John Robert Leake (born August 28, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
 Leake in 2006 | |||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | August 28, 1981 Plano, Texas, U.S. | ||||
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| High school | Plano East | ||||
| College | Clemson | ||||
| NFL draft | 2004: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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After his football career, he was convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme and defrauding investors of millions.[1]
Early life and college
editLeake was born in Plano, Texas and graduated from Plano East Senior High School in 2000.[2] At Clemson University, Leake played at linebacker for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2000 to 2003.[3]
NFL career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.75 s | 7.55 s | 41+1⁄2 in (1.05 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 29 reps | ||||
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Leake was not selected in the 2004 NFL draft. On April 26, 2004, Leake signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans.[4] The Titans waived Leake on September 4.[5]
Leake split the 2005 NFL season between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers. The following season, he was once again a member of the Falcons.[6]
References
edit- ↑ https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/former-nfl-player-sentenced-to-2-and-a-half-years-in-prison-for-real-estate-and-gold-mine-ponzi-scheme-that-caused-5-point-3-million-in-losses.
- ↑ "John Leake". Atlanta Falcons. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007.
- ↑ "John Leake". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on July 26, 2004.
- ↑ "transactions". New York Times. April 27, 2004.
- ↑ "Titans release six players; more cuts to come Sunday". Tennessee Titans. September 4, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004.
- ↑ "John Leake". NFL. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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