DeNique Ford

DeNique Ford

Ford talks with Isaiah Trufant during a game vs. University of Montana.
No. -3-     Free Agent
Corner / Strong Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: July 19, 1984 (1984-07-19) (age 27)
Place of birth: Moreno Valley, California
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Eastern Washington
Undrafted in 2007
Debuted in 2007 for the Spokane Shock
Career history
Spokane Shock (2007)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Free Agent
Career highlights and awards
RCC Newcomer of the Year (2003) Mission Conference All Conf-First Team (2003) Big Sky Conference All Conf-Honorable Mention (2005) Big Sky Conference All Conf-Honorable Mention (2006)

DeNique Ford (born July 19, 1984 in Fontana, California) is a professional Arena Football defensive back for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. Ford is a 2007 graduate of Eastern Washington University.

Early Years

Ford played high school football at Canyon Springs High School in his home town of Moreno Valley. He was a first team All-Ivy League selection in his senior season. He had a game-winning blocked field goal as well as an interception in a victory over Arlington High School. He had a total of four blocked field goals as a senior. He earned second team All-Ivy League honors as a junior. He finished his high school career with nine interceptions, including five as a sophomore. Ford was next door neighbor to former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Soloman Bates.

College football career

Riverside Community College

Ford played junior college football at Riverside Community College in Riverside, California.^[1] Ford gained conference respect his freshman year and was voted 1st Team Mission Conference.

Eastern Washington University

Ford played college football as a defensive back, and kick returner at Eastern Washington University. Ford had 58 tackles (a 4.8 average per game) during his junior year for the Eagles which ranked 37th in the Big Sky Conference. He made the first start of his career against Idaho State and had a career-high nine tackles. One game earlier he had three passes broken up and five tackles against Western Oregon. He also had four tackles and a pair of break-ups versus Sacramento State in the second start of his career. He was the team's special teams player of the week against Portland State on 10/1/05 and had Eastern Washington's "BIG HIT" versus Sacramento State.^[2] As as a senior, Ford was selected All-Big Sky Conference.^[3] At the end of Ford's college career he 5 interceptions tallied 171 tackles, which ranks as one of the top in the nation.

Professional football career

Ford joined the Spokane Shock in 2007, however left the team before the first game. Ford is now a free agent and resides in Southern California.

References

1. ^ "'Built Ford Tough' - Bio". Eastern Washington University Football Archives (EWU.edu). 2004. http://media.www.easterneronline.com/media/storage/paper916/news/2006/04/25/Sports/Built.Ford.Tough-2370271.shtml. Retrieved 2007-07-22. 
2. ^ EWU DeNique Ford Bio
3. ^ "2004 Honors Won". Eastern Washington University Football Archives (EWU.edu). 2004. http://goeags.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/Ford_DeNique00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-22. 

External links

• • Interceptions
• [1] DeNique Ford's Personal Bio

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Name	Ford, DeNique
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Date of birth	1984-07-19
Place of birth	Moreno Valley, California
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