Eric Henderson

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Eric Henderson

Cincinnati Bengals — No. 50
Linebacker
Date of birth: January 18, 1983 (1983-01-18) (age 25)
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 263 lb (119 kg)
National Football League debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
College: Georgia Tech
Undrafted in 2006
Teams: Cincinnati Bengals (2006-present)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Eric Henderson (born January 8, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a linebacker on the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he was part of a dominating Jon Tenuta defense. He was All-ACC first team in 2003, and All-ACC second team in 2004 and 2005.

[edit] College career

While playing for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Henderson set a Georgia Tech record with 59.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), and he ranks fourth in school history in sacks (25). He had a breakout sophomore season in 2003, starting all 13 games and earning first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors with 11 sacks and 24 TFL. He earned second-team All-ACC nods as both a junior and a senior. As a senior he led the team with six sacks, despite missing four games with an ankle injury, and caused four fumbles on those sacks. He helped the Tech defense rank in the Top 25 nationally in seven categories in 2005, and he was a key performer as Tech upset No. 3 Miami Hurricanes football team, holding the Hurricanes to 30 yards rushing. In his first game back from his ankle injury in 2005, he played a key role in a 10-9 win over Clemson and was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for the third time in his career. He played four seasons at Tech (2002-05), with a redshirt year in 2001.^[1] On January 21, 2006, he played in East-West Shrine Game in San Antonio, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Professional career

Henderson missed seven games with injuries over his final two seasons at Georgia Tech, hurting his chances of being drafted, but he signed with the Bengals on May 9, 2006 as college free agent. He was waived on September 2, 2006 and then signed September 4, 2006 to the Bengals practice squad, where he spent the full season. Henderson played in all four preseason games, recording five total tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble. Henderson did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2006 because he was not on an NFL 53-player roster, a Reserve/Injured list, or a Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list for the required minimum of six games. On January 2, 2007, he was signed to Bengals offseason roster. He will be designated a first-year player in 2007.

The early depth chart has Henderson listed as an Outside Linebacker, making the change from his previous position on the Defensive Line.^[2]

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