Gabriel Pierre Kim Watson was born on September 24,1983 and is an American former professional football defensive tackle.
47 Facts About Gabe Watson
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Gabe Watson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Gabe Watson was a four-year starter and lettererman on the varsity squad at Southfield High School in Southfield, Michigan.
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Gabe Watson played multiple positions, including Offensive tackle, Defensive tackle, punter, and was the team's place-kicker for two seasons, though his special teams appearances were primarily due to an injury to the starting kicker.
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Also, while at Southfield High, Gabe Watson earned All-State honors at both offensive and defensive tackle.
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Gabe Watson appeared in eight games and totaled two tackles.
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Gabe Watson made his first career appearance at defensive tackle against the Washington Huskies.
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Gabe Watson played defensive tackle against Purdue, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State.
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Gabe Watson played defensive tackle against Central Michigan, recording three tackles, including one tackle for a loss.
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Gabe Watson played defensive tackle at Minnesota, recording one tackle.
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Gabe Watson made one tackle as a backup defensive tackle against Purdue.
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Gabe Watson played at defensive tackle at Michigan State and at Northwestern.
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Gabe Watson played defensive tackle against Ohio State, recording one tackle.
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Gabe Watson saw time at defensive tackle against USC in the Rose Bowl.
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Gabe Watson was featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno during the teams Rose Bowl trip.
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Gabe Watson was selected All-Big Ten first-team by coaches, and All-Big Ten second-team by the media.
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Gabe Watson played in all 12 games and started final 11 games at defensive tackle.
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Gabe Watson set then career highs in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks.
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Gabe Watson tied for the team lead among defensive lineman in tackles.
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Gabe Watson played at defensive tackle, and recorded one tackle againsty Miami.
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Gabe Watson recorded eight tackles and one tackle for loss at Notre Dame, in his first career start.
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Gabe Watson recorded six tackles including one sack against Iowa.
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Gabe Watson recorded five tackles including one sack against Minnesota.
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Gabe Watson had three tackles and one tackle for a loss at Purdue.
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Gabe Watson made two tackles and one tackle for a loss against Northwestern.
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Gabe Watson recorded three tackles at Ohio State, including a career-best two tackles for loss.
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Gabe Watson recorded one tackle against Texas in the Rose Bowl.
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In 2005, Gabe Watson recorded a career-high 40 tackles with three sacks for minus 17 yards and 6.5 stops for losses of 25 yards as a senior.
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Gabe Watson played in every game, starting the final 11 contests at nose guard.
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Gabe Watson was a consensus All-Big Ten Conference First-team choice and on the Lombardi Award watch list as a senior.
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Gabe Watson finished his college career with 92 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss, and five sacks.
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Gabe Watson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft.
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In 2006, Gabe Watson appeared in 12 games, however was inactive for the first four games of the season.
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Gabe Watson saw his first NFL action on the defense but did not record any statistics against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Gabe Watson made his first NFL start for the injured Kendrick Clancy, during week six on Monday Night Football, recording two tackles against the Chicago Bears.
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Gabe Watson tackled Andrew Walter for his first career sack in only his second start while recording three tackles and two quarterback pressures at the Oakland Raiders.
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Gabe Watson returned to the starting lineup and had three tackles at the St Louis Rams.
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Gabe Watson recovered the first fumble of his career against the Seattle Seahawks.
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In 2007, Gabe Watson appeared in all 16 regular season games.
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Gabe Watson recorded his first statistics of the season during week three against the Baltimore Ravens.
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In week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers, Gabe Watson recorded two tackles.
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In week 14 against the Seahawks, Gabe Watson recorded two tackles.
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In week 16 against the Atlanta Falcons, Gabe Watson recorded one tackle.
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Gabe Watson underwent surgery on the knee and will not be able to participate in off-season practices.
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In 2009, Gabe Watson appeared in all 16 games recording a total of 28 tackles.
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Gabe Watson signed with the New York Giants on August 2,2011.
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Gabe Watson was released during final cuts on September 3,2011.