Ty Law

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Ty Law
Date of birth	February 10, 1974 (age 33)
Place of birth	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	Cornerback
College	Michigan
NFL Draft	1995 / Round 1 / Pick 23
Pro Bowls	1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
Awards	1999 Pro Bowl MVP
Statistics	Pro Football Reference CBS.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1995-2004 2005 2006-present	New England Patriots New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs

Tajuan Law, best known as Ty Law, (born February 10, 1974 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback who currently plays with the Kansas City Chiefs. He began his professional career after a three year run at Michigan where he lettered three years in a row (1992-94), earned first-team All-American honors from Walter Camp as a senior and was a two-time unanimous All-Big Ten Conference selection. He declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft in 1995. [1]

Contents 1 New England Patriots: A key player 2 New York Jets: Comeback from injury 3 Kansas City Chiefs: Helping build a new defense 4 Career stats 5 Personal 6 Trivia

[edit] New England Patriots: A key player

He was drafted 23rd overall in the first round by the New England Patriots where he spent the majority of his career. In 1998 Law earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl. That year he led the league with 9 interceptions, the first time any New England Patriot had led the league in interceptions. In 1999 Law was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl.

In 2002 Law was a key player in the Patriots' win in Super Bowl XXXVI over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams. His first half 47 yard interception return for a touchdown scored the first points of the game for Patriots, who eventually won the game 20-17.

Law was voted to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year and for the fourth time in his career after the 2003 season. In 2003, Law was part of a record-shattering Patriots defense that led the NFL in four key categories: opponents’ points per game (14.9), opponents’ passer rating (56.2), interceptions (29) and passing touchdowns surrendered (11). Law's dominant physical play against some of the game's best receivers prompted the NFL to change rules regarding contact after the 2003 season. These changes are sometimes referred to as the "Ty Law Rule." In the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, Law intercepted 3 passes from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, assisting his team to a 24-14 win and their second Super Bowl appearance in 3 years, where they defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29.

At the beginning of the 2004 season Law was considered by many to be the game's best cornerback. He was an important component of the a New England Patriots team that shattered the NFL's consecutive win record. Their remarkable run ended the same day that Law suffered a season-ending injury. The Patriots went on to win Super Bowl XXXIX with a patchwork secondary, but Law received his third Super Bowl Ring for his early season contributions.

[edit] New York Jets: Comeback from injury

On February 25, 2005, Law was released by the Patriots due to his $12,551,000 cap salary. The Patriots saved $9,849,997 on the 2005 salary cap. ESPN.com reported on August 8, 2005 that Law agreed to a three year, $18 million deal with the New York Jets.

Law went on to have a great season with the Jets, amassing a career-high 10 interceptions and was the only Jet voted into the Pro Bowl (Jonathan Vilma was named to the Pro Bowl as well, but that was due to an injury to Miami's Zach Thomas, not by means of popular vote by the fans). On December 26, 2005 Law returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown against the Patriots. Despite his great success with the Jets, Ty Law was released by the New York Jets on February 22, 2006 as the Jets were a projected $30 million over the salary cap for 2006. Law was due to make $7.6 million for 2006.

[edit] Kansas City Chiefs: Helping build a new defense

On July 25, Law passed his physical with the Kansas City Chiefs and signed a five year deal worth $30 million. [2] Law reunited with coach Herman Edwards, whom Law had played under in the 2005 season hoping to strengthen the Chiefs' defense. Law had originally shown interest in Kansas City in the 2005 offseason but was then considered too expensive for the Chiefs organization to sign, therefore he signed with the Jets. Law was granted his traditional jersey number of #24, as William Bartee will switch to #21 for the 2006 NFL season. [3]

In Kansas City's 2006 playoff loss against the Indianapolis Colts, Law intercepted 2 passes from Peyton Manning. This set the NFL postseason record for most postseason interceptions (5) ever recorded by one player against one quarterback. “I told Ty after the game that I would be glad to introduce him at the Hall of Fame. I could do the introduction for him,” Manning said. “One of the reporters asked me if I was going to invite Ty Law to dinner. Well, I think he should invite me to dinner. That would be more appropriate.”

[edit] Career stats

YEAR	TEAM	G	GS	TOT	SOLO	AST	SK	SYD	STF	STYD	SF	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
1995	NE	14	7	47	40	7	1.0	6.0	1.5	3.5	0	0	0	3	47	15.0	38	0	9
1996	NE	13	12	62	56	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	3	45	15.0	38	1	9
1997	NE	16	16	77	70	7	0.5	2.5	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	3	70	23.0	40	0	11
1998	NE	16	16	62	60	10	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	9	133	14.0	59	1	27
1999	NE	13	13	59	50	9	0.5	6.5	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	2	20	10.0	27	1	10
2000	NE	15	15	74	63	11	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0	0	0	2	32	16.0	32	0	11
2001	NE	16	16	70	61	9	1.0	7.0	2.5	4.0	0	0	0	3	91	30.0	46	2	9
2002	NE	16	16	77	62	15	1.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	4	33	8.0	29	0	10
2003	NE	15	15	74	62	12	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	6	112	18.0	65	1	23
2004	NE	7	7	28	23	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	3
2005	NYJ	16	16	62	45	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	195	19.5	74	1	8
Total		157	144	700	586	114	4.0	27	0.0	0	0	3	0	46	778	16.9	74	7	130

[edit] Personal

• Law has one daughter Ty'a and a son, Tajaun Jr.
• Law's home in Ft.Lauderdale, FL was featured on MTV Cribs.
• Law owns a table built from the engine of a passenger plane.
• Has a brother named Justice Law.

[edit] Trivia

• In Madden 2007 PSP edition Law is listed as being a member of the New England Patriots, when in fact he is on the Kansas City Chiefs.