54 ANDRE FRAZIER
Pro (31-0/4-0):
Resigned with the
Steelers on September 20, 2007…played in 11 games in 2006, after signing with
the Bengals in September as a free agent…tied for fifth on team in special teams
tackles (13) and had two tackles on defense…in 2005, played 11 games and three
postseason contests for Pittsburgh.
2007 (9-0/1-0):
Appeared in one game with
Cincinnati and eight games with the Steelers as a reserve linebacker and special
teams contributor…signed by Pittsburgh on Sept. 20th…tied for second
on team with 12 special teams tackles…recovered one fumble on special
teams…recorded two special teams tackles in the AFC Wild Card Game versus
Jacksonville...9/10 vs. Baltimore:
Was with the Bengals and recorded one tackle...9/20: Signed
with the Pittsburgh Steelers...9/23 vs. San Francisco:
Was inactive...9/30 at Arizona:
Was inactive...10/7 vs. Seattle:
Only saw action on special teams and managed to recover one offensive
fumble on special teams...10/21 at Denver:
Was inactive...10/28 at Cincinnati:
Saw action on special teams only and registered two solo special
teams tackles...11/5 vs. Baltimore:
Saw action on special teams on and finished the game with one
tackle...11/11 vs. Cleveland:
Saw his only action on special teams and finished the game with three
solo tackles...11/18 at New York Jets:
Saw his only action on special teams and finished the game with one
tackle...11/26 vs. Miami:
Saw his action on special teams but did not register a tackle...12/2 vs. Cincinnati:
Saw his only action on special teams and finished the game with three
solo tackles...12/9 at New England:
Saw action on special teams and finished the game with two
tackles...12/16 vs. Jacksonville:
Was inactive...12/20 at St. Louis:
Was inactive...12/30 at Baltimore:
Was inactive...AFC Wild Card Game
1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Saw action in his fourth playoff game on
special teams and finished with two solo special teams
tackles.
2006 (11-0):
Opened training camp with Pittsburgh, and tied for second on team in preseason
tackles (17) and special teams tackles (three)…waived by Steelers on Sept. 3,
and signed with Bengals as free agent on Sept. 27…played for Cincinnati in 11
games (Games 4-14)…inactive for Games 15-16 due to groin strain suffered Dec. 18
at Indianapolis…made Bengals debut Oct. 1 vs. New England, with one special
teams tackle, and downed a punt at Patriots’ six-yard line in third quarter…tied
for team lead in special teams tackles (three) on Oct. 29 vs. Atlanta…had one
tackle on defense Nov. 5 at Baltimore…tied for team lead in special teams
tackles (three) on Nov. 19 at New Orleans, with one tackle on
defense.
2005
(11-0/3-0): Signed with Steelers as a college free agent…waived Sept.
3, and signed Sept. 5 to Steelers practice squad…signed to Steelers’ 53-player
roster on Sept. 10, and played in 11 regular-season contests (Games 1-10 and
13)…had two tackles on defense in NFL debut Sept. 11 vs. Tennessee, including
five-yard sack of QB Steve McNair…had eight special teams stops for season…saw
limited duty in season’s final seven games, due in part to hamstring injury
suffered Nov. 20 at Baltimore…played in first three postseason games, but missed
Super Bowl XL due to leg injury suffered 1-22-06 in AFC Championship…placed
1-24-06 on Reserve/Injured list…in Wild Card playoff 1-8-06 at Cincinnati, had
two special teams tackles and one defensive tackle…led team with two solo
special teams tackles in Divisional playoff 1-15-06 at
Indianapolis.
COLLEGE:
Played four seasons at University of Cincinnati (’01-04), following redshirt
year in ’00…left UC in second place on school’s all-time sacks list (22.5) and
ranked fifth in tackles-for-loss (44.5)…earned first-team All-Conference USA
honors as a senior, and was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his
eight-tackle (two for-loss) and one-sack performance in Oct. 30 win over
TCU…named second-team All-Conference USA as a junior, and won John Pease Award
as the Bearcats’ outstanding defensive lineman…had seven sacks as a
junior.
PERSONAL:
Attended Hughes High School, where he earned first-team all-city honors as a
junior and a senior…also lettered twice in basketball in high school…earned
University of Cincinnati’s 2004 Strothman Award for academic and athletic
excellence…married (wife Kea), with a son, Andre II, and a daughter,
Kayla…father, Guy Frazier, played LB for Bengals from ’81-84 and for Buffalo
Bills from ’85-86…Full name: Andre Frazier.
