Tra Battle
No. 36 Virginia Destroyers | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: January 5, 1985 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Forsyth, Georgia | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| College: Georgia | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2007 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2008 for the San Diego Chargers | |||||||||
Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 | |||||||||
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Tra Battle (born January 5, 1985) is an American football safety for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Georgia.
Battle has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, New York Sentinels and Hartford Colonials.
Early years
Battle attended Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, Georgia, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a four-year starter as both a quarterback and as a safety. As a junior, he was named the team's Defensive M.V.P. As a senior, he was named the team M.V.P. and was named an All-Middle Georgia honoree from the Macon Telegraph.
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Battle was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on May 27, 2009. He was waived on July 28, 2009.
Cleveland Browns
He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on August 24, 2009. He was released on September 5.