PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
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sammie HiLL<br />
Defensive Tackle<br />
Stillman<br />
4th Year<br />
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 329<br />
Born: 11/8/86<br />
West Blockton, Ala.<br />
Draft: ‘09, R4 (115)-Det<br />
Complete biographical information available on <strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com.<br />
MANE FACTS<br />
‣ Hill loved the Dallas Cowboys because emmitt smith, Michael irvin<br />
and Deion sanders played the positions he couldn’t play growing up.<br />
‣ as a kid, Hill enjoyed watching the TGif line-up of Family Matters, Step<br />
By Step, and Full House.<br />
‣ Hill will watch any movie with Denzel Washington in it.<br />
‣ Before games, Hill likes to listen to young Jeezy and Gucci Man.<br />
‣ He is a big collector of hats and shoes. His favorite hat is his st. louis<br />
Cardinals hat, and his favorite shoe is the Nike air force ones.<br />
‣ at stillman, he and two college teammates were heroic in their efforts<br />
to save a man from a burning house. The three stillman players were<br />
driving by a house when they noticed a distressed woman who needed<br />
help. she told Hill and his teammates that her father was inside and<br />
they proceeded to rescue him from the burning building.<br />
TRANSACTIONS<br />
‣ Drafted by the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions in the fourth round (115th overall) of the<br />
2009 Nfl Draft.<br />
PRO<br />
Hill is a good athlete with outstanding size and bulk and long arms that<br />
provides a large presence on the lions defensive front. Quick and agile, he<br />
is stout at the point of attack.<br />
‣ Has played 44 career games, recording 80 tackles (48 solo), 4 sacks<br />
and 4 fumble recoveries ad 1 forced fumble.<br />
‣ in his first pro season, he played 13 games (12 starts) at defensive<br />
tackle. He earned one of the team’s starting defensive tackle positions<br />
to start his rookie season.<br />
2011: served as a significant contributor at defensive tackle on the team’s<br />
stout defensive line rotation. Played in all 16 games (3 starts) and had<br />
24 tackles (13 solo), 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.<br />
‣ recorded a season-high 4 tackles (2 solo) vs. san francisco (10/16).<br />
‣ Had 2 solo tackles at Denver (10/30).<br />
‣ Pressured Carolina QB Cam Newton in the first quarter to cause an<br />
inaccurate throw that resulted in an eric Wright interception.<br />
‣ registed .5 sack at New orleans (12/4) along with 3 tackles.<br />
‣ Posted 2 tackles and a fumble recovery vs. the Vikings (12/11).<br />
‣ started in season finale at Green Bay (1/1) and tied a season-high 4<br />
tackles and recorded his first full sack (2 yards) on the season.<br />
COLLEGE<br />
Was a four-year starter for the Tigers, and he set the school record with<br />
44.5 tackles for loss. During his freshman and sophomore seasons, he<br />
played defensive tackle and then was moved to defensive end for his final<br />
two seasons at stillman. Named first-team all-siaC in 2007 and 2008.<br />
‣ in his second year (2008) at defensive end, he earned first-team all siaC<br />
honors. During his senior season, he played in 11 games and registered<br />
career highs with 59 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks and 7.5 sacks.<br />
‣ scored on a two-point conversion pass play.<br />
‣ Knocked down seven passes and recorded three fumble recoveries.<br />
‣ Was moved to defensive end as a junior in 2007 by new head coach<br />
Greg Thompson. in his first season at defensive end, he was a first-team<br />
all-siaC selection after collecting 52 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 14 tackles<br />
for loss. also caused four fumbles.<br />
‣ Took an interception back 38 yards for a touchdown after dropping back<br />
into coverage as a giant middle linebacker.<br />
‣ as a sophomore in 2006, he played in 10 games and garnered 41 tackles,<br />
two sacks and nine tackles for loss.<br />
‣ in 2005, following a red-shirt season, Hill was a defensive tackle and<br />
made a splash with 39 tackles, 3.5 sacks and six tackles for loss in the<br />
nine games he played.<br />
‣ He also caught a pass as a tight end for a 16-yard touchdown.<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Graduated from West Blockton (ala.) High school where he was selected<br />
all-Conference and all-area.<br />
‣ He was a versatile player as a prepster, playing both offensive defensive<br />
line along with tight end, linebacker and even place kicker.<br />
‣ Was recruited by some schools to play basketball, and he was a catcher<br />
on the school’s baseball team.<br />
PLayer ProfiLes<br />
<strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com<br />
Media.<strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com<br />
HILL' S SINGLE-GAME BESTS<br />
Tackles: ...................................................................................................................5 (twice) last at Cin 12/6/09<br />
fumbles recoveries: ................................................................................ 1 (three times) last at Chi 9/12/10<br />
sacks: .............................................................................................................................................1 at Chi 9/12/10<br />
HILL' S CAREER STATISTICS<br />
Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
2009 Det 13 12 26 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0<br />
2010 Det 15 0 30 21 9 2.5 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />
2011 Det 16 3 24 13 11 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
Totals 44 15 80 48 32 4 21.5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0<br />
POSTSEASON<br />
Year Tm G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
2011 Det 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Total 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2011 (Det)<br />
Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
9/11 at TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
9/18 KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
9/25 at Min 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/2 at Dal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/9 CHi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/16 sf 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/23 aTl 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
10/30 at Den 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
11/13 at Chi 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
11/20 Car 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
11/24 GB 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
12/4 at No 1 1 3 1 2 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
12/11 MiN 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />
12/18 at oak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
12/24 sD 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
1/1 at GB 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals 16 3 24 13 11 1.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
Postseason<br />
Date Opp G S TT ST AT Sk SkY Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD STT<br />
1/7 at No 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Total 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0