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MICHAEL BOLEY<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
HEIGHT - 6-3<br />
WEIGHT - 230<br />
COLLEGE - Southern Mississippi<br />
HIGH SCHOOL - Elkmont (Ala.)<br />
BIRTHDATE - august 24, 1982<br />
HOW ACQUIRED - UFA (ATLANTA, 2009)<br />
NFL EXP. - 8th YEAR<br />
GIANTS EXP. - 4TH YEAR<br />
new york football giants<br />
TRANSACTIONS:<br />
- Originally a 5th round (160th pick overall)<br />
draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in<br />
2005….Signed by the <strong>Giants</strong> as an unrestricted<br />
free agent on February 28, 2009.<br />
GIANTS NOTES:<br />
- Boley became the <strong>Giants</strong>’ weakside linebacker<br />
after playing on the strong side for<br />
4-seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.<br />
- Boley was named the NFC Defensive<br />
Player of the Week after recording a teamhigh<br />
9 tackles (8 solo), 1 sack, 2 tackles for<br />
losses and 2 quarterback hits vs. Atlanta on<br />
Nov. 22, 2009.<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
- Has played in 118 regular season-games<br />
with 102 starts and has started all 5 postseason<br />
games in which he’s played…Career<br />
regular season totals include 679 tackles<br />
(495 solo), 9.5 sacks, 8 forced fumbles, 8<br />
fumble recoveries, 39 passes defensed and<br />
8 interceptions…In the postseason, Boley<br />
has 28 tackles (22 solo) and 2.0 sacks.<br />
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
- Started at WLB vs. <strong>New</strong> Orleans (12/9)...<br />
Recorded 10 tackles (seven solo).<br />
- Started at WLB at Washington (12/3)...<br />
Recorded six tackles (three solo).<br />
- Started at WLB vs. Green Bay (11/25)...<br />
Recorded seven tackles (four solo).<br />
- Started at WLB at Cincinnati (11/11)...<br />
Recorded seven tackles (three solo), including<br />
one tackle for a loss.<br />
- Started at WLB vs. Pittsburgh (11/4)...<br />
Recorded a game-high 10 tackles (seven<br />
solo), one special teams tackle and one fumble<br />
recovery, which he returned 70 yards for<br />
a touchdown.<br />
- Started at WLB at Dallas (10/28)...<br />
Recorded six tackles (five solo), one tackle<br />
for a loss and one quarterback hit.<br />
- Started at SLB vs. Washington (10/21)...<br />
Recorded 10 tackles (five solo) and one<br />
fumble recovery.<br />
- Started at WLB at San Francisco (10/14)...<br />
Led the team with six solo tackles.<br />
- Saw extended action at WLB vs. Cleveland<br />
(10/7)...Recorded six tackles (five solo) and<br />
one pass defensed.<br />
- Started at WLB at Philadelphia (9/30)...<br />
Recorded five solo tackles, including one<br />
tackle for a loss...Tackled LeSean McCoy on<br />
third and goal on the one-yard line which<br />
forced the Eagles to kick a field goal.<br />
- Started at WLB at Carolina (9/20)...Tallied<br />
six tackles (five solo), 0.5 sacks, one quarterback<br />
hit, one pass deflection and one<br />
interception.<br />
- Started at WLB vs. Tampa Bay (9/16) and<br />
had three solo tackles (one for a loss), one<br />
pass deflection, and one interception - which<br />
sealed the <strong>Giants</strong>’ 41-34 victory over the<br />
Buccaneers.<br />
- Did not start the season opener vs. Dallas<br />
(9/5) due to injury (hamstring)...Set up the<br />
<strong>Giants</strong>’ first score – a 22-yard Lawrence<br />
Tynes field goal - when he intercepted Tony<br />
Romo and returned the ball 51 yards to the<br />
Dallas two-yard line.
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