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AJ Francis is a defensive lineman with the Washington Redskins. He played his college football at the University of Maryland. During his five years there — which included a red-shirt season — Francis tallied 143 tackles, 9.5 sacks and four blocked kicks. AJ Francis has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins.
After going unselected in the 2013 NFL Draft, AJ Francis signed with the Miami Dolphins on April 30, 2013. Nine NFL teams had reached out, offering the talented lineman free agent deals to come to their city, to play for their team. Caught in that bittersweet moment, between the sting of going undrafted and the thrill of deciding his future, the former Maryland defensive lineman picked the Miami Dolphins.
AJ Francis, a four-year starter in College Park who earned all-ACC honorable mention in 2012, spent this winter near South Beach, training at Bommarito Performance Systems, operating under a strict organic diet and grueling schedule with regular 6 a.m. wakeup calls. Signing with the Dolphins offered familiarity, both with the personnel and the surrounding area.
One hour after accepting Miami’s offer, AJ Francis whipped out a ring and proposed to Tatiana Uruburo, his girlfriend for more than two years. She said yes and all the excitement was captured on Francis’ Twitter which was named to Sports Illustrated Twitter 100 for his humor and witty tweets.
The featured Miami Dolphins nike dri-fit compression shirt was game worn by AJ Francis under his jersey when the Miami Dolphins faced the Buffalo Bills on September 27th, 2015. Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw for 277 yards and three scores in his first NFL road start and the Buffalo Bills routed the Miami Dolphins 41-14. The Bills totaled 429 yards, intercepted Ryan Tannehill three times in the first half, and led 27-0 before Miami scored late in the third quarter.
It was the 1st official regular season game of AJ Francis’ young career. He also added his 1st NFL Tackle in the loss. AJ Francis has signed the shirt and added “Game Worn Vs Buffalo Bills” in black. There is a player issued Miami Dolphins 96 label in the collar. One of a kind item from the Fan Favorite!
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