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31    AARON ROSS     CB
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TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 1st round (20th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2007.

GIANTS NOTES:

-           Ross started 9 games in 2007, the 2nd year in a row the Giants’ first-round draft choice started that number of regular season games. Mathias Kiwanuka started 9 games in 2006.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Made a strong impact in his rookie campaign in 2007, playing in 15 games with 9 starts and in all 4 postseason games with 3 starts…All of Ross’ starts were at left cornerback…Finished with 53 tackles (36 solo), 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 9 passes defensed…In the postseason, he had 13 tackles (9 solo), and 1 pass defensed.
-           Had 1 solo tackle in his NFL debut at Dallas (9/9).
-          Made his 1st career start vs. Philadelphia (9/3) and finished with 6 tackles (4 solo) and 2 passes defense.
 -          Did not play in the 1st half vs. the Jets (10/7) because he was disciplined after violating an undisclosed team rule. But Ross twice intercepted Chad Pennington in the 4th quarter, his first 2 NFL picks. The first was at the goal line, likely prevented a Jets touchdown and led to the Giants’ go-ahead score. Ross returned the second interception 43 yards for a touchdown for the Giants’ final points with 3:15 remaining. It was the Giants’ 1st touchdown on an interception return since Oct. 23, 2006, when Kevin Dockery – who was also a rookie – picked off a Tony Romo pass in Dallas and returned it 96 yards for a score. Ross was the first Giant with two interceptions in a game since Gibril Wilson had two at Carolina on Dec. 10, 2006…Finished with 3 tackles (1 solo), 3 passes defensed and 2 interceptions.
-           Started at left cornerback at Atlanta (10/15) and recorded his 3rd interception of the season when he picked off a Joey Harrington attempt in the end zone to end the 2nd quarter…Also split a 6-yard sack of Harrington with DE Michael Strahan.
-          Did not play at Chicago (12/2) because of a hamstring injury.
-          Started in the NFC Wild Card Game at Tampa Bay (1/6) and had 6 solo tackles.
-          Started in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Dallas and finished with 5 tackles (3 solo) before being forced from the game in the 2nd quarter with a shoulder injury…Returned in the 3rd quarter but was forced to leave again.
-          Started vs. New England in Super Bowl XLII and had 1 assisted tackle.

 
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AGE: 26
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 197 lbs
BORN: Tyler, TX

 
POSITION: Cornerback
COLLEGE: Texas
NFL EXPERIENCE: 2nd Year
 
 
 
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