Derrick Pope

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derrick Pope
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 4, 1982(1982-05-04)
Age	42
Birthplace	Galveston
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Taurus

Derrick Pope Biography

Derrick Pope is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on May 4, 1982 in Galveston, Texas, United States. Derrick Trayon Pope (born May 4 1982) is an ex- American as well as Canadian soccer linebacker. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played for the Alabama State University at Alabama.

The year 2005 was a busy one for Pope. Pope participated in twelve games with two of them starting and was inactive for four games. He recorded 23 tackles as well as a forced fumble in defense, and seven stops on the special teams. He was not active for the initial four games of the season, before making his debut in 2005 with his team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 16.

On March 14, 2008, Pope was signed by the Minnesota Vikings. The team’s Vice President of Player Personnel, Rick Spielman, was general manager of the Dolphins when Pope was drafted in 2004. Pope was later released by the Vikings on August 25, 2008.

Pope signed a practice roster agreement with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 20, 2009. He was released seven days later.

Pope was originally selected to the Miami Dolphins in the seventh-round (222nd overall) during the 2004 NFL Draft. He was chosen with the help of Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens in a draft trade-down. On July 30, 2004, Pope was signed to a contract for four years that was worth $2.4 million. The agreement included the signing bonus of approximately $43,000 and incentives that could boost the value of the contract.

Derrick Pope Net Worth

Derrick Pope is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derrick Pope 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While he didn’t play in the game, Pope saw extended action in San Francisco on November 28 following Zach Thomas left the game during the first quarter due to an injury to the hamstring. Pope was able to come back with 17 tackles, his first sack , and also recovering a fumble. With just 3:10 left in the match, Pope took an Tim Rattay fumble that was forced by Jason Taylor and took it just one yard for the touchdown. This gave the Dolphins an advantage of 24-10 in a match they won, 24-17. Pope was the first defensive rookie to score an score for Dolphins since Dolphins in the last two years since Zach Thomas returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown on the 17th of November in 1996, in a game against Houston Oilers. Houston Oilers. Pope’s first start of his career was the following week when he faced The Buffalo Bills, and he was in the starting lineup for three weeks straight until Thomas came back to the starting lineup. The Bills contest, Pope recorded eight tackles and a second sack in several weeks. On December 12 , against the Denver Broncos, he tallied an all-time high of 14 tackles as well as an forced fumble. the number of tackles highest for the team that day.

Pope was a student in Garden City Community College for two seasons (2000-01) prior to enrolment at Alabama. As an undergraduate, he led on the squad with 127 tackles, and twenty sacks. He was also an all-time first-team JUCO All- America selection and a first-team All-Jayhawk Conference choice.

Pope played in a reserve role 11 times and was inactive five times due to a hamstring injury in 2006. On the year, he posted 12 tackles (nine solo). He had a season-high fiver tackles (three solo) in a 24-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings on November 12.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Derrick Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Derrick Pope celebrates birthday on May 4 of every year.