1. Cortland Temujin Finnegan was born on February 2,1984 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
28 Facts About Cortland Finnegan
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Cortland Finnegan played college football for the Samford Bulldogs, and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Cortland Finnegan attended Milton High School in Milton, Florida, where he starred as a safety and tailback, earning second-team All-State as a senior in 2002.
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Cortland Finnegan caught 22 passes for 403 yards, and averaged 3.4 yards per rush and scored three rushing touchdowns.
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Cortland Finnegan led his team with 86 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, two passes defensed and one fumble forced.
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Cortland Finnegan started every game at free safety and led team with 98 tackles for third consecutive season and added two tackles for loss, one interception, seven passes defensed, one fumble forced and one fumble recovery.
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Cortland Finnegan ranked first in OVC conference with 15.1 punt return average, while returning 14 punts for 212 yards and one touchdown.
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Cortland Finnegan displayed good speed at Samford's Pro Day, but lacked ideal height and was deemed a shaky tackler.
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Cortland Finnegan played in all 16 games with two starts.
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Cortland Finnegan tied for fourth on the team with 15 special teams tackles with one fumble recovery.
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Cortland Finnegan was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time for intercepting two David Garrard passes during his Week 1 performance of the 2008 season.
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In 2010, Cortland Finnegan became a member of School of the Legends, an online community and partner of the NFLPA.
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Cortland Finnegan became Titans' Community Man of the Year due to his fundraising efforts and the establishment of ARK 31, a non-profit charity for children with disabilities and special needs.
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In September 2010, Cortland Finnegan was fined $5,000 for throwing New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith to the ground by his helmet.
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In October 2010, Cortland Finnegan was fined $10,000 for unnecessary roughness after hitting Denver Broncos guard Chris Kuper after Kuper's helmet was off.
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On November 28,2010, Cortland Finnegan got into an altercation with Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson during a play.
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Cortland Finnegan signed a five-year, $50 million deal with the St Louis Rams on March 13,2012.
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In Week 1, in his first game with the St Louis Rams, against the Detroit Lions, Cortland Finnegan intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and returned it for a touchdown.
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In Week 2, against the Washington Redskins, Cortland Finnegan was able to draw a penalty against Redskins receiver Josh Morgan in the closing seconds.
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On March 5,2014, it was announced Cortland Finnegan would be released from the St Louis Rams at the beginning of the new league year.
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On March 14,2014, Cortland Finnegan signed with the Miami Dolphins.
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On March 11,2015, Cortland Finnegan announced his retirement from the NFL.
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Cortland Finnegan came out of retirement after less than a year, signing a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers on November 30,2015.
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In five games Cortland Finnegan played in the regular season, he recorded 18 tackles.
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Cortland Finnegan signed with the New Orleans Saints on August 12,2016, but was released by the team on September 6.
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Cortland Finnegan is the youngest son of Robert Grant and Linda Cortland Finnegan.
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Cortland Finnegan has an older sister, Lela, but their older sister Felicia died when she was eight years old from congenital Down syndrome, about a decade before Cortland was born.
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Cortland Finnegan is married and has a daughter, who is named after both Cortland Finnegan's sister and a girl he met while she was battling synovial sarcoma.