Ernest Shazor Ernest Haskel Shazor ( born July 13 , 1983 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League ( NFL ) for a single season . Shazor played college football for the University of Michigan , and was a consensus All - American . He played professionally for the NFL ' s Arizona Cardinals . Early years . Shazor was born in Detroit , Michigan . He attended Martin Luther King High School in Detroit , where he played for the King Crusaders high school football team . As a senior in 2000 , he led the Crusaders to their first Detroit Public School League title since 1991 . The " Parade " magazine high school All - American was selected Michigan Player of the Year by " USA Today " in his final campaign . He was rated the best prep prospect in the Midwest and the No . 3 defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep . He was a consensus all - state choice and a member of " The Detroit News " ' Blue Chip List ( top - rated player ) . He recorded 224 tackles , caused two fumbles , blocked eight punts and intercepted 21 passes as a safety , and tallied 11 receptions and four touchdowns as a wide receiver during his last two years at MLK . Shazor was credited with 97 tackles , eight interceptions , two forced fumbles and blocked two punts during his senior year . He was also part of the track team at MLK where he ran a personal best 10 . 7 in the 100 meter dash . College career . Shazor attended the University of Michigan , and played for coach Lloyd Carr ' s Michigan Wolverines football team for three years from 2002 to 2004 . Shazor redshirted as a freshman and appeared in 12 games as a reserve safety in 2002 , posting 25 tackles ( 18 solos ) with a four - yard sack and two forced fumbles . He took over strong safety duties in 2003 , starting the final 11 games . Shazor finished fourth on the team with 57 tackles ( 40 unassisted ) , adding eight stops behind the line of scrimmage , two interceptions and three pass deflections . As a junior in 2004 , Shazor started every game at strong safety and led Michigan with 84 overall tackles ( 17 solo ) , 10 tackles for loss , two interceptions , and two fumble recoveries . At the end of the 2004 season , Shazor was selected as a first - team All - America n by the Associated Press , Football Writers Association of American , Walter Camp Football Foundation , Sports Illustrated , ESPN , CBS Sports , College Football News , and Rivals . com . He was also a finalist for the coveted Jim Thorpe Award . In three seasons with the Wolverines from 2002 to 2004 , Shazor was credited with 166 overall tackles ( 125 solo ) , 19 tackles for loss , three sacks for minus - 23 yards , eight pass break - ups , five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries . He also had four interceptions for 123 yards in returns and a touchdown . Professional football . In January 2005 , Shazor announced that he would forego his final year of eligibility in order to play professional football . Though undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft , Shazor was signed as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals in April 2005 . He was activated on the Cardinals ' roster in mid - November 2005 , and he played in two games for the Cardinals during the 2005 NFL season . The Cardinals announced Shazor ' s release and granted him an injury settlement September 4 , 2006 . In December 2006 , Shazor agreed to a one - year contract with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League . In February 2007 , the Predators announced that Shazor had not shown up for training camp , and no explanation had been given for his absence . Nearly two weeks later , " The Orlando Sentinel " reported that the " mystery surrounding " Shazor continued as he had still not shown up in the Predators ' training camp . He was put on waivers by the Predators in May 2007 .