Travis Daniels Travis Antwon Daniels ( born September 8 , 1982 ) is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisiana State . Daniels has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns . Early years . Daniels attended South Broward High School in South Florida . As a senior , he recorded 60 tackles and five interception s as a defensive back , while catching 34 passes for 500 yards and four touchdown s as a wide receiver . He returned one kickoff for a touchdown and returned an interception for a score as well . For his performance , he was named First Team 4A All - State , All - District and All - County . College career . As a freshman at LSU in 2001 , Daniels saw his first action of the season against Tennessee in the SEC Championship game . He was forced into action after an injury to Randall Gay . Prior to his appearance , he was going to redshirt his freshman year . When asked about giving up his redshirt , he said , " I play for the name on my helmet , not the name on the back of my jersey . " During the game , he broke up two passes including one in the end zone , but did not record any tackles . In a Sugar Bowl win over Illinois , Daniels played but did not accumulate any statistics . Daniels was a top backup in the Tigers ' secondary as a sophomore , seeing most of his time in nickel and dime packages . A hamstring injury shortened his season , but he did appear in five games in 2002 . On the year , Daniels recorded three tackles , including one for a loss . He also broke up one pass and had two quarterback hurries . Daniels stepped into a starting role in 2003 , opening all 14 games for the Tigers as a junior . He started the first six games of the season at free safety before moving to cornerback for the final eight contests after the emergence of LaRon Landry . Daniels recorded 58 tackles , including 6 . 5 for losses , two sacks , three quarterback hurries and two interceptions . He also led the Tigers with 26 pass breakups . His first interception came just before halftime in a win over Mississippi State , which he returned 48 yards for a score . His other interception came against Arizona . Daniels set a season - high with seven tackles in a September game against Georgia . In the aforementioned game against Mississippi State , Daniels six tackles , a sack and a forced fumble to his interception . In the BCS National Championship win over Oklahoma , he recorded four tackles including one for a two - yard loss . In 2004 , Daniels and fellow senior Corey Webster combined to form one top cornerback tandems in the nation . Daniels started all 12 games for the Tigers , finishing his career with 26 straight starts . Against Iowa in the Capital One Bowl , he tallied seven tackles . Daniels finished the season with 48 tackles and nine pass break - ups . He participated in the Senior Bowl in Mobile , Alabama following the season . Professional career . Pre - draft . At LSU ' s Pro Day in March 2005 , Daniels was clocked at 4 . 57 and 4 . 55 in the 40 - yard dash , had a 37 - inch vertical jump , 10 - foot - 2 long jump , 4 . 07 short shuttle and 6 . 86 three - cone drill . Miami Dolphins . On April 24 , Daniels was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round ( 104th overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft . At LSU , Daniels was recruited by and played for Nick Saban , who was in his first season as head coach of the Dolphins in 2005 . Daniels was one of three SEC players chosen by the Dolphins in 2005 . He signed a four - year contract with the Dolphins on July 22 . The deal included a $ 458 , 000 signing bonus , and also a potential $ 1 . 4 million incentive bonus in the final year ( 2008 ) . As a rookie in 2005 , Daniels appeared in all 16 games for the Dolphins including 14 starts that tied for the team record for a rookie defensive back . Along with Ronnie Brown and Channing Crowder , it marked the first time since 1996 that three or more Dolphins rookies started a minimum of 10 games . Daniels recorded 61 ( 47 solo ) tackles on the year , a figure that ranked fifth on the team and second among defensive backs behind only Lance Schulters ' 77 . He also added an interception , a fumble recovery and 13 passes defensed . His first career interception came in the season opener , when he picked off a Jake Plummer pass in the fourth quarter of a 34 - 10 win over the Denver Broncos . His lone fumble recovery came after linebacker Channing Crowder forced the ball from then - Atlanta Falcons fullback Justin Griffith . In 2006 , an ankle injury caused Daniels to miss the entire preseason as well as the first four games of the regular season . He went on to appear in the team ' s final 12 contests , starting six . On the year , racked up 36 tackles , an interception and two passes defensed . His lone interception came against the Tennessee Titans on September 24 , as he picked off a Kerry Collins pass at the Dolphins ’ 31 with less than two minutes remaining in the game to preserve a 13 - 10 win . Daniels record a season - high eight tackles in the season finale against the Indianapolis Colts . Cleveland Browns . On August 20 , 2008 , the Cleveland Browns acquired Daniels from the Dolphins in exchange for a seventh - round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft . Kansas City Chiefs . Daniels was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on March 10 , 2009 . He was waived on September 4 . He was re - signed on November 4 . Daniels had another interception add to his career , when he intercepted a Ben Roethlisberger throw during the Chiefs / Steelers game in 2011 . Daniels was re - signed following the 2011 NFL season .