John Ulysses Mobley is a former American Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 linebacker

Linebacker

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 who played eight seasons for the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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 from 1996

1996 NFL season

The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end...

 through 2003

2003 NFL season

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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Mobley was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft

1996 NFL Draft

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 by the Broncos after a college football

College football

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 career in Kutztown University

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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. Mobley's best season was in 1997

1997 NFL season

The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. The Oilers relocated from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee...

 when he had 132 tackles

Tackle (football move)

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 and four sacks

Quarterback sack

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 and was an All-Pro that season. Mobley missed most of the 1999 season

1999 NFL season

The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season...

 because of an injury.

Mobley suffered a bruised spinal column during the 2003 season after he collided with his teammate Kelly Herndon

Kelly Herndon

Kelly Errin Herndon is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Toledo. Although he entered his first NFL camp in 1999, Herndon waited until 2002 to play in...

 in a game against the Baltimore Ravens

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, and the injury was severe enough that the Broncos cut him before the 2004 season

2004 NFL season

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 in order to allow him time for recovery. He later re-signed with the Broncos and retired because of the injury.

Mobley served seven days in prison for a DUI

Driving under the influence

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 conviction in 2004 after being pulled over and arrested on December 28, 2002. He was found guilty by a jury in April 2004 and was sentenced to 365 days behind bars, but the judge in the case later reduced it to seven days.

In Super Bowl XXXII

Super Bowl XXXII

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, Mobley deflected a Brett Favre

Brett Favre

Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...

 pass on 4th and 6 from the 31-yard-line with just over 30 seconds left in the game. The deflection helped seal a 31-24 victory for the Broncos.

During his career, Mobley played in 105 career games, starting

Starting lineup

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 102 of them, including two Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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s, during which he made 608 career tackles, 10.5 quarterback sacks, and five interceptions for 45 yards and a touchdown

Touchdown

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External links

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