Boley played college football for Southern Mississippi. In 2004, he won the Conerly Trophy, which is awarded to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. During his entire career he finished with 423 tackles, 28.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles and was a three-time First-team All-Conference USA selection. In Boley's last season at Southern Miss he was voted as the conference's defensive most valuable player. He was also a finalist for several national defensive awards, including the Butkus Award, the Bednarik Award and the Lott Impact Trophy. He made 125 tackles as a senior and recorded five forced fumbles, two interceptions, and nine sacks.
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Atlanta Falconsedit
Boley was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.[2] He took over as a starter in his rookie year after Edgerton Hartwell went down with an Achilles tendon injury. In four years with the Falcons, he started 52 of 64 games, recording 330 tackles, six sacks, and five interceptions. He became a free agent after the 2008 season.
^"Super Bowl XLVI - New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - February 5th, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
^Vacchiano, Ralph (May 2, 2013). "Ex-NY Giants linebacker Michael Boley 'secretly arrested' on child abuse charges, report". New York Daily News.
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December 02, 2023
michael, boley, michael, jerome, boley, born, august, 1982, former, american, football, linebacker, played, national, football, league, played, college, football, southern, miss, selected, atlanta, falcons, fifth, round, 2005, draft, boley, entering, field, su. Michael Jerome Boley 1 born August 24 1982 is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League NFL He played college football at Southern Miss and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft Michael BoleyBoley entering the field for Super Bowl XLVINo 59 52 53Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1982 08 24 August 24 1982 age 41 Gadsden Alabama U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 230 lb 104 kg Career informationHigh school Elkmont AL College Southern MissNFL Draft 2005 Round 5 Pick 160Career historyAtlanta Falcons 2005 2008 New York Giants 2009 2012 Cincinnati Bengals 2013 Career highlights and awardsSuper Bowl champion XLVI PFWA All Rookie Team 2005 C USA Defensive Player of the Year 2004 3 First team All Conference USA 2002 2004 Conerly Trophy 2004 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 695Sacks 9 5Forced fumbles 8Fumble recoveries 9Interceptions 8Defensive touchdowns 2Player stats at NFL com PFRBoley was also a member of the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Atlanta Falcons 3 2 New York Giants 3 3 Cincinnati Bengals 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly years editBoley played high school football for Elkmont High School as a safety wide receiver and running back College career editBoley played college football for Southern Mississippi In 2004 he won the Conerly Trophy which is awarded to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi During his entire career he finished with 423 tackles 28 5 sacks nine forced fumbles and was a three time First team All Conference USA selection In Boley s last season at Southern Miss he was voted as the conference s defensive most valuable player He was also a finalist for several national defensive awards including the Butkus Award the Bednarik Award and the Lott Impact Trophy He made 125 tackles as a senior and recorded five forced fumbles two interceptions and nine sacks Professional career editAtlanta Falcons edit Boley was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft 2 He took over as a starter in his rookie year after Edgerton Hartwell went down with an Achilles tendon injury In four years with the Falcons he started 52 of 64 games recording 330 tackles six sacks and five interceptions He became a free agent after the 2008 season New York Giants edit On February 27 2009 Boley signed a five year 25 million deal with the New York Giants He won his first championship ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots 3 On February 5 2013 Boley was released by the New York Giants nbsp Michael Boley and Deon GrantCincinnati Bengals edit On October 1 2013 Boley signed with the Cincinnati Bengals Personal life editIn February 2013 Boley was arrested for child abuse 4 References edit Boley Pro Football Reference Profile pro football reference com 2005 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 07 Super Bowl XLVI New York Giants vs New England Patriots February 5th 2012 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2017 12 06 Vacchiano Ralph May 2 2013 Ex NY Giants linebacker Michael Boley secretly arrested on child abuse charges report New York Daily News External links editCincinnati Bengals bio New York Giants bio archived from 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Boley amp oldid 1185823513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
