Teddy Lehman Teddy Lehman ( born November 18 , 1981 ) is an American former college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League ( NFL ) for seven seasons . He played college football for the University of Oklahoma , and was twice recognized as an All - American . The Detroit Lions chose him in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft , and he also played for the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL , and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League ( UFL ) . Early years . Lehman was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma . He attended Fort Gibson High School in Fort Gibson , Oklahoma , and played high school football for the Fort Gibson Tigers . He started at both linebacker and running back , wearing number 34 . As a senior , he helped the Tigers post their best - ever record of 13 – 1 , and advance to the Oklahoma Class 4A state championship game . He ended his senior season with 151 tackles , 3 interceptions , 2 sacks , and 3 forced fumbles . He ranked third in the state in rushing with 1 , 252 yards and 16 touchdowns on 206 carries ( 6 . 1 avg . ) as a running back . He also shared the punting duties for the Tigers with an average of 39 . 6 yards . He recorded more than 400 tackles and 7 interceptions during his four high school seasons . He was not highly recruited out of high school but ran a 4 . 4 40 - yard dash at an Oklahoma football camp for high school players and was offered a scholarship shortly after . http : / / www . soonersports . com / sports / m - footbl / mtt / lehman _ teddy00 . html College career . While attending the University of Oklahoma , Lehman played for coach Bob Stoops ' s Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2000 to 2003 . As a freshman in 2000 , he played in 12 games , mostly on special teams and as a reserve at linebacker . During his 2001 sophomore season , he became the starting middle linebacker . Memorably , he caught the interception by Texas quarterback Chris Simms which was jarred loose by Roy Williams and Lehman took it into the endzone for the game clinching score . He finished the season with 83 tackles , including 2 sacks and 10 stops for losses . In 2002 , Lehman moved to weakside linebacker , replacing Butkus Award winner Rocky Calmus . Lehman was recognized as a consensus first - team All - American , after receiving first - team honors from the Associated Press , the Football Writers Association of America , the Walter Camp Foundation , " The Sporting News " , CNNSI , ESPN and " Sports Illustrated " . He posted six tackles ( five unassisted ) in the Rose Bowl against Washington State and sacked quarterback Jason Gesser twice for a loss of 17 yards . Both sacks ended scoring drives at the end of the second quarter and were instrumental in securing Oklahoma ' s first - ever Rose Bowl win . During the 2003 season , the senior led the team in tackles , with 117 , adding 1 forced fumbles , 2 interceptions , and 19 tackles for loss . Lehman closed out his college career in the 21 - 14 Sugar Bowl loss against the LSU Tigers with eight tackles ( six solo ) and two stops behind the line of scrimmage , including one sack . He was recognized as a unanimous first - team All - American and a first - team All - Big 12 selection . He was awarded the Dick Butkus Award , given to the nation ' s top linebacker , as well as the Chuck Bednarik Award , given to the nation ' s top defensive player . Lehman was rated the top outside linebacker pro prospect in the country by The NFL Draft Report . http : / / www . soonersports . com / sports / m - footbl / mtt / lehman _ teddy00 . html http : / / www . soonersports . com / sports / m - footbl / archive / aa - teddy - lehman - 2002 - 03 . html Professional career . First stint with Lions . Teddy Lehman was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the fifth pick of the second round ( 37th overall ) in 2004 . Lehman was the only rookie linebacker in the NFL to start all 16 games in 2004 . He also logged a total of 1 , 225 plays ( 1 , 054 on defense , 171 on special teams ) , more than any other member of the team . He finished the season with 102 tackles , the second - highest total on the team . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an unrestricted free - agent on March 4 , 2008 . However , he was released on July 25 . Second stint with Lions . On July 26 , 2008 , Lehman re - signed with the Detroit Lions . His No . 54 taken by Gilbert Gardner , Lehman was assigned No . 58 . He was placed on Injured Reserve on August 4 . On August 8 , he was taken off IR and released . Buffalo Bills . Lehman was signed by the Buffalo Bills on November 7 , 2008 after cornerback Ashton Youboty was placed on injured reserve . Las Vegas Locomotives . Lehman signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League on August 5 , 2009 . Jacksonville Jaguars . On May 11 , 2010 Teddy Lehman signed a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars . He was one of eight players that participated in the club ’ s May 1 – 3 mini - camp on a tryout basis . On September 3 , 2010 he was released by the Jaguars . Life after football . Lehman and his wife Erin reside in Norman , Oklahoma . Teddy now has a mortgage lending business and co - hosts a Sportstalk Radio show , " The Rush , " on Sportstalk 1400AM ; his co - host is Dusty Dvoracek .