Lawyer Milloy
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Lawyer Marzell Milloy is an American football
safety. He was drafted by the New England Patriots
in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft
. He played college football
at the University of Washington
.
Milloy has also played for the Buffalo Bills
, Atlanta Falcons
and Seattle Seahawks
. He was a member of the Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI
championship team.
and excelled in football, baseball
, and basketball
. He was a teammate of Jon Kitna
at Lincoln High School. He earned Parade All-American honors his senior year after rushing for 1,056 yards and 15 touchdowns as a tailback and intercepting seven passes as a safety, and was a three-time All-Narrows League choice and was considered the top prep prospect in the state his senior year. Milloy was drafted by the Cleveland Indians
as a pitching prospect out of high school and lettered three seasons in baseball at the University of Washington
. He was also drafted by the Detroit Tigers
in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB Draft. In 1994, he played baseball on a Washington team that played Georgia Tech in the College World Series
regional finals and featured future Major League Baseball
players Jason Varitek
and Nomar Garciaparra
.
. He was the only sophomore in the Pac-10 to earn all-conference honors as he led the team and finished third in the Pac-10 with 106 tackles (67 solos), he became the first Husky defensive back to lead the team in tackles since Tony Bonwell, recorded 142 tackles in 1972, also credited with an interception, 2 forced fumbles and 1 recovery. He started all year at free safety as a junior, leading the team in tackles for the second consecutive season with 115 stops in addition to tallying 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and one interception. In 1995, earned Parade All-American honors and first-team All-American honors by Associated Press
, Walter Camp, UPI, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association and the Football News. Milloy was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award
, also earned first-team All Pac-10 honors.
by the New England Patriots
. He made an impact in the Patriots secondary as a rookie, playing in every game and starting the final 10 games of the season in addition to each of the team's three playoff games. He was ranked third on the team in tackles with 85, while also tallying eight passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Milloy made his NFL starting debut at Indianapolis (October 20), posting eight tackles (5 solos) and forcing his first career fumble. He led the team with 10 tackles vs. Miami and forced his second fumble of the season. Milloy played in Super Bowl XXXI
and ranked third on the team with eight tackles vs. Green Bay Packers
, but New England fell against Green Bay. In 1997 he started every game at strong safety, eclipsing the 100-tackle mark for the first time in his NFL career with 112 stops and added three interceptions. He recorded his first double-digit tackle total of the season with 10 stops vs Denver Broncos
and intercepted his first pass of the season vs. Buffalo (10/12), recovered a fumble and ranked second on the team with 12 tackles at Tampa Bay and led the team with 10 tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Pittsburgh Steelers
and ranked second on the team in the postseason with 14 stops.
In 1998 he earned first Pro Bowl
nod after starting every game at strong safety and leading the team in tackles with 151 stops. Also finished the season with a career-high six interceptions. During the season he recorded 12 stops and intercepted a Steve McNair
pass at the 30-yard line and returned it for a touchdown vs. Tennessee Titans
in the 27–16 victory. He led the team with 12 tackles, including his only sack of the season, vs. New York Jets
. Milloy was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after he led the team with 12 tackles and intercepted a pair of QB Peyton Manning
passes, which he returned for 24 yards, in a 21–16 victory vs the Colts. Finished the season with 11 tackles and intercepted his sixth pass of the season vs the Jets; his six interceptions eclipsed his career total of five interceptions in his first two seasons. In 1999, Milloy earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl and lead the team in tackles for second consecutive year. He started the season intercepting a Vinny Testaverde
pass in the second quarter of the season-opening game and shared the team lead with 14 tackles at New York Jets
, led the team with a season-high 16 tackles at Kansas City and intercepted his second pass of the season when he picked off Elvis Grbac
in the second quarter. He repeated this 16 performance in the season finale vs Baltimore and tallied his second sack on the season. He also intercepted his fourth pass of the year off Stoney Case
at the goalline to preserve a 20–3 victory. Milloy led the team with 4 interceptions in addition to tallying 2 sacks, 10 passes defensed and 2 fumble recoveries. In the 2000 season, Milloy led the Patriots with 121 tackles and also ranked first on the team with 4 forced fumbles and tied for the team lead with two interceptions. He led the team with 14 tackles vs. Cincinnati and recorded 2 Bengals turnovers, he shared the team lead with 12 tackles vs Chicago and recorded double-digit tackles for the sixth time in 2000 vs. Miami, leading the team with 12 tackles.
In 2001 he was voted defensive co-captain by his teammates, part of his season performance was when he tied a season-high with a team-high 10 tackles vs. New Orleans Saints
and also recorded his first interception of the season and the 18th of his career when he snagged an Aaron Brooks pass in the end zone. After this, he registered a game-high eight tackles in a 12–9 overtime victory vs Buffalo Bills
and intercepted a Alex Van Pelt
pass. The Patriots reached the Super Bowl XXXVI
, where Milloy recorded 7 tackles and led the team with 3 pass defenses in the Patriots 20–17 victory vs St. Louis Rams
earning him his first and only Super Bowl ring
. He led the Patriots with 113 tackles in addition of 4 passes defensed, 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery. After the Super Bowl victory he played his third Pro Bowl for his efforts and was named first-team All-AFC team by Pro Football Weekly, CNNSI and Football Digest. In 2002 he ranked third on the team with 91 tackles and ranked second on the team with a season high 11 tackles vs Tennessee.
and was subsequently signed by the Buffalo Bills
. In his first season with Buffalo, Milloy started all 16 games for the team, which continued his streak to 122 consecutive starts. He finished fourth on the team with 120 tackles and tied for the team lead with 14 passes defensed in addition to registering three sacks on the season. He finished second on the team with 12 tackles vs. Houston Texans
and posted 8 tackles and 1 forced fumble vs. Indianapolis Colts
and he tied a then career-high with 16 tackles in addition to one forced fumble and 1 pass defensed vs. Miami.
In the 2004 season, he finished the year with 108 tackles; 55 solo, marking his seventh career 100+ tackle season. He also tallied a career-high 4 sacks in addition to 2 interceptions, tied for a team-high 12 tackles in his first start of the season vs the Baltimore Ravens
. He led team with a career-high 18 tackles vs. Arizona Cardinals
. He posted his first interception with the Bills vs. New York Jets. Milloy tallied a career-high 3 sacks to the St. Louis Rams QB Marc Bulger
, adding 9 tackles in a performance that garnered him AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. He also posted 7 tackles and 1 sack to Luke McCown
in the 37-7 victory over Cleveland, in addition to a team-high 10 tackles at Cincinnati.
In 2005, he started all games for the eighth time in his career and tallied 170 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 5 passes defensed, posting 7 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception in the season opener vs. Houston. He recorded a team-high 15 tackles, while adding one sack at Tampa Bay. Later he tallied 11 tackles at New Orleans and against Oakland Raiders
. He had 15 tackles vs. Kansas City and followed up with 14 tackles at San Diego and 13 stops vs. Carolina. Milloy was released by the Bills on March 1, 2006 in a salary cap
-related move.
. Milloy started all the games in his first season as a Falcon and led the secondary with 106 tackles, marking his ninth career 100-tackle season. He also tallied five passes defensed. He led the team in tackles with a season-high 11 vs. New York Giants
. He recorded a team-high 8 tackles vs. Pittsburgh while helping a run defense hold the Steelers to 55 rushing yards. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 10 tackles for the second consecutive game to go along with two passes defensed at Washington Redskins
.
For the 2007 season, he finished third on the Falcons with 119 tackles (86 solo) while adding two interceptions and five passes defensed, collared 11 tackles vs. New York Giants
; the 11 stops marked the 60th time in his 12-year NFL career that he collared double-digit tackles in a single-game, tallied 11 tackles, one pass defensed and his first interception as a Falcon vs. San Francisco 49ers
, when he picked off Alex Smith
. Led all defensive backs with 10 tackles at St. Louis Rams
in addition to adding 1 interception and 1 pass defensed. He reached a season-high 15 tackles and one pass defensed at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
for a defense that allowed a season-low 109 passing yards.
on September 5, 2009.
After the 2010 game against the Bears, Lawyer Milloy joined the 20-20 club after getting 2 sacks.
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...
safety. He was drafted by the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft
1996 NFL Draft
The 1996 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Washington
Washington Huskies football
College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
.
Milloy has also played for the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
. He was a member of the Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 regular season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots won their first Super...
championship team.
Early years
Milloy attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WashingtonTacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
and excelled in football, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He was a teammate of Jon Kitna
Jon Kitna
Jon K. Kitna is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1996...
at Lincoln High School. He earned Parade All-American honors his senior year after rushing for 1,056 yards and 15 touchdowns as a tailback and intercepting seven passes as a safety, and was a three-time All-Narrows League choice and was considered the top prep prospect in the state his senior year. Milloy was drafted by the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
as a pitching prospect out of high school and lettered three seasons in baseball at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. He was also drafted by the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB Draft. In 1994, he played baseball on a Washington team that played Georgia Tech in the College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
regional finals and featured future Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
players Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek
Jason Andrew Varitek is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox...
and Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...
.
College career
Milloy attended the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. He was the only sophomore in the Pac-10 to earn all-conference honors as he led the team and finished third in the Pac-10 with 106 tackles (67 solos), he became the first Husky defensive back to lead the team in tackles since Tony Bonwell, recorded 142 tackles in 1972, also credited with an interception, 2 forced fumbles and 1 recovery. He started all year at free safety as a junior, leading the team in tackles for the second consecutive season with 115 stops in addition to tallying 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and one interception. In 1995, earned Parade All-American honors and first-team All-American honors by Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, Walter Camp, UPI, the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association and the Football News. Milloy was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...
, also earned first-team All Pac-10 honors.
New England Patriots
Milloy was drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft1996 NFL Draft
The 1996 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996...
by the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. He made an impact in the Patriots secondary as a rookie, playing in every game and starting the final 10 games of the season in addition to each of the team's three playoff games. He was ranked third on the team in tackles with 85, while also tallying eight passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Milloy made his NFL starting debut at Indianapolis (October 20), posting eight tackles (5 solos) and forcing his first career fumble. He led the team with 10 tackles vs. Miami and forced his second fumble of the season. Milloy played in Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1996 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American...
and ranked third on the team with eight tackles vs. Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, but New England fell against Green Bay. In 1997 he started every game at strong safety, eclipsing the 100-tackle mark for the first time in his NFL career with 112 stops and added three interceptions. He recorded his first double-digit tackle total of the season with 10 stops vs Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and intercepted his first pass of the season vs. Buffalo (10/12), recovered a fumble and ranked second on the team with 12 tackles at Tampa Bay and led the team with 10 tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
and ranked second on the team in the postseason with 14 stops.
In 1998 he earned first Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
nod after starting every game at strong safety and leading the team in tackles with 151 stops. Also finished the season with a career-high six interceptions. During the season he recorded 12 stops and intercepted a Steve McNair
Steve McNair
Stephen LaTreal McNair was an American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans....
pass at the 30-yard line and returned it for a touchdown vs. Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
in the 27–16 victory. He led the team with 12 tackles, including his only sack of the season, vs. New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Milloy was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after he led the team with 12 tackles and intercepted a pair of QB Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . Manning holds the record for most NFL MVP awards with four. He was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in 1998 after a standout college football career with the...
passes, which he returned for 24 yards, in a 21–16 victory vs the Colts. Finished the season with 11 tackles and intercepted his sixth pass of the season vs the Jets; his six interceptions eclipsed his career total of five interceptions in his first two seasons. In 1999, Milloy earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl and lead the team in tackles for second consecutive year. He started the season intercepting a Vinny Testaverde
Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde is a former NFL quarterback. Testaverde last played for the Carolina Panthers and had previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. Testaverde holds the NFL record for having...
pass in the second quarter of the season-opening game and shared the team lead with 14 tackles at New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, led the team with a season-high 16 tackles at Kansas City and intercepted his second pass of the season when he picked off Elvis Grbac
Elvis Grbac
Elvis M. Grbac is a retired American football quarterback who played in the NFL. During his career he was a starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens...
in the second quarter. He repeated this 16 performance in the season finale vs Baltimore and tallied his second sack on the season. He also intercepted his fourth pass of the year off Stoney Case
Stoney Case
Stoney Jarrod Case is a quarterback in the Arena Football League, and a former National Football League quarterback with four teams.-High school and college:...
at the goalline to preserve a 20–3 victory. Milloy led the team with 4 interceptions in addition to tallying 2 sacks, 10 passes defensed and 2 fumble recoveries. In the 2000 season, Milloy led the Patriots with 121 tackles and also ranked first on the team with 4 forced fumbles and tied for the team lead with two interceptions. He led the team with 14 tackles vs. Cincinnati and recorded 2 Bengals turnovers, he shared the team lead with 12 tackles vs Chicago and recorded double-digit tackles for the sixth time in 2000 vs. Miami, leading the team with 12 tackles.
In 2001 he was voted defensive co-captain by his teammates, part of his season performance was when he tied a season-high with a team-high 10 tackles vs. New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
and also recorded his first interception of the season and the 18th of his career when he snagged an Aaron Brooks pass in the end zone. After this, he registered a game-high eight tackles in a 12–9 overtime victory vs Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and intercepted a Alex Van Pelt
Alex Van Pelt
Alexander "Alex" Van Pelt is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccanneers of the National Football League.-College:...
pass. The Patriots reached the Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 regular season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots won their first Super...
, where Milloy recorded 7 tackles and led the team with 3 pass defenses in the Patriots 20–17 victory vs St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
earning him his first and only Super Bowl ring
Super Bowl ring
The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to the winners of the league's annual championship game, the Super Bowl...
. He led the Patriots with 113 tackles in addition of 4 passes defensed, 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery. After the Super Bowl victory he played his third Pro Bowl for his efforts and was named first-team All-AFC team by Pro Football Weekly, CNNSI and Football Digest. In 2002 he ranked third on the team with 91 tackles and ranked second on the team with a season high 11 tackles vs Tennessee.
Buffalo Bills
After failing to renegotiate his contract, he was released by the Patriots five days before the opening game of the 2003 NFL season2003 NFL season
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and was subsequently signed by the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. In his first season with Buffalo, Milloy started all 16 games for the team, which continued his streak to 122 consecutive starts. He finished fourth on the team with 120 tackles and tied for the team lead with 14 passes defensed in addition to registering three sacks on the season. He finished second on the team with 12 tackles vs. Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and posted 8 tackles and 1 forced fumble vs. Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
and he tied a then career-high with 16 tackles in addition to one forced fumble and 1 pass defensed vs. Miami.
In the 2004 season, he finished the year with 108 tackles; 55 solo, marking his seventh career 100+ tackle season. He also tallied a career-high 4 sacks in addition to 2 interceptions, tied for a team-high 12 tackles in his first start of the season vs the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
. He led team with a career-high 18 tackles vs. Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He posted his first interception with the Bills vs. New York Jets. Milloy tallied a career-high 3 sacks to the St. Louis Rams QB Marc Bulger
Marc Bulger
Marc Robert Bulger [] is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia....
, adding 9 tackles in a performance that garnered him AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. He also posted 7 tackles and 1 sack to Luke McCown
Luke McCown
Lucas Patrick McCown is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League...
in the 37-7 victory over Cleveland, in addition to a team-high 10 tackles at Cincinnati.
In 2005, he started all games for the eighth time in his career and tallied 170 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 5 passes defensed, posting 7 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception in the season opener vs. Houston. He recorded a team-high 15 tackles, while adding one sack at Tampa Bay. Later he tallied 11 tackles at New Orleans and against Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He had 15 tackles vs. Kansas City and followed up with 14 tackles at San Diego and 13 stops vs. Carolina. Milloy was released by the Bills on March 1, 2006 in a salary cap
Salary cap
In professional sports, a salary cap is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both...
-related move.
Atlanta Falcons
After he was released by the Bills, he subsequently signed a three-year contract with the Atlanta FalconsAtlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Milloy started all the games in his first season as a Falcon and led the secondary with 106 tackles, marking his ninth career 100-tackle season. He also tallied five passes defensed. He led the team in tackles with a season-high 11 vs. New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He recorded a team-high 8 tackles vs. Pittsburgh while helping a run defense hold the Steelers to 55 rushing yards. He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 10 tackles for the second consecutive game to go along with two passes defensed at Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
.
For the 2007 season, he finished third on the Falcons with 119 tackles (86 solo) while adding two interceptions and five passes defensed, collared 11 tackles vs. New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
; the 11 stops marked the 60th time in his 12-year NFL career that he collared double-digit tackles in a single-game, tallied 11 tackles, one pass defensed and his first interception as a Falcon vs. San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
, when he picked off Alex Smith
Alex Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith is a professional American football player and starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Smith was drafted with the 1st-overall pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco from the University of Utah...
. Led all defensive backs with 10 tackles at St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
in addition to adding 1 interception and 1 pass defensed. He reached a season-high 15 tackles and one pass defensed at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
for a defense that allowed a season-low 109 passing yards.
Seattle Seahawks
Milloy signed with the Seattle SeahawksSeattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
on September 5, 2009.
After the 2010 game against the Bears, Lawyer Milloy joined the 20-20 club after getting 2 sacks.