Crocker played college football for Marshall. While there he was All-Mid-American Conference first-team in 2001 and second-team in 2002. He was second on the team in tackles as a senior with 126 stops and broke up ten passes. He was third on the Herd with 88 tackles in 2001 and led the team with 10 passes broken up.
He helped Marshall win MAC titles in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He also helped lead Marshall to bowl victories in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Professional careeredit
Cleveland Brownsedit
Crocker was drafted in the third round, 84th overall, in 2003 by the Cleveland Browns, where he played from 2003-2005.[1] In three seasons with the Browns he made 172 tackles, three interceptions, and four sacks.
Atlanta Falconsedit
Before the 2006 season, he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a fourth round draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. In two seasons with the Falcons he totaled 105 tackles, four interceptions, and two sacks.
Miami Dolphinsedit
On March 29, 2008 the Miami Dolphins signed Crocker to a one-year $1.151 million contract[2] with $300,000 guaranteed. He spent the first seven weeks of the 2008 season with the Dolphins, appearing in six games (two starts) and recording 10 tackles and a pass deflection. He was released on October 21 when the team re-signed safetyTyrone Culver.
Cincinnati Bengalsedit
Crocker signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on October 30, 2008, for the final half on the 2008 season. He signed a new four-year contract with the Bengals worth $10 million on February 27, 2009.[3] He was released on April 6, 2012.[4] Crocker was re-signed by the Bengals on September 27.[5]
Minnesota Vikingsedit
The Minnesota Vikings signed with Crocker on August 4, 2014. Head Coach Mike Zimmer had worked with Crocker for 7 years in Atlanta and Cincinnati.
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Christopher Alan Crocker born March 9 1980 is an American football coach and former safety He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft He played college football at Marshall Chris CrockerSt Louis BattleHawksPosition Defensive assistantPersonal informationBorn 1980 03 09 March 9 1980 age 44 Norfolk Virginia U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh school Chesapeake VA Deep CreekCollege MarshallNFL draft 2003 Round 3 Pick 84Career historyAs a player Cleveland Browns 2003 2005 Atlanta Falcons 2006 2007 Miami Dolphins 2008 Cincinnati Bengals 2008 2013 Minnesota Vikings 2014 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Atlanta Legends 2019 Defensive assistant St Louis BattleHawks 2020 present Defensive assistantCareer NFL statisticsTackles 556Sacks 14 5INTs 15Player stats at NFL com PFR Crocker also played for the Atlanta Falcons Miami Dolphins Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings Crocker worked with the Atlanta Legends of the now defunct Alliance of American Football In June 2019 he was hired as a member of the St Louis BattleHawks coaching staff in the upcoming XFL Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Cleveland Browns 2 2 Atlanta Falcons 2 3 Miami Dolphins 2 4 Cincinnati Bengals 2 5 Minnesota Vikings 3 NFL career statistics 3 1 Regular season 3 2 Playoffs 4 Coaching career 5 References 6 External linksCollege career editCrocker played college football for Marshall While there he was All Mid American Conference first team in 2001 and second team in 2002 He was second on the team in tackles as a senior with 126 stops and broke up ten passes He was third on the Herd with 88 tackles in 2001 and led the team with 10 passes broken up He helped Marshall win MAC titles in 1999 2000 and 2002 He also helped lead Marshall to bowl victories in 1999 2000 2001 and 2002 Professional career editCleveland Browns edit Crocker was drafted in the third round 84th overall in 2003 by the Cleveland Browns where he played from 2003 2005 1 In three seasons with the Browns he made 172 tackles three interceptions and four sacks Atlanta Falcons edit Before the 2006 season he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a fourth round draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft In two seasons with the Falcons he totaled 105 tackles four interceptions and two sacks Miami Dolphins edit On March 29 2008 the Miami Dolphins signed Crocker to a one year 1 151 million contract 2 with 300 000 guaranteed He spent the first seven weeks of the 2008 season with the Dolphins appearing in six games two starts and recording 10 tackles and a pass deflection He was released on October 21 when the team re signed safety Tyrone Culver Cincinnati Bengals edit Crocker signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on October 30 2008 for the final half on the 2008 season He signed a new four year contract with the Bengals worth 10 million on February 27 2009 3 He was released on April 6 2012 4 Crocker was re signed by the Bengals on September 27 5 Minnesota Vikings edit The Minnesota Vikings signed with Crocker on August 4 2014 Head Coach Mike Zimmer had worked with Crocker for 7 years in Atlanta and Cincinnati NFL career statistics editLegend Bold Career high Regular season edit Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2003 CLE 16 1 35 27 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2004 CLE 12 5 56 46 10 2 0 3 1 20 1 20 4 0 0 0 0 2005 CLE 16 16 82 51 31 2 0 2 2 35 0 24 4 2 1 0 0 2006 ATL 16 16 50 44 6 1 0 3 1 28 0 28 8 0 0 0 0 2007 ATL 14 14 55 51 4 1 0 4 3 40 0 18 11 0 1 0 0 2008 MIA 6 2 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CIN 8 6 34 25 9 1 5 5 1 22 0 22 2 1 0 0 0 2009 CIN 13 13 52 40 12 0 0 1 2 38 0 20 9 1 0 0 0 2010 CIN 9 9 43 31 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 2011 CIN 16 16 61 45 16 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2012 CIN 13 9 41 29 12 0 0 1 3 52 0 29 5 0 1 12 0 2013 CIN 12 3 37 28 9 1 5 5 2 41 1 32 7 0 0 0 0 151 110 556 427 129 14 5 29 15 276 2 32 63 7 3 12 0 Playoffs edit Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 CIN 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 CIN 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 CIN 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 6 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Coaching career editIn 2019 Crocker worked with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football In June 2019 he was hired as a member of the St Louis BattleHawks coaching staff in the upcoming XFL as a defensive assistant 6 References edit 2003 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 03 28 Dolphins add safety Chris Crocker 2 draft choices Bengals placed Dexter Jackson on IR sign Chris Crocker Bengals release Crocker Archived from the original on 2012 05 09 Retrieved 2012 04 06 Hobson Jeff Crocker returns looks to atone bengals com Archived from the original on January 17 2013 Retrieved 27 September 2012 XFL Coaching And Staff Hires Includes Coach Moss s Daughter XFL Newshub July 25 2019 Retrieved October 15 2019 External links editMarshall bio Archived 2014 08 12 at the Wayback Machine Cincinnati Bengals bio External images nbsp ESPN profile faceshot nbsp Crocker on left at play with Dennis Northcutt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Crocker American football amp oldid 1200619875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
