Desmond Bishop Desmond Lamont Bishop ( born July 24 , 1984 ) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at California . Early years . Bishop attended Fairfield High School in Fairfield , California . While at Fairfield he earned Second - Team All - State from Calhisports . com . He played in the California North - South Shrine All - Star Game as a senior in 2002 . He also lettered in basketball . College career . City College of San Francisco . Bishop attended City College of San Francisco from 2003 to 2004 . While there he was a two time letterman . In 2003 Bishop was on the team that won the national championship game that went 13 - 0 . He was ranked by " SuperPrep " as the fourth - best community college player in the nation and was voted California ' s 2004 Junior College Defensive Player of the Year by the JC Athletic Bureau / California Community College Football Coaches Association . He was named the Northern California Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player and was a First - team JC Gridwire All - American . He finished the season with 118 tackles 10 regular games . In California ' s state championship game he had 14 tackles , one sack and two tackles for loss against the College of the Canyons . University of California . 2005 . Bishop immediately won a starting job upon his arrival at Cal and picked up Second - Team All - Pac - 10 honors . He started all 12 games at middle linebacker and led the team with 89 tackles , one forced fumble , and two pass deflections . He made his Cal debut with seven solo tackles against Sacramento State . He ended the season with eight tackles , a pass break - up and a tackle for loss against BYU in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl . 2006 . In 2006 , Bishop started all 13 games and was a Third - team All - American choice by Rivals . com , earning honorable mention from The NFL Draft Report , and being placed on the Butkus Award watchlist . He won All - Pac - 10 First - Team accolades , leading the conference in tackles and leading his team for the second straight year with 126 . Bishop became the first Cal player to lead the Pac - 10 in tackles since Jerrott Willard posted 147 in 1993 . He also had three sacks , a team - high 15 tackles for loss ( fourth in Pac - 10 ) , two pass break - ups , three interceptions , two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries . He had at least seven tackles in 11 of 13 games , and was in double digits five times . Bishop ended his career with 12 tackles , with one for loss , in 45 - 10 win over Texas A & M in 2006 Holiday Bowl . Professional career . Bishop was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . Bishop played in ten games for the Packers during his rookie season , making 10 tackles . During his second season Bishop made his first career start in a week 14 game against the Houston Texans , recording 12 tackles and a sack . He finished the season with 35 tackles . After starting middle linebacker Nick Barnett went down with a season - ending wrist injury in Week 4 of the 2010 season , Bishop was quickly named Barnett ' s replacement and exceeded expectations . He started the remaining 12 games and finished the season with 103 tackles , 3 sacks , 2 forced fumble and 1 interception , which was returned for a touchdown . He also recovered a crucial fumble in Super Bowl XLV , after Clay Matthews knocked the ball lose from Rashard Mendenhall , in which was a key play in the Packers ' 31 - 25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers . On January 4 , 2011 , the Packers re - signed Bishop to a 4 year , $ 19 million deal . On August 9 , 2012 , in a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers , Bishop sustained a significant injury to his hamstring which required surgical repair . On August 27 , 2012 , the Green Bay Packers placed Bishop on injured reserve after the hamstring injury he sustained in the preseason game against the San Diego Chargers . Personal . Bishop ' s father Dennis played football collegiately at Illinois . and professionally in the USFL . His younger brother Devin followed in his footsteps , also playing at San Francisco City College and transferring to Cal , where he was also linebacker on the football team wearing his brother ' s former jersey number , 10 . In high school , Bishop played against fellow Packers teammate Jarrett Bush , as the two were from rival schools . During the Packers visit to the White House , Bishop was denied entrance by White House officials after he left his I . D . on the team plane .