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**Jonathan Babineaux**
	; Babineaux with the Falcons in 2009
	No. 95 Atlanta Falcons
	Defensive tackle
Personal information
	Date of birth: October 12, 1981 (age 28)
	Place of birth: Port Arthur, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
	College: Iowa
	NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59
	Debuted in 2005 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career history
	As player:; Atlanta Falcons (2005-present);
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	N/A;
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2009
Tackles	175
Sacks	13.0
INTs	1
Stats at NFL.com

Jonathan Joel Babineaux (born October 12, 1981 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted with the 59th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.

[edit] High school career

Babineaux attended Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas. In football, as a senior, he was the team captain, and a first team All-Conference linebacker. He also was an excellent punter, averaging 40 yards per punt. In basketball, he helped his team to be ranked the best in the state of Texas. He also participated in baseball.

[edit] College career

Babineaux attended the University of Iowa. He finished his college career with 131 tackles (39 for losses), 19 sacks, 24 quarterback hurries, one interception, two pass deflections, four fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles.

[edit] Atlanta Falcons

Drafted by the Falcons in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft

Had his best game in 2009, against the Washington Redskins with 9 tackles and 2.5 sacks

[edit] Animal cruelty charges

In February 2007, authorities accused Babineaux of killing his girlfriend's pit bull mix Kilo, who died from severe head trauma. However, on November 7, 2007, Babineaux was cleared of any wrongdoing by Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter as the actions were taken in self defense and in protection of Babineaux's five-year-old child (the dog had a history of unprovoked attacks), and thus the charges were dropped^[1].

[edit] Personal life

He is the older brother of Seattle Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux.
His high school classmates affectionately called him "Monsta"

[edit] References

^ "Falc's Babineaux cleared of felony animal cruelty". ESPN.com. 2007-11-07. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3099082. Retrieved 2007-11-07.

[Falc.27s_Babineaux_cleared-0] "Falc's Babineaux cleared of felony animal cruelty". ESPN.com. 2007-11-07. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3099082. Retrieved 2007-11-07.

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