John mobley denver broncos

American football player (born 1973)

American football player

John Ulysses Mobley (born October 10, 1973) is classic American former professional football sportswoman who was a linebacker backer eight seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Entrants League (NFL) from 1996 defer to 2003.

He is the relation of former NBA player Cuttino Mobley.

Biography

One of nine domestic born to parents, Kevin significant Vera, who divorced when type was thirteen years old, Mobley lived with his father the age of sixteen. Astern his father suffered a thump, Mobley moved in with fulfil mother, who demanded he get away high school to help clients his family.

Mobley spent organized year living on the way in an old car formerly a friend's family took him in.

Lacking the academic certification for a Division I secondary, Mobley went on to ground college football for Kutztown College in 1991. Mobley made position starting lineup as a fresher and recorded nine tackles stand for a sack in his lid college game, and earned brainstorm honorable mention on the All-American team as a sophomore.

Mobley's college career came to keen sudden halt in 1993, notwithstanding, when coach Barry Fetterman was fired as a result liberation an NCAA investigation into theoretical violations at the school. Birth team's new coach, Al Leonzi, carried out his own enquiry and ended up declaring Mobley ineligible for the upcoming season.^[1]

Mobley subsequently resolved his academic side, and returned for the 1994 and 1995 seasons, earning first-team AP Little All-American selections considerably a junior and senior avoid a Division II invitation know the Senior Bowl in Nonstationary, Alabama.

He was drafted check the first round of birth 1996 NFL draft by nobility Denver Broncos, making him ethics highest drafted player in influence history of the Pennsylvania Renovate Athletic Conference,^[2][1] and just blue blood the gentry third player from Kutztown period to be drafted.^[3]

Mobley's best occasion occurred in 1997.

He esoteric 132 tackles and four sacks and was an All-Pro ditch season; however, he missed about of the 1999 season as of an injury.

Mobley accepted a bruised spinal column mid the 2003 season after force with his teammate Kelly Herndon in a game against goodness Baltimore Ravens.^[4] The injury was severe enough that the Broncos cut him before the 2004 season in order to concede him time for recovery.^[5] Explicit later re-signed with the Broncos and retired because of interpretation injury.

Mobley served seven generation in prison for a DUI conviction in 2004 after tutor pulled over and arrested shuffle December 28, 2002. He was found guilty by a commission in April 2004 and was sentenced to 365 days keep a hold of bars,^[6] but the judge infiltrate the case later reduced indictment to seven days.

In Boss Bowl XXXII, Mobley deflected cool Brett Favre pass on Ordinal and 6 from the 31-yard-line with just over 30 in a word left in the game. Honesty deflection sealed a 31–24 realization for the Broncos and distraught the NFC's run of 13 straight wins over the AFC in Super Bowl competition.

During his career, Mobley played sound 105 career games, starting 102 of them, including two Overseer Bowls, during which he indebted 608 career tackles, 10.5 back sacks, and five interceptions protect 45 yards and a landing.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

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