Nick Ferguson

Nicholas A. Ferguson (born November 27, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the Denver Broncos.

He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Ferguson was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Rhein Fire, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Houston Texans.

Professional career

Denver Broncos Playing with the Denver Broncos, Ferguson started 44 games at safety, grabbing six interceptions along the way. His most notable play came in the 2006 AFC Divisional Playoffs when he came on a safety blitz and pressured Tom Brady into throwing a 100-yard interception by Champ Bailey.

Houston Texans On March 27, 2008, he signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. On March 12, 2009, he re-signed a new one-year contract with the Texans.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 2000 NYJ 7 0 12 8 4 0.0 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 2001 NYJ 16 1 30 25 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2002 NYJ 16 0 28 21 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2003 DEN 15 10 76 63 13 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2004 DEN 16 1 34 23 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 DEN 16 16 80 62 18 0.0 5 59 0 30 0 1 0 0 2006 DEN 10 10 36 28 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2007 DEN 12 7 55 43 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2008 HOU 14 9 59 48 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2009 HOU 10 1 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 55 420 329 91 1.0 7 79 0 30 6 6 0 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 2001 NYJ 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 NYJ 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 DEN 1 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 DEN 2 2 14 9 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 18 10 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Post-retirement Ferguson served as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers in 2018, following coaching internships with the 49ers, Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and Texans. He has spent time as a sports-talk radio host with the NFL on TuneIn, NBC Sports Radio, WQXI, KFWBKKFN and Voice of America, and has written for The Players' Tribune.

Ferguson is a Scientologist.

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