Tahir Whitehead
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No. 59 Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Date of birth: April 2, 1990 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Newark (NJ) West Side | |||||||||
| College: Temple | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 | |||||||||
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2013 | |||||||||
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Tahir Ali Whitehead (born April 2, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Temple University. He was selected by the Lions in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Early years
A native of Newark, New Jersey, he played high school football at West Side High School, where he was part of the team that won the 2007 state sectional championship.[1]
Professional career
Whitehead was selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.
References
- ↑ Stanmyre, Matthew. "NFL Draft 2012: Detroit Lions select Newark native Tahir Whitehead in fifth round", The Star-Ledger, April 28, 2012. Accessed June 11, 2012. "They informed Whitehead, a 2008 graduate of Newark’s West Side High School, they had selected him with their fifth-round pick — the 138th overall — of the 2012 NFL draft."
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