Corey Mays life and biography

Corey Mays (born November 27, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Notre Dame. Mays has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Corey's Career

Pro Career: Fifth-year linebacker enters his second season with Kansas City in 2010 ... Solid special teams performer stepped into a starting role in Kansas City’s 3-4 defense in 2009 ... Registered 13 starts at right inside linebacker and finished second on the team with 100 tackles (64 solo) ... Prior to joining Kansas City, spent time with Cincinnati (2007-08) and New England (2006-07) ... Has played in 48 regular season games (14 starts) ... Owns 116 tackles (71 solo), a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, one pass defensed and four quarterback pressures ... Has played in three postseason contests, recording two special teams tackles and a forced fumble on special teams ... Entered the league as a rookie free agent with New England in 2006.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (4/20/10) ... Signed with Kansas City (3/13/09) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with Cincinnati (3/24/08) ... Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati from New England (10/2/07) ... Waived by New England (10/1/07) ... Signed with New England (9/8/07) ... Added to New England’s practice squad (9/4/07) ... Released by New England (9/2/07) ... Signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with New England (3/21/07) ... Signed with New England (11/4/06) ... Added to New England’s practice squad (9/3/06) ... Released by New England (9/2/06) ... Signed as a rookie free agent with New England (5/8/06).

Kansas City (2009): Played in 16 games with 13 starts at RILB ...
Ranked second on the team with 100 tackles (64 solo) with three behind the line ... Added four QB pressures and one pass defensed ... Also had three special teams tackles ... Collected 10 tackles at Baltimore (9/13) ... Produced a club-best seven tackles vs. Oakland (9/20) ... Tallied four tackles and two QB pressures at Philadelphia (9/27) ... Recorded four tackles and one special teams stop vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/4) ... Produced a team-high nine tackles with one for loss vs. Dallas (10/11) ... Totaled two tackles and one QB pressure at Washington (10/18) ... Contributed eight tackles, including two against RB LaDainian Tomlinson in goal-line situations vs. San Diego (10/25) ... Totaled a career-high 13 tackles with one for loss at Jacksonville (11/8) ... Amassed seven tackles at Oakland (11/15) ... Produced four tackles and one QB pressure vs. Pittsburgh (11/22) ... Compiled five tackles at San Diego (11/29) ... Recorded six tackles vs. Denver (12/6) ... Posted six tackles and one pass defensed vs. Buffalo (12/13) ... Collected five tackles vs. Cleveland (12/20) at Cincinnati (12/27) and at Denver (1/3/10).

Cincinnati (2007-08): Played in 23 games (one start) ... Produced 14 tackles (six solo), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Also had 28 special teams tackles.

2008: Played in 12 games and was inactive for four contests ... Tallied five tackles (four solo), one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and 13 special teams tackles ... Posted two tackles at Baltimore (9/7) ... Forced a FB Mike Sellers fumble that he recovered in the end zone for a touchback vs. Washington (12/14).

2007: Saw duty in 11 games (one start) and was inactive for one contest ... Recorded nine tackles (two solo), 15 special teams tackles and a forced fumble on special teams ... Was inactive vs. the N.Y. Jets (10/21) with a hamstring injury ... Collected three special teams tackles at Buffalo (11/4) ... Registered three tackles in his first NFL start in place of an injured LB Rashad Jeanty at San Francisco (12/15) ... Compiled three tackles vs. Cleveland (12/23).

New England (2006-07): Appeared in nine games, recording two tackles (one solo) and 10 special teams stops ... Saw duty in three postseason contests, amassing two special teams tackles and forcing a fumble on special teams.

2007: Played in one game and was inactive for two contests ... Notched one special teams tackle ... Was inactive vs. San Diego (9/16) and vs. Buffalo (9/23) ... Was waived on October 1st.

2006: Played in eight games, posting two tackles (one solo) and nine special teams stops ... Spent the first eight weeks of the season on the practice squad ... Was promoted to the 53-man roster on November 4th ... Saw action in his first career NFL game vs. Indianapolis (11/5) ... Notched two tackles vs. Houston (12/17) ... Played in three postseason games, tallying two special teams tackles and a forced fumble on special teams ... Had one special teams tackle in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at San Diego (1/14/07) ... Recorded one special teams tackle and forced a WR Terrence Wilkins fumble on a kickoff return in the AFC Championship Game at Indianapolis (1/21/07).

College: Played in 46 games (13 starts) at Notre Dame ... Started all 12 games at middle linebacker as a senior in 2005 ... Recorded 68 tackles (33 solo), 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles ... Played in all 12 games as a junior in 2004, compiling 15 tackles (six solo) and 2.0 sacks ... Saw action in 12 games (one start) in 2003 as a sophomore, registering 26 tackles (19 solo), a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks ... Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2002 ... Had four tackles and a forced fumble ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2001 ... Majored in Psychology and Sociology at Notre Dame.

Personal

• A second-team All-America pick by USA Today as a senior at Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois.
• Tallied 144 tackles and 5.0 sacks to go with 20 rushes for 179 yards as a fullback.
• Also earned four varsity letters in track and field.
• Full name: Corey Lemard Mays.
• Single.

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