Domonique Foxworth

Domonique Foxworth (born March 27, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Domonique Foxworth
Foxworth during Ravens training camp 2009
No. 22, 24
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1983-03-27) March 27, 1983
Oxford, England
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Western Tech (Catonsville, Maryland)
College:Maryland
NFL draft:2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 97
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2002)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2003, 2004)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:267
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:53
Interceptions:8

Early life

Foxworth was born in Oxford, England, during his father's career in the United States Army.[1] The family relocated to Maryland when Foxworth was kindergarten-aged.[1] Foxworth has one older brother.[1]

Foxworth played high school football at Western Tech (officially, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science), where he was named to the Baltimore Sun's first-team All-Metro and All-Baltimore County.[1]

College football career

After graduating early from high school in the fall of 2000, Foxworth enrolled at the University of Maryland and signed with the Terrapins in early 2001.[1][2] While playing for the Terrapins, Foxworth started every game between 2001 and September 2004,[3] and received All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors three times.[1]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		 184 lb
(83 kg)		 30 in
(0.76 m)		 9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.46 s1.53 s2.57 s3.89 s6.78 s41.0 in
(1.04 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		14 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4][5]

National Football League

Foxworth began his career in the NFL after being drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round, with the 97th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft.[6][7] The Broncos traded Foxworth to the Atlanta Falcons in September 2008 for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.[8][9]

On the first day of training camp for the 2010 season, Foxworth tore his ACL,[10] causing him to miss the entire season.[9] Foxworth's knee problems continued into 2011, with the Ravens putting him on the injured reserve list after playing only two games, ending his season early.[9][11] In May 2012, Foxworth announced that he planned to retire.

NFL Players Association

In addition to his work on the field, Foxworth has also held a number of positions with the NFL Players Association.[12] In 2007, the Broncos elected Foxworth as an NFLPA player representative, and the following year he became the youngest player to become vice president of the NFLPA Executive Committee.[12]

In 2012, Foxworth was elected president of the NFLPA without opposition.[12]

Career statistics
Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GSCombSoloAstSackFFFRYdsINTYdsAvgLngTDPD
2005DEN16 7706460.012922312.023016
2006DEN16 56148130.010014545.04506
2007DEN14 64231110.0100000.0005
2008ATL14 10383530.0000111.01011
2009BAL16 16534850.00104349.019016
2011BAL2 02110.0000000.0000
Career78 44266227390.032981031345054

Post-NFL playing career

Education

Following retirement from the NFL and while serving as the NFL Players Association president, Foxworth attended Harvard Business School and earned an MBA.[13]

NBPA

In 2014, Foxworth was hired as Chief Operating Officer for the National Basketball Players Association.[14][15] In 2015, he left the position and was replaced by Erica McKinley.[16] In a 2023 interview with Pablo S. Torre, Foxworth stated that he left the position in order to be closer to family.[17]

Commentating career

Foxworth is now a writer with The Undefeated[18] and host of The Morning Roast on ESPN Radio with Clinton Yates and Mina Kimes. He is also a regular guest on The Mike O'Meara Show and other ESPN Radio talk shows such as First Take, The Bill Barnwell Show podcast,[19] Golic and Wingo, and The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, as well as The Right Time with Bomani Jones, which he appears on every Friday.[20] Foxworth is also a frequent guest on the ESPN morning show Get Up! and Highly Questionable (now called Debatable). He also hosted Pardon the Interruption on August 26, 2022. As of September 7, 2022, he hosts the podcast The Domonique Foxworth Show for ESPN.

Community service

While with the Denver Broncos, Foxworth worked with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, taking a leading role in the fundraising and planning for the Darrent Williams Memorial Teen Center, a social and scholastic retreat for teens, named in honor of murdered Broncos player Darrent Williams.[21] Foxworth also created Baltimore BORN Inc to provide lower income high school boys with resources and networking opportunities.[22] In 2010, Foxworth received the first annual Tim Wheatley Award from the Baltimore Sun Media Group for his community service work.[22]

References
  1. Childs Walker (June 28, 2009). "Who's The Man?". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  2. "Domonique Foxworth". Maryland Terrapins Athletics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  3. "Football Game Notes -- #23 Terps at Duke". CBS College Sports. CBSSportsNetwork.com. September 20, 2004. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. "2005 Draft Scout Domonique Foxworth, Maryland NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. "Domonique Foxworth, Combine Results, CB - Maryland". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  7. "Three from Baltimore Co. selected in middle rounds". The Baltimore Sun. April 25, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  8. "Broncos Trade CB Foxworth To Falcons". Deseret News. AP. September 3, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  9. Louis Lavelle (January 30, 2013). "Harvard-Bound: NFL Union Chief Domonique Foxworth". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  10. "Ex-Raven Foxworth says he's 'probably' going to retire". The Baltimore Sun. May 17, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  11. Zrebiec, Jeff (September 28, 2011). "Ravens place Foxworth on IR, ending his season". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  12. "Domonique Foxworth elected prez". ESPN.com. March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  13. Shaffer, Jonas (January 7, 2017). "Former Raven, Terp, NFLPA president Domonique Foxworth finding his voice at ESPN". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  14. Daniels, Tim. "Ex-NFL Player Domonique Foxworth Reportedly Set to Be Named COO of NBPA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. "Former Ravens CB Domonique Foxworth named COO of NBPA". Baltimore Sun. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. "NBPA hires McKinley as chief operating officer". ESPN.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  17. Torre, Pablo. "Diabetes of the Ego, Deathbed Missions, and Why Domonique Foxworth Isn't Running the NFLPA Right Now". Pablo Torre Finds Out. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  18. "Domonique Foxworth - Andscape". Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  19. "NFL Week 7 Preview: 10/20/16". October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  20. "The Right Time with Bomani Jones - Foxworth Friday: Remembering Draft Days Past".
  21. Bill Williamson (May 27, 2008). "Teen center to open in slain Bronco's memory". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  22. Edward Lee (August 2, 2010). "Ravens' Foxworth earns first Tim Wheatley Award". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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