Ainsley Battles

Ainsley Thomas Battles (born November 6, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Battles attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia. After finishing high school, he went on to play football at Vanderbilt University. After finishing school at Vanderbilt, he played professionally in the NFL. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. During a heated 2003 training camp battle for starting strong safety with the Buffalo Bills, Ainsley Battles left the team for an undisclosed reason. After his time as a football player was over, he went on to be a Social Studies teacher at Archer High School and at Central Gwinnett High School, both in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Later he taught English II at Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he also served as a defensive backs football coach. Most recently, he resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2000 PIT 16 1 35 23 12 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 0 2001 JAX 13 11 56 51 5 1.0 4 2 26 0 26 2 1 2 60 1 2002 JAX 16 4 22 19 3 0.0 1 1 6 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 2004 PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 16 114 94 20 2.0 8 3 32 0 26 5 1 5 59 1