1. Dalvin Tomlinson was born on February 28,1994 and is an American professional football nose tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
22 Facts About Dalvin Tomlinson
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Dalvin Tomlinson played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Dalvin Tomlinson was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft, and played for the team from 2017 to 2020.
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Dalvin Tomlinson played football and was a wrestler in high school, winning three state titles.
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Dalvin Tomlinson recorded four combined tackles, but left after suffering a knee injury that caused him to miss the entire 2013 season.
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Dalvin Tomlinson finished his sophomore season in 2014 with 22 combined tackles, two sacks, and 5.5 tackles for a loss in 14 games.
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Dalvin Tomlinson returned to fall camp in 2015, competing for the starting defensive end position with A'Shawn Robinson, Jarran Reed, Jonathan Allen, and Da'Shawn Hand.
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Dalvin Tomlinson was named the backup right defensive end behind Jarran Reed to begin his third season.
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Dalvin Tomlinson completed the 2015 season with 34 combined tackles, a half a sack, and led the Crimson Tide with five pass deflections in 14 games.
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Dalvin Tomlinson was a part of a highly touted defensive front in 2015, that consisted of four future NFL players that would all be taken in the first two rounds of the 2016 and 2017 NFL draft.
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In 2016, Dalvin Tomlinson competed with Jonathan Allen, Dakota Ball, and Da'Shawn Hand for the vacant defensive end positions throughout fall camp.
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Dalvin Tomlinson played both defensive tackle and defensive end throughout the game.
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Dalvin Tomlinson finished his senior season a total of 62 combined tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, and a forced fumble in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Dalvin Tomlinson attended the NFL Combine and performed all of the combine and positional drills except for the bench.
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Dalvin Tomlinson participated at Alabama's Pro Day and opted to only run positional drills and perform the bench press for scouts and team representatives.
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Dalvin Tomlinson was ranked the fifth best defensive tackle in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Dalvin Tomlinson competed with Robert Thomas, Jay Bromley, Jarron Jones, Jordan Williams, and Corbin Bryant throughout training camp for the role as the starting defensive tackle.
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Dalvin Tomlinson originally began the 2018 season at defensive end.
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On March 17,2021, Dalvin Tomlinson signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
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On March 15,2023, Dalvin Tomlinson signed a four-year, $57 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.
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Dalvin Tomlinson started 32 games in two years with the Browns, recording six sacks and 54 tackles.
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On March 12,2025, Dalvin Tomlinson signed a two-year, $29 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals.