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AJ Francis is a defensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins. 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.
Francis’ two best attributes as far as NFL talent evaluators are concerned are his size (6-foot-5, 309 pounds) and his versatility. During his career at Maryland, Francis played every position on the defensive line and operated out of a regular 4-3 alignment and a 3-4 as well. Several teams were interested in him as a tackle or an end, while others saw him as a potential nose guard, capable of occupying blockers and keeping the line jammed up so backs have no place to run.
As a senior, Francis moved outside to the end position — where he’d never played before — and responded with a stellar season. He led the Terrapins with three recovered fumbles and three blocked kicks. He tied for second on the team with four sacks and was third with nine tackles for losses.
The featured black 3xl under armour shirt was game worn by Francis as a member of the Terrapins defensive line. The sleeves have been cut for comfort and Francis has signed the shirt and added “Game Worn, Fear the Turtle” in silver. If you’re not a Terps fan, “FEAR THE TURTLE” is a slogan that became immensely popular with the Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball team’s 2001 trip to the NCAA Final Four. Since then it has become an athletic tradition. Sweet!
