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23 Facts About Corey Lynch

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Corey Austin Lynch was born on May 7,1985 and is an American former professional football safety.

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Corey Lynch was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.

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Brian Corey Lynch remained the football coach at Evangelical until 2012.

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Corey Lynch played collegiate ball at Appalachian State University from 2003 to 2007, helping his Mountaineers win 3 back-to-back-to-back national championships in 2005,2006 and 2007.

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Corey Lynch is a three-time All-American and is perhaps best known for blocking Jason Gingel's field goal attempt in the waning seconds of Appalachian State's 2007 game against Michigan, in which the FCS No 1 Mountaineers upset the No 5 nationally ranked Michigan Wolverines on September 1,2007.

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Corey Lynch currently holds the NCAA FCS record for passes defended at 52 and finished his collegiate level play with 358 career tackles.

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On October 12,2008 against the New York Jets, Corey Lynch recorded his first career interception by picking off quarterback Brett Favre.

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Corey Lynch was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a knee injury on October 27,2008.

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Corey Lynch finished his rookie season with nine tackles, an interception and a pass deflection in seven games.

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Corey Lynch was featured in a segment on the HBO show Hard Knocks for saving a woman's life who was in a car accident.

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Corey Lynch was signed off the Bengals practice squad on September 23,2009.

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Corey Lynch signed with the San Diego Chargers for the 2012 season.

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Corey Lynch was re-signed by the Titans on October 28,2013.

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On November 22,2013, just 25 days after being re-signed with the team, Corey Lynch was again waived by the Tennessee Titans.

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On November 26,2013, Corey Lynch was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.

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Corey Lynch finished his season with the Colts with 4 tackles.

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Corey Lynch is married to Jane "Cissie" Graham Lynch, daughter of evangelist Franklin Graham and a grandchild of evangelist Billy Graham and 2007 Queen of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.

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Corey Lynch told reporters he thinks the Bengals, which has seen many players in legal trouble off the field, drafted him because of his character as well as for his playing skills.

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Corey Lynch is an avid fisherman and enjoys much of his spare time fishing in his home town in Florida.

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On June 21,2009, while driving on a Kentucky interstate, Corey Lynch saw a car go off the road and down an embankment.

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Corey Lynch stopped, ran down to the car, and freed an injured woman's neck.

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Corey Lynch is known on the Buccaneers by the nickname "HBO", a reference to his appearance on HBO's Hard Knocks television series.

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Corey Lynch's brother, Colton, was a defensive back on the Harvard Crimson football team having graduated in 2014.