Aaron Francisco (born July 5, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at BYU.
 Francisco with the Cardinals in 2005 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 3, 1983 Lā'ie, Hawai'i, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii) | ||||||||
| College: | Brigham Young | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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He was also a member of the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, and Tennessee Titans.
Early life
Aaron Francisco attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawai'i (Oahu), and was an All State and All Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) selection as a senior. Francisco helped to lead Kahuku to their first State Championship in 2000.
College career
He recorded 88 tackles (43 solo) as a senior in 2004 at BYU. He finished his career with 330 tackles (167 solo) and seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection as a junior in 2003.
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
Francisco signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Francisco was famously defending Santonio Holmes on the Steelers' game winning touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl, a play which made the cover of Sports Illustrated.[1]
Detroit Lions
Francisco signed with the Detroit Lions on August 17, 2011. He was released by the Lions on September 3, 2011.
Tennessee Titans
Francisco signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans on July 20, 2012. He was waived by the Titans on August 31, 2012.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2005 | ARI | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | ARI | 16 | 2 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | ARI | 10 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | ARI | 16 | 4 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | IND | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 12 | 12 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | 23 | 218 | 182 | 36 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | ARI | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | IND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
External links
- Tennessee Titans bio
- BYU Cougars football bio Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine