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AJ Francis is a defensive lineman with the Washington Redskins. Francis has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks and 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.
After going unselected in the 2013 NFL Draft, 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.
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.
As a senior, AJ 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 Miami Dolphins #76 long sleeve nike dri-fit 3xl shirt was worn by AJ Francis in practice as a member of the Dolphins. The shirt is unsigned and features a Miami Dolphins player issued #76 label in collar. Francis wore 3 different #’s for the Dolphins. (#69, #76 & #96) The shirt shows tremendous wear. Player issued gear is impossible to obtain!
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