52 Facts About Kiko Alonso

Kiko Alonso was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Kiko Alonso was traded four times in his NFL career, which is tied with Eric Dickerson and Brandin Cooks for an NFL record.

Kiko Alonso was traded again to the Saints in 2019, with whom he was primarily a reserve player.

Kiko Alonso's father, Carlos, was born in Cuba but raised in Puerto Rico.

Kiko Alonso has an older brother Carlos and a younger brother Lucas.

Kiko Alonso attended Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, California.

Kiko Alonso led the De Anza League and Central Coast Section in tackles his senior year with 150 stops.

Kiko Alonso led Central Coast's sixth-ranked team to the league title in 2007, with its lone loss his final year coming against Gilroy in the sectional semifinals.

Kiko Alonso accepted a scholarship offer from Oregon over a scholarship offer from Utah.

Kiko Alonso attended the University of Oregon, where he played for the Ducks football team from 2008 to 2012.

Kiko Alonso appeared in the final twelve games, accumulating 13 of his 16 tackles unassisted.

Kiko Alonso returned the following season and was Oregon's eighth-leading tackler ranked fourth among linebackers with 46 stops, including 6 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

Kiko Alonso was named the 2012 Rose Bowl Defensive Player of the Game with one interception and five tackles, including career-highs of 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss.

Kiko Alonso recorded 87 total tackles, including 16 tackles for loss, a sack, four interceptions, seven pass deflections and two forced fumbles.

On February 19,2010, Kiko Alonso was arrested and charged with a DUI.

Kiko Alonso was arrested again in May 2011 on charges of burglary, criminal trespassing and mischief.

The charges stemmed from a woman who called 911 to report that Kiko Alonso banged on her door and demanded to let him in to her home.

Kiko Alonso received two years of probation, and was ordered to undergo 200 hours of community service along with alcohol treatment programs.

Kiko Alonso was re-instated to the Ducks football team in early September 2011 after completing over community service and an alcoholic awareness program.

Kiko Alonso was drafted as a replacement for Nick Barnett and entered training camp as the starting middle linebacker.

Head coach Doug Marrone named Kiko Alonso the starting middle linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside outside linebackers Nigel Bradham and Manny Lawson.

Kiko Alonso intercepted a pass by Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton, that was originally intended for fullback Mike Tolbert, during the first quarter.

Kiko Alonso became the first Bills' player to record an interception in back to back games since Jairus Byrd in 2009.

On October 3,2013, Kiko Alonso was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for the month of September.

Kiko Alonso started in all 16 games as a rookie in 2013 and recorded 159 combined tackles, four interceptions, four pass deflections, two sacks, and one forced fumble.

Kiko Alonso finished with the third most tackles among all players in 2013, behind Vontaze Burfict and Paul Posluszny.

Kiko Alonso was the only defensive player nominated for PFWA Rookie of the Year in 2013.

On January 14,2014, Kiko Alonso was named PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Kiko Alonso was named to the NFL's All-Under-25 Team for 2014.

Shortly after however, Kiko Alonso tore his anterior cruciate ligament while working out in Oregon and missed the entire 2014 season, as a seven to nine-month recovery was expected.

Kiko Alonso was inactive for the next five games.

Kiko Alonso finished the season with 43 combined tackles, one interception, and one pass deflection in 11 games and one start.

Kiko Alonso entered training camp slated as the starting middle linebacker.

Head coach Adam Gase named Kiko Alonso the starting middle linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside Koa Misi and Jelani Jenkins.

Kiko Alonso intercepted a pass by Chargers' quarterback Philip Rivers, that was intended for wide receiver Tyrell Williams, and returned it for a 60-yard touchdown during the fourth quarter.

Kiko Alonso was inactive for the Dolphins' Week 14 victory against the Arizona Cardinals due to a hamstring injury.

Kiko Alonso finished his first season as a member of the Miami Dolphins with 115 combined tackles, four pass deflections, two interceptions, and one touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts.

Kiko Alonso entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker.

Head coach Adam Gase named Kiko Alonso the starting weakside linebacker to begin the regular season.

Kiko Alonso started alongside strongside linebacker Lawrence Timmons and middle linebacker Mike Hull.

In Week 8, Kiko Alonso drew criticism for a hit on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, which put Flacco in concussion protocol.

The league conducted an investigation to determine if Kiko Alonso should be suspended, but decided not to suspend him.

On November 3,2017, Kiko Alonso was fined $9,115 by the league for his hit on Flacco.

Kiko Alonso started in all 16 games in 2017 and recorded 115 combined tackles, one pass deflection, and one sack.

Kiko Alonso was named the starting strongside linebacker to begin the regular season in 2018.

Kiko Alonso started alongside rookie starting weakside linebacker Jerome Baker and middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan.

Kiko Alonso received criticism for late hits on quarterbacks.

Kiko Alonso received a personal foul penalty and subsequent fine after colliding with a sliding Andrew Luck during a week 12 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

On September 1,2019, Kiko Alonso was traded to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for linebacker Vince Biegel.

Kiko Alonso suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury during the Saints' playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings.

On November 2,2020, Kiko Alonso was traded to the San Francisco 49ers with a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft in exchange for LB Kwon Alexander.

Kiko Alonso was eligible to practice with the Saints and 49ers since October 19,2020, but the 49ers declined to activate him from the PUP list by November 14,2020, and he was ineligible to return during the season.