Jordan Babineaux

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Jordan Babineaux
Date of birth	August 31, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Port Arthur, Texas
Position(s)	Defensive back
College	Southern Arkansas
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2004-present	Seattle Seahawks

Jordan Jude Babineaux (born August 31, 1982 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks. Jordan is of Creole descent. He is also the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux.

[edit] Career

Babineaux was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Arkansas University. In Seattle he is known as "Big Play Babs". He earned this nickname after a game-changing interception against the Dallas Cowboys on October 23, 2005. He intercepted a pass by Drew Bledsoe and returned the ball to the Cowboys' 32 yard-line with five seconds left in the game, setting up a game winning Josh Brown field goal.

On January 6, 2007, late in the final quarter of the Wild Card game against the Dallas Cowboys during the 2007 NFL playoffs, Babineaux made a diving, game-saving ankle tackle of Dallas quarterback and place kick holder Tony Romo, who was scrambling to the end zone with the football after bobbling the snap for what would have been a winning field goal. The tackle stopped Romo inches short of a first down, and about a yard shy of a touchdown. As a result, Seattle took possession on downs and was able to run out the clock for a 21-20 victory.

Babineaux is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.^{[citation needed]}