Jordan Babineaux
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Career Summary
Jordan Babineaux was an NFL safety who played nine seasons after Southern Arkansas.
Babineaux played nine NFL seasons at safety after a Division II career at Southern Arkansas. He spent seven years with Seattle and two with Tennessee.
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College Career
Babineaux played at Southern Arkansas before entering the NFL as an undrafted player.
Babineaux played safety at Southern Arkansas, a Division II program, before beginning his NFL career.
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Path to the NFL
Babineaux joined Seattle as an undrafted rookie in 2004.
After going undrafted in 2004, Babineaux began his Seahawks career on the practice squad and developed into a contributor in Seattle's secondary.
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NFL Career
Babineaux appeared in 131 games for Seattle and Tennessee.
Babineaux appeared in 131 NFL games. He played 99 games for Seattle from 2004 through 2010 and spent his final two seasons with Tennessee.
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Career Accomplishments
He was part of Seattle's Super Bowl XL team and made several signature postseason plays.
Babineaux played for Seattle during its Super Bowl XL run. In the 2006 playoffs, he chased down Tony Romo after a botched field-goal snap to preserve a Wild Card victory.
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Playing Style
Known as Big Play Babs, Babineaux built a reputation for timely, game-changing plays.
Babineaux was known in Seattle as Big Play Babs for making plays in pivotal moments. His Seahawks tenure included 10 interceptions, seven forced fumbles and 32 passes defensed.
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Legacy
Babineaux remains identified with several memorable Seattle postseason moments.
Seattle's 50 Seasons project highlighted Babineaux's playoff impact, including his chase-down of Romo and a pick-six in the 2008 Wild Card win over Washington.
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Post-Career
After retiring, Babineaux became an NFL Network analyst and later joined Seahawks media coverage.
After retiring following the 2012 season, Babineaux worked as an NFL Network analyst and joined Seahawks television and radio programming. In 2016, the Seahawks hired him as a digital media host.
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