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Corey Mays was born on November 27, 1983... First player from the Chicago Public League to play at Notre Dame since Chris Zorich... A second-team pick on the USA Today All-American team... Helped his team go 8-4 in 2000, making 144 tackles and five sacks, while rushing 20 times for 179 yards at fullback... Rated 54th on the Chicago Sun-Times list of nation's top prospects... Won four letters in track and field, competing in the shot put, discus and relays... Achieved a 4.2 high school grade-point average...Majored in psychology and sociology at Notre Dame.
Career Transactions
Corey Mays was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2006.
2006 Season
2006 (8/0/0/1): Played on special teams coverage units in his first career NFL game against Indianapolis (11/05/06) ... Signed from the practice squad on Nov. 4, 2006 ... Tied for the team lead in special teams tackles twice in 2006 (vs. NYJ, at JAX).
Indianapolis (11/5): Saw action on special teams coverage in his first career NFL contest ... Registered a solo special teams tackle on coverage units. vs. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Played on special teams coverage units and recorded two tackles. at Green Bay (11/19): Collected a special teams tackle on coverage units in the Patriots' 35-0 road victory over the Packers. vs. Chicago (11/26): Inactive. vs. Detroit (12/3): Notched a special teams tackle on coverage units in the Patriots' 28-21 comeback victory over the Lions. at Miami (12/10): Saw action on special teams covarge units. vs. Houston (12/17): Saw action as a reserve at inside linebacker in the fourth quarter and notched two tackles in the Patriots' commanding 40-7 victory over the Texans ... Registered two solo special teams tackles on coverage units ... Stuffed Jason Simmons for no gain on fourth-and-one during a fake punt in the first quarter. at Jacksonville (12/24): Registered two special teams tackles on coverage units in the Patriots' 24-21 division-clinching win over the Jaguars. at Tennessee (12/31): Saw action on special teams coverage units in the Patriots' 40-23 victory over the Titans ... Played inside linebacker late in the fourth quarter.
2006 Postseason (3/0/0/0): vs. N.Y. Jets (1/7): Played on special teams coverage units in the Patriots' 37-16 AFC Wild Card victory over the N.Y. Jets. at San Diego (1/14): Registered a solo special teams tackle on coverage units in the Patriots' 24-21 AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Chargers. at Indianapolis (1/21): Notched a solo tackle and a forced fumble on special teams coverage units.
College
Started all 12 games at middle linebacker in 2005 ... Finished second on the team with 68 tackles (33 solo), including 10.5 tackles for loss (38 yards), four quarterback sacks, two pass defl ections and two forced fumbles ... Made a team-leading 10 tackles (4 solo), including 3.5 for loss (15 yards), two quarterback sacks and a quarterback hurry in a win over Syracuse ... Had a career best 14 tackles (4 solo) and a fumble recovery against Navy ... Tallied 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl ... Played in all 12 games as a junior in 2004 ... Saw most of his action on special teams ... Tallied 15 tackles (6 solo) and two quarterback sacks on the season ... In 2003, played in all 12 games and started one game against Washington State ... Saw action at linebacker in nine games ... Finished with 26 tackles (19 solo), including four tackles for loss, a quarterback sack, two blocked kicks, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble ... Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2002 ... Saw all of his action on special teams ... Made four tackles (2 solo) and forced a fumble ... Did not see any action as a freshman.
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