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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Had a pair of tackles on special teams in four games played last year as a rookie.
• After being taken by the Bolts with the 60th pick, became the highest-drafted Blue Hen since QB Joe Flacco (18th overall) in 2008.

PERSONAL: Given name Nasir A. Adderley…Name is pronounced nah-SEER ADD-er-lee…Nickname is 'Nas'…Born in Philadelphia, Pa. …Daughter, Elaina Marie, was born Jan. 18, 2020…Cousin, Herb, was an All-Pro DB with Green Bay and Dallas, winning three Super Bowls before being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980…Grandfather, Nelson, played football at Ohio State and in the Canadian Football League…With the other defensive rookies in 2019, visited Homeboy Industries as part of a day of service, where the rookies toured the headquarters and took part in a class to make tamales…Plans to get into personal training after his career…Earned a degree in health behavior science from Delaware…High School: Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a senior at Great Valley High in Malvern, Pa. …Also was named first-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania, first-team All-Area and first-team All-Conference, with the All-Conference honors being at WR and DB…Caught 68 passes for 1,025 yards (15.1 avg.) and five TDs while rushing for 383 yards and five TDs over his prep career…Contributed on the defensive side of the football with nine INTs, including three that were returned for TDs…Returned seven kickoffs for TDs.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Had a pair of tackles on special teams in four games played last year as a rookie.
• After being taken by the Bolts with the 60th pick, became the highest-drafted Blue Hen since QB Joe Flacco (18th overall) in 2008.

PERSONAL: Given name Nasir A. Adderley…Name is pronounced nah-SEER ADD-er-lee…Nickname is 'Nas'…Born in Philadelphia, Pa. …Daughter, Elaina Marie, was born Jan. 18, 2020…Cousin, Herb, was an All-Pro DB with Green Bay and Dallas, winning three Super Bowls before being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980…Grandfather, Nelson, played football at Ohio State and in the Canadian Football League…With the other defensive rookies in 2019, visited Homeboy Industries as part of a day of service, where the rookies toured the headquarters and took part in a class to make tamales…Plans to get into personal training after his career…Earned a degree in health behavior science from Delaware…High School: Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a senior at Great Valley High in Malvern, Pa. …Also was named first-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania, first-team All-Area and first-team All-Conference, with the All-Conference honors being at WR and DB…Caught 68 passes for 1,025 yards (15.1 avg.) and five TDs while rushing for 383 yards and five TDs over his prep career…Contributed on the defensive side of the football with nine INTs, including three that were returned for TDs…Returned seven kickoffs for TDs.

2019: Appeared in four games and was inactive three others…Recorded two special teams tackles…Placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on Oct. 26…vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 8): Made his NFL debut…Finished with a tackle on special teams after playing on 17 special teams snaps…at Detroit (Sept. 15): Played on 12 special teams snaps and saw the first defensive action of his career…vs. Houston (Sept. 22): Appeared on 11 plays on special teams…at Miami (Sept. 29): Saw action on nine defensive snaps and 11 on special teams…Finished with a tackle on special teams…at Denver (Oct. 6): Inactive (hamstring).

COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2015-18) at Delaware, totaling 264 tackles (165 solo)…Added 11 INTs, 33 passes defensed, a half-sack, four forced fumbles and two recoveries…As a senior, had a 92-yard kickoff return for a TD…Named a second-team Football Championship Subdivision All-American from The Associated Press and first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association as a senior…Also named first-team All-American by Phil Steele's College Football, Athlon Sports, Hero Sports and STATS…Earned recognition from the Blue Hen Touchdown Club as a four-time Defensive Player of the Week and a four-time Special Teams Player of the Week…Helped lead the Blue Hens to their first Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearance in 2018 since making it to the championship game in 2010…Was one of two true freshmen in 2015 to start all 11 games.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2019: Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the second round (60th overall) of NFL Draft, April 27…Signed rookie contract, June 12…Placed on Reserve/Injured (hamstring), Oct. 26.