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AL SJR75

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

4/7/2016

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Dial

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

SJR75 Summary

  • Commends DeMarcus Ware, an Alabama native and outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos, for winning Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016.

  • Recognizes Ware's collegiate achievements at Troy University, including 27.5 sacks (second in school history) and 57 tackles for a loss (first in school history), earning him Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

  • Acknowledges his NFL accomplishments including being drafted 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 2005, winning 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, leading the league in sacks in 2008 and 2010, and recording seven consecutive seasons with 10-plus sacks.

  • Notes his nine Pro Bowl selections, seven All-Pro selections, two Butkus Awards, and induction into the Troy University Athletics Hall of Fame.

  • Highlights his Super Bowl 50 performance with two sacks, four quarterback hurries, and five tackles against the Carolina Panthers.

Legislative Description

Ware, DeMarcus, commended

Resolutions, Congratulatory

Last Action

Assigned Act No. 2016-126.

4/7/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules4/5/2016

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