Frank William Zombo III (born March 5, 1987) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and later won Super Bowl XLV with them over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Central Michigan.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 5, 1987 Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Adlai E. Stevenson (Sterling Heights, Michigan) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Central Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editZombo graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in 2005 where he also played high school football.
Zombo was honored in the Adlai E. Stevenson High School's 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame class. He was inducted homecoming weekend in September 2024.[1]
College career
editZombo was a four-year letterman at Central Michigan,[2] appearing in all 55 games during his four seasons with 39 starts as a defensive end. He finished his career ranked second in school history with 25½ sacks. Zombo also earned 1st team All-MAC honors twice.
Professional career
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Green Bay Packers
editAfter going undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft, Zombo signed with the Green Bay Packers on April 30, 2010.[3] In his NFL debut, Zombo recorded a sack against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 of the 2010 season.[4] As a rookie, he finished with four sacks, 38 total tackles, and two forced fumbles in 13 games in the 2010 season.[5] In Super Bowl XLV, Zombo was a starter and recorded a sack as well as five tackles (two for a loss), as Green Bay defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25 to bring the Lombardi trophy back to Green Bay for the first time in 14 years.[6]
In August 2011, Zombo suffered a broken shoulder blade.[7] Zombo appeared in five games in the 2011 season. He recorded one sack, which came in Week 17 against the Detroit Lions.[8]
In 2012, Zombo missed the first eight games of the season due to a hamstring injury, and was placed on the physically unable to perform list.[9] Zombo was activated on November 3.[10] He appeared in seven games in a defensive and special teams role.[11]
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn April 3, 2013, Zombo signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[12] In the 2013 season, he recorded two sacks, 27 total tackles, one interception, two passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 16 games and five starts.[13] In the 2014 season, he appeared in all 16 games in primarily a special teams role.[14] In the 2015 season, he appeared in all 16 games and made two starts. He finished with three sacks, 19 total tackles, and one forced fumble.[15]
Zombo signed a three-year, $3.6 million contract extension in March 2016.[16][17] In the 2016 season, Zombo finished with one sack, 41 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 11 starts.[18] In the 2017 season, he had 1.5 sacks, 43 total tackles, and one fumble recovery in 16 games and nine starts.[19]
On September 1, 2018, Zombo was released by the Chiefs.[20] He was re-signed by the Chiefs on October 9, 2018.[21] He appeared in nine games in mainly a special teams role in the 2018 season.[22]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FFum | ||
| 2010 | GB | 13 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 2 |
| 2011 | GB | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0 |
| 2012 | GB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0 |
| 2013 | KC | 16 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | KC | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 |
| 2015 | KC | 16 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 1 |
| 2016 | KC | 16 | 11 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 1 |
| 2017 | KC | 16 | 9 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 1.5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0 |
| 2018 | KC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 |
| Career | 107 | 36 | 196 | 146 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Source: NFL.com | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Szczepaniak, Jonathan (October 7, 2024). "Former NFL players, legendary coaches headline Stevenson Class of 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame". Sterling Heights Sentry. C&G Newspapers. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo (2023)". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Packers sign 11 non-drafted free agents". Packers.com. April 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles - September 12th, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2010 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Packers OLB Zombo has broken shoulder blade". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 22, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2011 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Bernreuter, Hugh (August 28, 2012). "Green Bay Packers put Frank Zombo on PUP list". mlive. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers activate Frank Zombo from PUP list". NFL.com. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Chiefs Sign LB Frank Zombo". Chiefs.com. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Pelissero, Tom (March 9, 2016). "#Chiefs are re-signing linebacker and special teamer Frank Zombo to a 3-year, $3.6M deal. Another $750K available in incentives". @TomPelissero. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Zombo". Spotrac.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Sweeney, Pete (October 9, 2018). "ROSTER MOVES: Armani Watts, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif placed on injured reserve; Frank Zombo returns". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Zombo 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo! Sports
- Central Michigan Chippewas bio