He has 18 career interceptions, tied for third most among NFL players since 2009.
Then there is outside linebacker Paul Kruger, the Ravens' late second-round pick out of Utah in the 2009 NFL draft.
Ultimately, the 2009 NFL draft generated excitement for those rabid fans who cheered and jeered the picks that will shape the future of their favorite teams.
His 18 career interceptions are tied for third most among NFL players since 2009, when the Bills selected Byrd in the second round of the draft out of Oregon.
Since 2009, Van Heusen has engaged in various marketing activation campaigns centered around the NFL. In 2009, the Pro Football Hall of Fame approached Van Heusen to sponsor the Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.
An average of just 8.1 players taken in the first round of the NFL draft between 1999 and 2009 were later selected to the Pro Bowl.
When asked about his fondest NFL memories during a May 2009 interview with the AP, Summerall said there were things that stood out as a player and broadcaster.
The unit's efficiency ranked ninth, first and second in the NFL, respectively in 2008, 2009 and 2010, according to analysis site Pro Football Focus.
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Additional data from the 2008 and 2009 drafts show that NFL teams collectively have been remarkably good in their talent evaluation of quarterbacks taken in the first round.
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Tomlin in 2009 became the youngest coach in NFL history to lead a team to a Super Bowl, and a win to boot.
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John David Booty, who was a fifth round pick in the 2009 draft, is out of the NFL and never played in a regular season game.
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In 2009, a study commissioned by the NFL reported that former players between the ages of 30 and 49 were 19 times more likely to be diagnosed with severe memory-related diseases than an average person.
The star linebacker played for 20 NFL seasons with San Diego, Miami and New England before retiring in 2009.
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The story: The NFL says former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams administered the program during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.
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The NFL first received information about the Saints' alleged bounty system late in the 2009 season and during that year's playoffs.
One way to detect whether this is the case for the NFL may be found in research led by Jim Collins and detailed in his 2009 book, How The Mighty Fall.
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An NFL investigation found the team had an "active bounty program" during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons in which "bounty" payments were given to players for hits that hurt opposing players and knocked them out of the game.
The unprecedented punishment was handed down in March after an NFL investigation found that the team had an "active bounty program" during the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Six months before their opt-out deadline, the NFL owners voted unanimously to end the current CBA two years early, meaning 2008 and 2009 were played with a Cap and the last season, this 2010 we are in, was to be played without one.
As of Aug. 1, FanSnap secondary ticket price data reveals that 2010 NFL secondary ticket prices are up 64% compared to year-to-date prices from 2009.
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An NFL spokesman said the request wasn't made to its medical committees and that its own policy adopted in 2009 states that a player who suffers a concussion shouldn't return to play or practice on the same day if he shows any signs or symptoms of a concussion.
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