Tra Battle
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 5, 1985 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Forsyth, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||
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Tra Battle (born January 5, 1985) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Georgia.
Battle was a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, New York Sentinels, Hartford Colonials and Virginia Destroyers.
Early years
Battle attended Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, Georgia, where he was a three-sport athlete, lettering in football, basketball, and track. He started as a freshman on the football team, where he played quarterback and safety. As a junior, he was named the team's Defensive M.V.P. As a senior, he was named the team M.V.P. and was named an All-Middle Georgia honoree by the Macon Telegraph.
University of Georgia
Arriving at the University of Georgia in 2003, Battle was undersized at 165 pounds. He was a walk-on for the football team and played a role as a reserve. By his sophomore season Battle broke into the starting lineup against the University of Kentucky when safety Thomas Davis was injured. His best game of the season came against LSU, where Battle recorded four solo tackles, garnered his first career sack, broke up a forward pass and forced a fumble. At the end of the year he was a recipient of the Iron Man Award for players who do not miss a practice or summer workout during the year. He was awarded the Joe B. Maxwell Family Football Scholarship.
In his junior season of 2005 Battle started in the defensive backfield. In the season opener against Boise State he recorded his first career interception and led the Bulldogs with eight tackles. He finished the season as the team's third leading tackler with 71 total tackles.
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Battle was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on May 27, 2009. He was waived on July 28, 2009.
Cleveland Browns
He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on August 24, 2009. He was released on September 5.