David Ball (wide receiver)
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| New York Jets — No. 18 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: June 6, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Berlin, Vermont | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 201 lb (91 kg) |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| College: New Hampshire | |
| Undrafted in 2007 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
David Ball (born June 6, 1984 in Berlin, Vermont) is an American football wide receiver who is a practice squad player for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played collegiately at New Hampshire.
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[edit] Early years
Ball attended Worcester Academy for a year and was a post-graduate student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. He was named the school's Athlete of the Year. Also won the NEPSAC Class A title in basketball for Worcester Academy. Played with Colt Brennan at Worcester. He set the record for the NEPSAC Class B Тrack and Field Championship in the High Jump, with a jump of 6 feet 9 inches.
[edit] College career
Ball broke the Division I-AA record for touchdown receptions, previously set by Jerry Rice at Mississippi Valley State University, on October 7, 2006 versus the University of Richmond, and went on to score 7 more for a new record of 58 touchdowns. He also approached two other I-AA receiving records set by Rice:
- Most career receiving yards: 4,693 (Ball had 4,655)
- Most games with at least 100 receiving yards: 27 (Ball had 24)
[edit] Professional career
Ball was a standout at the University of New Hampshire for four years. However, despite his success, Ball was undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. He signed with the Bears as a free agent, joining his classmate, Corey Graham who was drafted by Chicago in the fifth round.
During pre-season play, Ball had 6 receptions for a total gain of 64 yards.[1]
Ball was released by Chicago on September 1, 2007 in order to reach the NFL's mandatory 53-man roster limit.[2] He was re-signed to the Bears' practice squad on September 2, 2007.[3] Ball was released from the practice squad on September 18, 2007, to make room for P. J. Pope on the practice squad.[4] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2007,[5] and dropped again on September 24, 2007, to make room for Josh Gattis.[6]
On November 28, 2007, Ball was signed to the New York Jets practice squad, replacing Cornerback Manny Collins.[7]
For their December 30, 2007 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Jets activated Ball to their game roster for the first time in Ball's career. However, he did not appear in the game.
[edit] References
- ^ Bears sign CB Jimoh
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Bears place Bazuin on IR, cut 19 to reach roster limit", Chicago Tribune, 2007-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Bears re-sign seven players to practice squad", Chicago Tribune, 2007-09-02. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Bears sign Pope to practice squad, release Ball", 2007-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Dirk Johnson, David Ball back with Bears", 2007-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
- ^ Chicago Bears Transactions
- ^ Ball signs with Jets
