviews, including one with CBS News in which he stated that he believes football as a whole to be "inherently dangerous".