Ronnie Heard
Encyclopedia
Ronnie Heard is a former American football
safety in the National Football League
. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers
as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football
at Mississippi
.
Heard also played for the Atlanta Falcons
.
as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played for the 49ers from 2000 to 2004. In his five years with the team he started 24 of 69 games, recording 182 tackles
, 3.5 sacks, and six interceptions.
in 2005 after signing with them as an unrestricted free agent. In his only year with the team he started 5 of 12 games making 29 tackles.
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 in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed by the 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...
as an undrafted free agent in 2000. 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 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels football
The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...
.
Heard also played for the 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...
.
San Francisco 49ers
Heard signed with the San Francisco 49ersSan 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...
as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played for the 49ers from 2000 to 2004. In his five years with the team he started 24 of 69 games, recording 182 tackles
Tackle (football move)
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
, 3.5 sacks, and six interceptions.
Atlanta Falcons
Heard spent one year 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...
in 2005 after signing with them as an unrestricted free agent. In his only year with the team he started 5 of 12 games making 29 tackles.