AJ Tarpley Stanford Cardinal Game Worn & Signed Black & Red Nike Cleats

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AJ Tarpley is a former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills shortly after the 2015 NFL Draft as an undrafted free agent. On April 6, 2016, Tarpley announced that he was retiring after just one season, citing his health, having suffered his third and fourth career concussions the previous season. The linebacker played his college ball for the Stanford Cardinal.

Tarpley was a 6-1, 215-pound high school senior when he won Minnesota Gatorade Football Player of the Year as an all-state linebacker and tight end before arriving on campus in Palo Alto. He took a redshirt his first year (2010) before seeing significant playing time as a redshirt freshman in 2011, appearing in all 13 games while starting seven at inside linebacker, finishing with 57 total tackles, 28 solo, 4 TFL, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one INT. In his second and third seasons Tarpley took on more of a leadership role, starting 25 games and finishing with 159 total tackles, 90 solo, 12 TFL, 3 sacks, two forced fumbles and eight passes broken up.

Entering his fifth season the underrated Tarpley was named a team captain and took over for Shayne Skov as the leader in the middle of the defense. He was on the Bednarik Award watch list before the season and wound up finishing the year earning All-Pac-12 second team honors. Tarpley finished his career with very impressive numbers in 45 starts: 300 total tackles, 159 solo, 16.5 TFL, 5 sacks, two forced fumbles, eight PBUs and three INTs.

On December 10, 2015, AJ Tarpley was promoted to the Buffalo Bills active roster. AJ Tarpley recorded his first career NFL interception against the Dallas Cowboys on December 28, 2015. In Week 17 against the New York Jets on January 3, 2016, Tarpley made the game-ending interception that gave the Bills a 22-17 victory and knocked the Jets out of playoff contention. The interception turned out to be the final play of his career.

The featured size 13 black and red nike superbad pro cleats were game worn by AJ Tarpley as a member of the Stanford Cardinal. The former team captain has signed the cleats and added “Game Worn” to the right one in silver. Tarpley has colored parts of each cleat in black. The cleats show great use!!!