Bob Sanders - Defensive Back

5-8, 206 Iowa 6 years in the NFL D2b-04 DOB: 02/24/1981

Pick was obtained from Pittsburgh with D4-04 (107th overall) for D2-04 (38th overall).

2009:  Started two games at SS before being placed on injured reserve on 11/6 with arm injury...had six tackles and one interception…was inactive first five games of season…recorded two tackles at St. Louis 10/25…recorded four tackles and one interception vs. San Francisco 11/1.

2008:  Started six games, with five starts at SS and one start at FS…start at FS came at Pittsburgh 11/9…was inactive games 3-7, 10-12, 14 and 16…had 48 tackles, 28 solo, one interception and one pass defensed…recorded 10 tackles, six solo, vs. Chicago 9/7…had 13 tackles and one interception vs. New England 11/2…had seven tackles, five solo, and one pass defensed at Pittsburgh…had nine tackles vs. Cincinnati 12/7. POST-SEASON: Started at SS in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3 and had 10 tackles, seven solo.

2007:  Started 15 games at SS and had finest season of four-year career…had 132 tackles, 74 solo, 3.5 sacks, 2-32 interceptions and six passes defensed, all career-highs…tackle total led team and tied for 2nd on club in sacks…earned Pro Bowl honors for second time of career and became first Colts player to be named Associated Press NFL Defensive Player-of-the-Year…was named to First-Team AP NFL All-Pro, Sports Illustrated NFL All-Pro Team, PFW/PFWA All-NFL Team, PFW/PFWA All-AFC Team, and was PFW/PFWA NFL Defensive Most Valuable Player as well as Kansas City Committee of 101 AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Year…had five double-digit tackles games and had eight-plus tackles 12 times…had nine stops, seven solo, and one pass defensed vs. New Orleans 9/6…had 11 tackles, six solo, and 2.5 sacks at Tennessee 9/16…totaled first sacks of career and was named AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week…had nine tackles at Houston 9/23 and six stops vs. Denver 9/30…was inactive vs. Tampa Bay 10/7 with injury…had eight tackles, seven solo, one interception and two passes defensed at Jacksonville 10/22…had seven stops at Carolina 10/28 and 10 tackles vs. New England 11/4…had eight tackles at San Diego 11/11 and eight stops, six solo, and one pass defensed vs. Kansas City 11/18…had nine tackles at Atlanta 11/22…had 12 tackles, eight solo, vs. Jacksonville 12/2 and 12 stops, seven solo, at Baltimore 12/9…had 10 tackles and one pass defensed at Oakland 12/16…had four tackles, 1-29 interception and one pass defensed vs. Houston 12/23…had nine tackles and one sack vs. Tennessee 12/30.  POST-SEASON:  Started at SS vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs and had three solo tackles.

2006:  Started four games at FS and dealt with knee injury throughout season…was inactive games 3-7, 9-11 and 13-16…started at NYG 9/10, vs. Houston 9/17, at New England 11/5 and at Tennessee 12/3…had 30 tackles, 20 solo, one FF, one interception and one pass defensed…had eleven tackles at NYG…had four stops vs. Houston…had 10 tackles and one interception at New England…had five stops, one FF and one pass defensed at Tennessee.  POST-SEASON:  Started four games at FS and had 22 tackles, 17 solo, one FF, 2-55 interceptions and four passes defensed…had three tackles, 1-17 interception vs. Kansas City in Wild Card Playoffs 1/6…had 10 tackles at Baltimore 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs…had six tackles vs. New England 1/21 in AFC Championship Game…had three stops, one FF and 1-38 interception in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago 2/4.

2005:  Second-year player who started first 14 games and earned reputation as one of NFL’s top hitters at FS position…earned Pro Bowl honors for first time and became club’s first DB to earn Pro Bowl honors since Jerry Logan and Rick Volk (1971)…had 118 tackles, 71 solo, four passes defensed, one FF, one FR and one interception…tackle total ranked 2nd on club…was inactive 12/24 at Seattle and 1/1 vs. Arizona…had multiple stops in every outing and double-digit tackles in five games…had career-best 20 tackles, 12 solo, vs. San Diego 12/18…had 12 stops, eight solo, at Cincinnati 11/20…had 10 stops and one pass defensed vs. Cleveland 9/25…had 10 tackles, seven solo, and one interception at Tennessee 10/2…had 10 stops and one FR at Jacksonville 12/11…had eight stops at Baltimore 9/11 and seven tackles, six solo, and two passes defensed vs. Jacksonville 9/18…had nine stops, eight solo, vs. St. Louis 10/17…had four stops and one FF at New England 11/7…had nine tackles, seven solo, and one pass defensed vs. Pittsburgh 11/28.  POST-SEASON:  Started at FS vs. Pittsburgh 1/15 and had nine tackles, seven solo.

2004: Started four of six appearances in rookie season shortened by foot and knee injuries…was on roster exempt status at New England 9/9 and was inactive for games 2-5 with foot injury…was reserve DB and special teamer vs. Jacksonville 10/24 and at Kansas City 10/31 before starting at SS 11/8 vs. Minnesota, 11/14 vs. Houston and 11/21 at Chicago…knee injury at Chicago caused him to miss five games before starting at FS at Denver 1/2…provided physical, dynamic presence in playing time…had 39 tackles, 26 solo, one pass defensed and two FR, along with 10 special teams tackles, six solo…had 13 tackles, seven solo, and 37t FR vs. Houston 11/14…had 10 stops, nine solo, and one FR at Kansas City…had eight tackles, five solo, vs. Minnesota…had four tackles, three solo, at Denver…had three special teams tackles at Chicago and two at Kansas City, vs. Minnesota and vs. Houston. POST-SEASON: Started at SS vs. Denver 1/9 and at New England 1/16…had 17 tackles, 11 solo, and four special teams tackles…had eight tackles, five solo, and four specialty stops vs. Denver…had nine tackles, six solo, at New England.

2005:  Pro Bowl Starter...Associated Press NFL All-Pro First-Team...PFW/PFWA All-AFC Team.  2007:  Pro Bowl Starter…Associated Press NFL Defensive Player-of-the-Year…PFW/PFWA NFL Defensive Most Valuable Player…Kansas City Committee of 101 AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Year…First-Team Associated Press NFL All-Pro and Sports Illustrated NFL All-Pro Team…The Sporting News NFL All-Pro Team…PFW/PFWA All-NFL Team and PFW/PFWA All-AFC Team…AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week (9/16 at Tennessee).

Four-year starter who opened 36 of 45 career games at SS…had 348 career tackles, 235 solo, four sacks, 15.5 tackles for losses, six pressures, four FR, 13 FF, 30 passes defensed, seven interceptions and one blocked kick… 13 FF set school mark…started nine games at SS as senior…had 72 tackles, 47 solo, one sack, 5.5 tackles for losses, six FF, three FR, five passes defensed and one interception…had seven stops against Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Michigan and Purdue…had 10 stops against Ohio State…had five tackles and two FF against Penn State…had one FF and FR (for 3t) against Illinois…had 16 stops and set school mark with three FF against Minnesota…had seven tackles, one interception and one FR against Wisconsin…had three stops against Florida in Outback Bowl…was second-team All-America by AP…was first-team All-Big Ten…was defensive team captain and defensive MVP and won Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award…started 12 games at SS as junior…had 102 tackles, 68 solo, four FF, 12 passes defensed, two interceptions, one sack and one FR…had nine tackles and one sack against Akron…had six tackles and one FR against Iowa State…had 10 stops and one interception against Michigan State…had 12 stops against Indiana…had 13 tackles against Southern California in Orange Bowl…was first-team All-Big Ten…started eleven games at SS as sophomore…topped club with 122 tackles, 78 solo, six tackles for losses, one sack, three pressures, 12 passes defensed, four interceptions and one FF…had career-best 25 tackles against Indiana…won Bronko Nagurski national and Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors…had eleven tackles against Penn State and Minnesota, 14 against Iowa State and 15 against Purdue…had eleven stops against Texas Tech in Alamo Bowl…was first-team All-Big Ten by league's coaches…started final four games at SS as freshman…had 52 tackles, one sack, three tackles for losses and two FF…had 12 stops in first career start against Wisconsin…African-American World Studies major.

Full name is Demond Sanders…born in Erie, Pa.…attended Cathedral Prep High School…was first-team all-state as senior and third-team as junior…was senior team captain…rushed for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns as RB to help team reach state finals…was involved in 2004 Colts Community Tuesdays program by assisting at Silver Creek Community Park in Sellersburg, Ind.…resides in Erie, Pa.