Timothy C. Crowder (born June 30, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played

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at Texas. Crowder has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early years

Crowder attended

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and was coached by Kelvin Ratliff. He primarily played defensive end and posted 127 tackles, 22 tackles for loss (TFLs) and 14 sacks in his final two seasons.

College career

Crowder played

for the University of Texas Longhorns. As a freshman, Crowder played in all 13 games and

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9 at left defensive end. For the season, he recorded 35 tackles, 3 TFLs, one sack, one interception, 14 pressures, five passes deflected and two forced

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s. Following the season, he was named third-team Freshman All America by the ''

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'' and shared UT's Outstanding Newcomer of the Year award. As a sophomore, he started all 12 games at left defensive end. For the season, he recorded 47 tackles, 10 TFLs, one forced fumble, 4.5 sacks, and 22 quarterback pressures. He was named honorable mention All- Big 12 by the Associated Press. As a junior in 2005, he started all 13 games at left defensive end. He led the team with 20 QB pressures, while recording 50 tackles, nine TFLs, three sacks, an interception and, a forced fumble. He was a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the league's coaches, a second-team All-Big 12 selection by '' The Kansas City Star'', an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick by the Associated Press, and a member of the Ted Hendricks Award watch list.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Crowder was selected in the second round (56th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. He was the second defensive end selected by the club in that draft, and the second player to come from a recent

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team. He finished his rookie year starting 13 games, 16 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 4.0 sacks. He was waived by the Broncos on September 5, 2009.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Crowder was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 14, 2009. He was released on March 22, 2012.Buccaneers sign OT Meredith, cut DEs Crowder, Reed

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowder, Tim 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Tyler, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football defensive ends Texas Longhorns football players Denver Broncos players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players