Johnny Jolly
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| Green Bay Packers — No. 97 | |
| Defensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: February 21, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Houston, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 312 lb (142 kg) |
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| 2006 for the Green Bay Packers | |
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| College: Texas A&M | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 6 / Pick: 183 | |
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Johnny Ray Jolly, Jr. (born February 21, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is an American football defensive tackle, who currently plays for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. He was drafted in round six, pick 183 of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M University.
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[edit] High school
During his High school years, Jolly was a three-time all-district defensive lineman at Forest Brook High School in Houston, Texas.
[edit] College career
Jolly attended Texas A&M University and became a starting defensive tackle after his breakout 2003 sophmore campaign. In this season, Jolly totaled his collegiate best 95 tackles along with two sacks and eight pass deflections. His success in 2003 resulted in doubles teams on a weekly basis in his Junior and Senior seasons. Although his statistics dropped because of this, Jolly was awarded Big 12 all-conference honors for his final two seasons.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Green Bay Packers
Jolly was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in round six, pick 183 of the 2006 NFL Draft.
During his rookie season, Jolly struggled to get much playing time due to their deep defensive tackle rotation early in the season, but managed to get extensive playing time in the final four games of the 2006 season due to injuries of the more experienced players.
However, in his second year with Green Bay, he was promoted to starter in place of Corey Williams because he fit the defensive scheme to a T. He excelled at the position until becoming injured right before a game with the Dallas Cowboys. He missed the remainder of the season but looks to dominate in the 2008 campaign.
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