D'Brickashaw Montgomery Ferguson was born on December 10,1983 and is a former American football offensive tackle who played ten seasons for the New York Jets of the National Football League.
20 Facts About D'Brickashaw Ferguson
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson played college football for the University of Virginia and received All-American honors.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson was picked by the Jets fourth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft, and was selected for the Pro Bowl three times.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson's given name was inspired by Father Ralph de Bricassart, a character in the 1977 novel The Thorn Birds.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson attended Freeport High School in the Long Island village of Freeport, New York.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson nearly gave up football during his freshman year in high school.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson started his college career listed at 260 pounds, often dropping to 245 pounds through the regular season.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson started 49 games for the Cavaliers, and he was named to the consensus All-America first-team during his final season.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson was placed on the all-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team two years in a row, and he became Virginia's first All-ACC offensive tackle since 1998.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson started at left tackle in four consecutive bowl games for the Cavaliers.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson played linebacker on a special defensive package employed sparingly in 2003.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson did this while earning a religious studies degree in only 3.5 years.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson was an All-America selection in 2004 by Pro Football Weekly.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson was one of six players the NFL invited to New York for the 2006 NFL Draft events.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson was selected 4th overall by the New York Jets.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson was drafted by the New York Jets with the in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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On July 26,2006, D'Brickashaw Ferguson signed a five-year deal with the team.
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On January 8,2010, Miami Dolphins Tackle Jake Long withdrew from the 2010 Pro Bowl due to injuries and D'Brickashaw Ferguson was named as his replacement.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson played 10,707 out of 10,708 regular season offensive snaps in his career.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson is a black belt in Karate and brown belt in Taekwondo.