Raheem Brock
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Raheem Brock
| image = Raheem Brock.JPG
| caption = Brock with the Seahawks in 2011
| number = 79, 98
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|06|10}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 274
| high_school = Dobbins (Philadelphia)
| college = Temple
| draftyear = 2002
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 238
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 364
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 40.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 14
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 16
| pfr = BrocRa20
}}
Raheem Fukwan Brock (born June 10, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft, but was never signed by them. Brock subsequently played for the Indianapolis Colts for eight years, winning Super Bowl XLI with them over the Chicago Bears, and he also played with the Seattle Seahawks.
Early life
Brock grew up in the Germantown area of Philadelphia. He is the son of Zachary Dixon, a former NFL running back and return man from 1979 to 1985.{{cite web |last1=Fierro |first1=Nick |title=Versatile Brock Is A Power At Dobbins |url=http://articles.philly.com/1996-10-31/sports/25663050_1_raheem-brock-zach-dixon-hat-trick |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=October 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000746/http://articles.philly.com/1996-10-31/sports/25663050_1_raheem-brock-zach-dixon-hat-trick |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |date=October 31, 1996|url-status=dead}} He spent most of his childhood with his mother, Patricia, but lived with his father in Maryland in fifth grade and spent much of his summers with him.{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Steve |title=Defensive end Raheem Brock has followed father Zachary Dixon's NFL path, all the way to Seattle |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/defensive-end-raheem-brock-has-followed-father-zachary-dixons-nfl-path-all-the-way-to-seattle/ |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=October 28, 2010}}
He attended Murrell Dobbins Tech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a letterman in football until his graduation in 1996. He played tight end, linebacker, and punter. As a freshman, he helped the team win the Philadelphia Public League championship. As a 6-foot-3, 240-pound senior, he was all-Philadelphia first-team selection by The Philadelphia Inquirer after racking up 88 tackles, five sacks and six interceptions as a linebacker.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Marcia |title=Going Forward, But Also Looking Back Temple Recruit Remembers A Teammate Who Is Gone. |url=http://articles.philly.com/1997-02-05/sports/25534502_1_public-league-mustangs-raheem-brock |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=October 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225323/http://articles.philly.com/1997-02-05/sports/25534502_1_public-league-mustangs-raheem-brock |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=February 5, 1997|url-status=dead}}
College career
Brock was a four-year letterman at defensive end for Temple University and started 39 career games. He finished his career with 184 tackles, 20 sacks, and 38 stops for losses. He graduated in May 2001 with an undergraduate's degree in marketing.{{cite web |title=Raheem Brock, DE - Temple |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/2002draft/des/raheembrock.htm |website=USA Today |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=April 22, 2002}}
Professional career
=NFL draft=
Despite his impressive pedigree and stats, Brock was downgraded by draft experts due to his less-than-desired height for a defensive end and lack of quickness and jumping ability to make up for it.
Brock was selected in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles,{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} but his draft rights were renounced by the team on July 25, 2002, before the 2002 season began, due to an inability to fit him into their rookie salary cap. Brock's agent commented that there was significant interest from other teams about signing him and that "The Eagles will look bad if one of two things happen: if Raheem turns out to be a player at a position that's hard to find good players, or if one of the Eagles' defensive linemen gets injured."{{cite web |last1=Sheridan |first1=Phil |title=Eagles sign rookie, forced to cut another |url=http://articles.philly.com/2002-07-26/sports/25356287_1_eagles-sign-eagles-president-joe-banner-pool-space |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=October 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232305/http://articles.philly.com/2002-07-26/sports/25356287_1_eagles-sign-eagles-president-joe-banner-pool-space |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |date=July 26, 2002|url-status=dead}}
=Indianapolis Colts=
Brock was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on July 28, 2002. During his 8 seasons with the Colts, he started 104 regular-season games (76 at defensive end and 28 at tackle), frequently alternating with Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis. He had 28.5 sacks and 408 tackles, while forcing 12 fumbles and recovering 15 fumbles.{{cite web |last1=Chappell |first1=Mike |title=All-time Indy Colts defensive tackles: Ellis Johnson and Raheem Brock |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/the-dean/1/01/01/all-time-indy-colts-defensive-tackles-ellis-johnson-and-raheem-brock/2567125/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=July 18, 2013}} He helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI and played his last game for them in Super Bowl XLIV.{{cite web |last1=Chadiha |first1=Jeffri |title=Brock confident |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=4881062 |website=ESPN |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=February 2, 2010}} He was released on March 7, 2010. In 2013, he was named to The Indianapolis Star's "All-time Indianapolis Colts team."
=Tennessee Titans=
Brock signed with the Tennessee Titans on August 12, 2010. He was released on September 5.
=Seattle Seahawks=
Brock signed with the Seattle Seahawks on September 8, 2010.
During Brock's 2010 season with the Seahawks, he posted 9.0 regular season sacks, a career high, and recorded 2.5 sacks during the post season. His 11.5 sacks during 2010 are both career Highs and season highs for Brock.
He returned for one season in Seattle after failing to get a longer contract anywhere else.{{Cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/05/raheem-brock-returns-to-the-seahawks/|title = Raheem Brock returns to the Seahawks|date = 5 August 2011}} Seattle then drafted Bruce Irvin in the 1st round of the 2012 draft to replace Brock, leaving him as an unsigned free agent.{{cite web |last1=Dillon |first1=Dennis |title=Seahawks' Bruce Irvin overcame adversity in unlikely road to NFL |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/05/17/bruce-irvinseahawks |website=Sports Illustrated |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=May 17, 2012}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | IND
| 13 || 6 || 22 || 15 || 7 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | IND
| 16 || 16 || 42 || 25 || 17 || 2.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 8 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | IND
| 16 || 16 || 47 || 36 || 11 || 6.5 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | IND
| 16 || 16 || 51 || 42 || 9 || 6.5 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 15 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | IND
| 16 || 16 || 48 || 34 || 14 || 3.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | IND
| 11 || 11 || 31 || 24 || 7 || 2.5 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | IND
| 16 || 15 || 30 || 26 || 4 || 3.5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | IND
| 16 || 8 || 32 || 25 || 7 || 3.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 9 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | SEA
| 16 || 0 || 32 || 26 || 6 || 9.0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | SEA
| 16 || 0 || 29 || 16 || 13 || 3.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 152 | 104 | 364 | 269 | 95 | 40.5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | IND
| 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | IND
| 3 || 3 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | IND
| 2 || 2 || 12 || 9 || 3 || 1.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | IND
| 1 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | IND
| 4 || 4 || 12 || 8 || 4 || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | IND
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | IND
| 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | IND
| 3 || 0 || 12 || 6 || 6 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | SEA
| 2 || 0 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 18 | 12 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Brock married Deziree Williams, whom he had met at Temple and dated throughout college, in June 2002. They had one daughter together, born in July 2003, before they divorced in October 2005.{{cite web |last1=Gross |first1=Dan |title=Baby mama drama for Raheem Brock |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Baby_mama_drama_for_Raheem_Brock.html |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=July 9, 2009}}{{cite web |last1=Gross |first1=Dan |title=Raheem Brock responds to our baby mama drama column |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Raheem_Brock_responds_to_our_baby_mama_drama_column.html |website=www.inquirer.com |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=July 28, 2009}}
On the morning of November 13, 2010, Brock was pulled over after being observed driving 85-90 mph in a 60 mph zone. A preliminary breath test indicated a blood alcohol concentration of .133; the legal limit in Washington is .08. Later breath tests at the University of Washington Police Department measured Brock's BAC at .115 and .111.{{Cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawksblog/2013466112_details_of_rahe.html|title = The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest}} On December 6, 2011, more than a year after his DUI arrest, Brock was charged with driving under the influence. The King County prosecutor's office reportedly lost the file and only found it after a journalist from Philadelphia inquired about the status of the case.{{cite web |last1=Fiorillo |first1=Victor |title=Raheem Brock Charged With DUI |url=https://www.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/12/07/raheem-brock-charged-dui/ |website=Philadelphia Magazine |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=December 7, 2011}}
On June 16, 2011, Brock was arrested for walking out on a $27 bar tab.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/30097225 |title=Raheem Brock arrested for running out on $27 tab - CBSSports.com |website=www.cbssports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016143502/http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/30097225 |archive-date=2012-10-16}} On November 23, 2011, Brock was convicted of theft in the incident, but the conviction was overturned upon appeal on April 27, 2012.{{cite web |last1=Fiorillo |first1=Victor |title=Former Philadelphia Eagle Raheem Brock Convicted of Theft |url=https://www.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/12/01/philadelphia-eagle-raheem-brock-convicted-theft/ |website=Philadelphia Magazine |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=December 1, 2011}}{{cite web |title=Brock acquitted of theft charge over bar tab |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7863990/raheem-brock-acquitted-theft-charge-dispute-27-bar-tab |website=ESPN |access-date=October 31, 2021 |date=April 27, 2012}}
Brock founded The Raheem Brock Student-Athlete Scholarship in 2007, which was created with the intent of providing financial assistance to male and female students attending Dobbins C.T.E. High School pursuing a post-secondary education.{{cite web |url=http://raheembrock.com/scholarships/ |title=The Raheem Brock Foundation | Scholarships |access-date=2015-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227094658/http://raheembrock.com/scholarships/ |archive-date=2015-02-27 }}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110112120241/http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/raheem-brock/29e3d662-4cc2-4c4c-86be-9637a065b657/ Seattle Seahawks bio]
- [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawksblog/2013466112_details_of_rahe.html Danny O'Neill, "Details of Raheem Brock's DUI arrest" from the Seattle Times' Seahawks Blog, November 18, 2010.]
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