Players

Transactions:

• Selected by New England Patriots in the first round (No. 24 overall) in 2007 NFL Draft.
• Was released by the Patriots on Sept. 3, 2011.
• Signed by the Chicago Bears on Sept. 4, 2011.
• Signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2012.

PRO:

• Two-time Pro Bowler (2009, 2010).
• Played in 75 Career  Games with 44 starts.
• Totaled 293 tackles, two sacks, 12 interceptions (one for a touchdown), 29 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Made his first career start in Super Bowl XLII as the Patriots nickelback.

2011 (Bears)

• Played in 11 games, starting four.
• Registered 32 tackles (19 solo).
• Had two passes defensed.

2010 (Patriots)

• Played in 16 games, starting 13.
• Named to AFC Pro Bowl team for second season in a row.
• Registered 66 total tackles (49 solo).
• Had three interceptions with 39 return yards.
• Had 6 passes defensed.
• Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 7.

2009 (Patriots)

• Played in and started all 16 games.
• Earned first career Pro Bowl selection.
• Tied a career-high with 83 total tackles.
• Had a career high five interceptions, which was tied for the team lead.
• Had 149 interception return yards and his first career interception return for a touchdown that was 56 yards, which was also a career long.
• Also added nine passes defensed, which tied his career high, two forced fumbles and five special teams tackles.

2008 (Patriots)

• Played in all 16 games, starting the final 11.
• Led all defensive backs and was second on the team with a career-high 83 tackles, 61 of which was solo, which was also a career.
• Collected his first career interception.
• Led the team with four interceptions, which tied the highest total by a Patriot safety since Lawyer Milloy had six interceptions in 1998.
• Was second on the team with a career-high nine passes defensed.

2007 (Patriots)

• Played in all 16 regular season games.
• Had 27 total tackles (18 solo), three passes defensed, and one forced fumble.
• Added 13 tackles on special teams.

College:

• Started 21 games at strong safety, six at free safety, three at cornerback and one at nickel back during his career.
• Holds the Miami career-record for tackles by a defensive back with 293 tackles.
• His 182 solo tackles broke the Miami all-time record for safeties that was held by Bennie Blades (155) and his 77 solo tackles in 2005 broke the old Miami season-record for safeties that was first set by Daryl Reeh (68).
• Became the first defensive back to ever lead the Hurricanes in tackles in a season (115 in 2005).

Personal:

• Attended Apopka (Fla.) High School and led his school to the Florida Class 6A state championship as a senior in 2001 and registered 115 tackles, six interceptions and four touchdowns.
• Played in the Florida-Georgia All-Star game and was named captain of the defense.
• Participated in the 2008 Salvation Army Holiday Party at Gillette Stadium with nearly 250 children from the Boston and Providence Salvation Army centers.
• Born Jan. 14, 1984.
• Was a liberal arts major at Miami.
• Has a daughter, Morgan Meriweather, born in 2008.