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Keyaron Fox #57
POSITION LILB
HEIGHT (WT) 6-3 (235 lbs.)
BIRTHDATE: 1/23/82
NFL EXP: 5
COLLEGE Georgia Tech
 
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57 KEYARON FOX 

 

PRO: Signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on March 12, 2008 as a free agent (Kansas City)…started the first four games of his career in 2006 when he opened in place of an injured LB Derrick Johnson...responded with 40 tackles (31 solo), a sack (-5.0 yards), three QB pressures and a pass defensed in those four starts, recording three double-digit tackle games over that span...owns the ability to play at both outside linebacker posts...was utilized as an extra linebacker in the club’s situational 3-4 defensive scheme in 2006...can cover ground from sideline to sideline and also owns solid coverage skills...has worked extensively on special teams in his career...has played in 40 games (four starts), recording 66 tackles (49 solo), a sack (-5.0 yards), a forced fumble and three QB pressures to go with 39 special teams tackles...owns two tackles (one solo) and three special teams stops in one playoff contest.

2007 (10-0): Played in 10 games on special teams and eight contests on defense…was inactive for six games...had 13 tackles (10 solo) with two for loss and 12 special teams stops...was inactive Weeks 4-9 with a right hamstring injury…was inactive Week 13 with a back injury…9/9 at Houston: Assisted on two special teams tackles…9/16 at Chicago: Made two tackles on special teams…9/23 vs. Minnesota: Played primarily special teams…9/30 at San Diego: Was inactive due to a right hamstring injury…10/7 vs. Jacksonville: Was inactive…10/14 vs. Cincinnati: Was inactive…10/21 at Oakland: Was inactive…11/4 vs. Green Bay: Was inactive…11/11 vs. Denver: Made two solo tackles on special teams…11/18 at Indianapolis: Had one solo tackle one special teams…11/25 vs. Oakland: Assisted on one special teams tackle…12/2 vs. San Diego: Was inactive due to a back injury…12/9 at Denver: Made two tackles as a reserve at OLB…12/16 vs. Tennessee: Recorded two tackles on special teams…12/23 at Detroit: Made two tackles on defense…had one special teams tackle…12/30 at New York Jets: Made nine tackles, with two coming for a loss…recorded one special teams tackle.

2006 (16-4/1-0): Played in 16 games on special teams and 15 contests (four starts) on defense...had 51 tackles (39 solo) with one behind the line, a sack (-5.0 yards), three QB pressures, a pass defensed and a forced fumble...was fourth on the team with 16 special teams tackles...tallied a career-high four special teams stops vs. San Francisco in Week 4...tied a career high with four special teams tackles vs. Seattle in Week 8...played as a reserve at LOLB in place of an injured LB Derrick Johnson in Week 9 at St. Louis, contributing seven tackles, forcing a fumble and adding a special teams stop...totaled 10 tackles in his first career NFL start at LOLB in place of an injured Johnson Week 10 at Miami had 11 tackles and two QB pressures vs. Oakland in Week 11...notched a career-high 12 tackles (eight solo), a sack of Derek Anderson and a pass defensed at Cleveland in Week 13...tallied two tackles and three special teams stops in an AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis.…9/10 vs. Cincinnati: Played primarily special teams…9/17 at Denver: Played primarily special teams…10/1 vs. San Francisco: Recorded one tackle as a reserve at OLB…made a season-high four special teams stops…10/8 at Arizona: Assisted on two special teams tackles…10/15 at Pittsburgh: Made one special teams tackle…10/22 vs. San Diego: Recorded one tackle as a reserve at OLB…10/29 vs. Seattle: Tied a season high with four special teams tackles, two solo and two assisted…11/5 at St. Louis: Recorded seven tackles…had the first forced fumble of his career…had one tackle on special teams…11/12 at Miami: Made first career NFL start…had the first double-digit tackling performance of his career with 10 stops…11/19 vs. Oakland: Recorded 11 tackles…11/23 vs. Denver: Recorded seven tackles, including six solos…had his first career tackle for a loss…12/3 at Cleveland: Set a career high with 12 tackles…also recorded his first career sack and had one pass defense…12/10 vs. Baltimore: Recorded one tackle as a reserve at OLB…12/17 at San Diego: Assisted on one defensive tackle…made two solo tackles on special teams…12/23 at Oakland: Made one solo and one assisted tackle on special teams…12/31 vs. Jacksonville: Played primarily special teams…AFC Wild Card Game 1/6 at Indianapolis: Had two tackles as a reserve at OLB…made three special teams tackles.

2005 (2-0): Played in two games, producing two tackles and a special teams stop...was inactive Weeks 3 and 4…was placed on the Reserve/Injured List on October 10th…9/11 vs. New York Jets: Had two tackles as a reserve at OLB…made one special teams tackle…9/18 at Oakland: Played primarily special teams…9/26 at Denver: Was inactive…10/2 vs. Philadelphia: Was inactive…10/10: Was placed on the Reserve/Injured List.

2004 (12-0): Played in 12 games on special teams and one contest on defense...was inactive for four games...had nine special teams tackles...was inactive with a left quad injury during weeks 1-3...9/12 at Denver: Was inactive due to a left quad injury…9/19 vs. Carolina: Was inactive…9/26 vs. Houston: Was inactive…10/4 at Baltimore: Was inactive…10/17 at Jacksonville: Made NFL debut…recorded one special teams tackle…10/24 vs. Atlanta: Recorded two special teams tackles…10/31 vs. Indianapolis: Recorded one tackle on special teams…11/7 at Tampa Bay: Played primarily special teams…11/14 at New Orleans: Played primarily special teams…11/22 vs. New England: Played primarily special teams…11/28 vs. San Diego: Played primarily special teams…12/5 at Oakland: Played primarily special teams…12/13 at Tennessee: Recorded a season high three special teams tackles…12/19 vs. Denver: Recorded one special teams tackle…12/25 vs. Oakland: Recorded one special teams tackle…1/2 at San Diego: Played primarily special teams.

COLLEGE: Saw duty in 45 games (35 starts) at Georgia Tech...finished his career with 376 tackles (210 solo), 9.0 sacks (-70.0 yards), 40.0 tackles for loss (-137.0 yards), one INT (35 yards), two fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles...also added 14 passes defensed and seven QB pressures…2003: Started all 13 games as a senior...was a second-team All-America selection of Sports Illustrated…earned first-team All-ACC honors and finished second in the voting for ACC Defensive Player of the Year…recorded a career-high 155 tackles (79 solos), including 4.0 sacks (-32.0 yards) and four forced fumbles...2002: Played in 12 games (11 starts) in his junior campaign  and had 92 tackles (49 solos)...also had 3.0 sacks (-18.0 yards), an INT, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, as well as six passes defensed and three QB pressures…2001: Played in 12 games with 11 starts as a sophomore, registering 95 tackles (60 solos) and 2.0 sacks (-20.0 yards)…2000: Played in eight games as a freshman, recording 34 tackles (22 solos)...majored in Management at Georgia Tech. 

PERSONAL: Credited with 139 tackles, six INTs, 7.0 sacks, five fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles as a senior at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia…also caught nine passes for 400 yards…named to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution’s list of the Top 75 college prospects in Georgia…was MVP of the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game with 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss and a forced fumble that was returned for a touchdown…collected 83 tackles, 20.0 sacks, eight INTs and three fumble recoveries as a junior…served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group during the 2007 off-season…full name: Keyaron James Fox, (first name pronounced key-AARON).