Monsanto Pope

Monsanto Pope
No. 75     
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: January 27, 1978 (1978-01-27) (age 34)
Place of birth: Norfolk, Virginia
High School: Hopewell High School
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231
Debuted in 2002 for the Denver Broncos
Last played in 2005 for the Denver Broncos
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of 2005
Games played     48
Games started     21
Tackles     49
Sacks     6.0
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Monsanto Leshawn Pope (born January 27, 1978 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round (231st overall pick) in the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia. He played four seasons for the Broncos (2002–2005) before signing as a free agent with the New York Jets in 2006. He left the team at the beginning of training camp.[1]

References

  1. ^ Craig Thomas (July 31, 2006). "Monsanto Pope quits team". jets.scout.com. http://jets.scout.com/2/551375.html. Retrieved 2010-02-04.