22 Facts About Desmond Bishop

Desmond Lamont Bishop was born on July 24,1984 and is an American former professional football linebacker.

Desmond Bishop played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft and later won Super Bowl XLV with the team over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Desmond Bishop played in the California North-South Shrine All-Star Game as a senior in 2002.

Desmond Bishop attended City College of San Francisco from 2003 to 2004.

Desmond Bishop was named the Northern California Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player and was a First-team JC Gridwire All-American.

Desmond Bishop finished the season with 118 tackles 10 regular games.

Desmond Bishop immediately won a starting job upon his arrival at Cal and picked up second-team All-Pac-10 honors.

Desmond Bishop started all 12 games at middle linebacker and led the team with 89 tackles, one forced fumble, and two pass deflections.

Desmond Bishop made his Cal debut with seven solo tackles against Sacramento State.

Desmond Bishop ended the season with eight tackles, a pass break-up and a tackle for loss against BYU in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl.

In 2006, Desmond Bishop started all 13 games and was a Third-team All-American choice by Rivals.

Desmond Bishop won All-Pac-10 First-team accolades, leading the conference in tackles and leading his team for the second straight year with 126.

Desmond Bishop became the first Cal player to lead the Pac-10 in tackles since Jerrott Willard posted 147 in 1993.

Desmond Bishop had three sacks, a team-high 15 tackles for loss, two pass break-ups, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Desmond Bishop had at least seven tackles in 11 of 13 games, and was in double digits five times.

Desmond Bishop played in ten games for the Packers during his rookie season, making 10 tackles.

Desmond Bishop started the remaining 12 games and finished the season with 103 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumble and 1 interception, which was returned for a touchdown.

On June 24,2013, Desmond Bishop agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

Desmond Bishop was released by the Cardinals on September 6,2014, re-signed with them on October 1,2014, and was released again on December 1,2014.

Desmond Bishop signed with the San Francisco 49ers on December 16,2014.

In 2017, Desmond Bishop was hired by first-year coach Justin Wilcox to return to the California Golden Bears as an assistant coach for defensive quality control.

In high school, Desmond Bishop played against future Packers teammate Jarrett Bush, as the two were from rival schools.