1. Sergio Valent'e Kindle was born on September 20,1987 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
23 Facts About Sergio Kindle
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Sergio Kindle played college football for the Texas Longhorns, and was the first player ever to be a finalist for both the Butkus Award and the Ted Hendricks Award.
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Sergio Kindle was selected by the Ravens in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Sergio Kindle was the only player in Texas to boast all-state honors on both offense and defense in 2005.
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Sergio Kindle was named first-team All-American by USA Today as well as a PARADE All-America selection and Parade Player of the Year finalist.
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Sergio Kindle registered 21 tackles, three tackles for losses and ranked third on the team in special teams tackles with eight.
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Sergio Kindle posted 53 tackles, 10 sacks, 14 TFL, 15 pressures, two PBU, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
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Sergio Kindle's performances helped the Longhorns defense rank first in the Big 12 and 18th nationally in terms of points per game and earned Kindle a 2008 All-American honorable mention by Sports Illustrated, as well as first-team All-Big 12 honors by the league's coaches, Austin American-Statesman, Kansas City Star and San Antonio Express-News and second-team All-Big 12 honors by Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Waco Tribune-Herald.
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Sergio Kindle was named to the watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Hendricks Award.
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Sergio Kindle joins a talented, veteran-laden defense where expectations will be low, and he'll have the chance to learn from players like Suggs and Lewis.
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Sergio Kindle fell into the second round and was ultimately drafted 43rd overall by the Baltimore Ravens, using one of the three picks the Ravens acquired by trading their first-round pick to the Denver Broncos.
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Sergio Kindle said in a press conference shortly after the draft he was targeting the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2010.
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Sergio Kindle was sent to the hospital in stable condition but was described as suffering head trauma.
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Eighteen months after he was drafted, Sergio Kindle was activated for the first time in his career for the Ravens' Week 4 game against the New York Jets.
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Sergio Kindle played primarily on special teams, but saw some time on defense towards the end of the game.
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On October 20,2012, the Ravens waived Sergio Kindle to make room for outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, who had spent the first six weeks on the Physically Unable to Perform list.
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On October 22,2012, Sergio Kindle was signed to the Ravens practice squad.
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Sergio Kindle was born in Los Angeles and moved to Texas shortly after he was born.
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On July 28,2007, at 2:35 am, Sergio Kindle was pulled over for failing to stay in a single-marked lane near downtown Austin, Texas.
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On December 26,2010, Sergio Kindle was arrested for drunk driving at 4:09 am in Howard County, Maryland.
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Sergio Kindle was released from custody after posting a bond of $10,000.
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On September 16,2011, Sergio Kindle was sued in Davidson County Circuit Court by US Bank for $130,000, over non-payment of loans from the bank's music and entertainment division, which is based in Nashville.
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Sergio Kindle spent a season as the linebacker coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and then became the Defensive Coordinator at Hillcrest High School, in Dallas.