Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife, III (born January 6, 1981) is a former

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. He was originally drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He played

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Early years

Scaife attended

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with fellow NFL tight end

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and J.D. Chism. He earned ''

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'' All-American,

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Circle of Champions Colorado Player of the Year, ''

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'' Colorado Offensive Player of the Year and second-team All-USA honors at tight end by ''

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'' as a senior. Also two-time first-team Colorado 5A All-State selection by ''

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''. Scaife led his team to Colorado 5A state title as a senior, while catching 62 passes for 1,400 yards and 19

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s and rushing for 250 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown.

College career

He played

at the University of Texas from 1999 to 2004, and was a sixth year senior after missing both the 2000 and 2002 seasons due to ACL injuries. As a sophomore, he was an All-Big 12 honorable mention, and in his last year, he won first-team All-Big 12 Selection. Scaife finished his career with 75 receptions for 997 yards (13.3 yards per rec.), and five touchdowns. He graduated with an education degree in December 2004.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Playing for the Titans, Scaife had a productive

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campaign. Despite being the third-string tight end, he managed to catch 37 passes for 273 yards and 2 touchdowns. With the Titans selecting

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with the 3rd overall pick in the

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, Scaife was reunited with his good friend and former Longhorns teammate. In December 2006, Scaife was sidelined by an ankle injury and rookie tight end

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was signed to provide depth at the position. In 2007 Bo Scaife came in 3rd on the team with 46 catches 421 yards and 1 touchdown. Bo Scaife is the only tight end in NFL history to rush for a touchdown, catch a touchdown, return a kickoff, and record a tackle in the same season. On February 28, 2008 the Titans gave Scaife a second-round tender for a one-year deal. He was re-signed on April 2. Scaife appears with Vince Young as part of Reebok's NFL "Join the Migration" commercial. On February 19, 2009, the Titans placed their

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on Scaife. On April 27, Scaife signed the franchise tag tender, worth $4.46 million for the 2009 season.

Cincinnati Bengals

After becoming a free agent following the 2010 season, Scaife signed with the

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on August 5, 2011.

New England Patriots

On June 7, 2012, Scaife signed with the New England Patriots. He was released on June 18.

Post-career

After retiring from football, he returned to school and graduated with an MBA from George Washington University in the spring of 2014. He then launched FreshEdLife.com, a life performance brand aimed at teaching life lessons, skills, tools and resources from professional athlete and other industry professionals.

References

External links

Tennessee Titans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scaife, Bo 1981 births Living people Players of American football from Denver American football tight ends Texas Longhorns football players Tennessee Titans players Cincinnati Bengals players New England Patriots players