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Ty'ron Markeith Warren was born the son of Annette Warren and Larry Dickey on Feb. 6, 1981 in Bryan, Texas ... Attended Bryan (Tex.) High and posted 248 tackles, 22 quarterback sacks, 69 tackles for loss of yardage and 90 quarterback pressures during his three-year varsity career ... Earned first-team All- State honors after totaling 109 tackles, nine sacks, 38 QB pressures and 28 tackles for losses as a senior ... Three-year letterman in track ... Uncle, Curtis Dickey, was an All-American tailback at Texas A&M (1976-79), where he ranks second on the career rushing list and was selected in the first round of the 1980 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts ... Ty participated in the 2003 Morgan Memorial Goodwill Adopt-a-Family program, which provided Thanksgiving dinners for over 100 needy families ... Ty was part of a Patriots contingent that brought the Lombardi Trophy to Providence to celebrate the Patriots' Super Bowl XXXVIII championship with their Rhode Island fans at WaterFire in the spring of 2004 ... Hobbies include fishing and playing golf ... Ty and his wife Kesha have two children, Brionna and Brielle ... Majored in agricultural development at Texas A&M.
Career Transactions
Ty Warren was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round (13th overall) in the 2003 NFL draft … Signed by the Patriots (07/21/04).
Career Highlights
Career GP/GS: 63/51 (11/7)
In 2005, Warren finished third on the team with a career-high 77 tackles (40 solo) while starting all 16 games for the second straight season. He also tied for third on the team in the 2005 playoffs with 14 tackles (6 solo).
Warren was part of a defensive front that allowed an average of just 31.3 rushing yards per game in the month of December, 2005
Warren started all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career in 2004. He registered career-highs with 64 tackles (46 solo) and 3.5 sacks.
Warren tallied the first two sack performance of his young career in the Patriots’ 27-19 Monday Night victory over Kansas City (11/22/04).
Warren notched a career-high 10 tackles in the Patriots’ season-opening victory over Indianapolis (9/9/04).
Warren collected his first career sack when he dropped Jay Fiedler for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter of the Patriots’ 19-13 overtime victory at Miami (10/19/03).
2006 Season
2006 (15/15/0/1): Finished second on the team with a career-high 117 tackles (66 solo) ... Tied for second on the team with a career-high 7.5 sacks ... Registered 10 or more tackles seven times in 2006 ... Led the team in tackles four times in 2006 (at NYJ, vs. IND, vs. CHI, at JAX) ... Led the team or tied for the team lead in sacks five times in 2006 (vs. BUF, at GB, vs. DET, at MIA, at TEN) ... Tied for the team lead in passes defensed once in 2006 (vs. DEN) ... Led the team or tied for the team lead in quarterback hits five times in 2006 (vs. MIA, at GB, vs. DET, at MIA, at TEN) ... Collected a career-high 12 tackles in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the N.Y. Jets (09/17/06) and against Indianapolis (11/05/06).
Buffalo (9/10): Started at defensive end ... Collected eight tackles (4 solo), a safety and two quarterback hits in the Patriots' 19-17 victory over the Bills ... Teamed with Junior Seau to stuff Willis McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush in the fourth quarter ... Registered the game-winning safety, sacking JP Losman for an 8-yard loss in the end zone with 8:33 remaining in the final stanza. at N.Y. Jets (9/17): Started at defensive end and led the team with a career-high 12 tackles (3 solo) and a quarterback hit in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the N.Y. Jets ... Combined with Junior Seau to stuff B.J. Askew for no gain on a third-and-one run in the third quarter ... On the next play, teamed with Jarvis Green to stonewall Kevan Barlow for no gain on a fourth-and-one rush up the middle ... Combined with Richard Seymour to stop Leon Washington for no gain on a rush up the middle in the third quarter ... Stopped Derrick Blaylock for a 1-yard loss on the run off right guard in the fourth quarter. Denver (9/24): Started at defensive end ... Finished tied for second on the team with 10 tackles (7 solo) ... Collected two quarterback hits and a pass defensed ... Batted down a short pass intended for Tatum Bell in the first quarter ... Combined with Richard Seymour to stop T. Bell for no gain on a rush off right tackle in the first quarter. at Cincinnati (10/1): Started at defensive end and notched five tackles (3 solo), a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the Patriots' commanding 38-13 victory over the Bengals ... Dropped Carson Palmer for a 7-yard sack, forced the signal caller to fumble and recovered the loose ball in the fourth quarter. vs. Miami (10/8): Started at defensive end ... Registered three tackles (2 solo), a quarterback hit and a pass defensed in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Dolphins ... Teamed with Mike Vrabel to stuff Ronnie Brown for no gain on a rush up the middle in the first quarter ... Batted down a pass intended for Sammy Morris in the third quarter. at Buffalo (10/22): Started at defensive end and notched six tackles (2 solo) in the Patriots' 28-6 road victory over the Bills ... Combined with Ty Warren to stonewall Willis McGahee for no gain on a rush off right guard in the third quarter ... Provided pressure forcing JP Losman to throw the ball away on the first play of the fourth quarter. at Minnesota (10/30): Started at defensive end and recorded five tackles (3 solo) in the Patriots' commanding 31-7 road win against the Vikings ... Supplied the pocket pressure forcing Brad Johnson to throw a pass that was intercepted by Mike Vrabel in the fourth quarter. Indianapolis (11/5): Started at defensive end ... Led the team with 12 tackles (5 solo) ... Combined with Rosevelt Colvin to stop Joseph Addai for no gain on a rush off left guard in the second quarter ... Joined with Junior Seau to stop Dominic Rhodes for no gain on a rush off left guard in the fourth quarter ... Teamed with Vince Wilfork to stuff Addai for no gain on a rush off right guard in the fourth quarter. vs. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Inactive. at Green Bay (11/19): Returned to the starting lineup at defensive end ... Collected three tackles (2 solo), one and a half sacks and a quarterback hit in the Patriots' 35-0 road victory over the Packers ... Combined with Richard Seymour to stuff Ahman Green for no gain on a rush off right tackle in the third quarter ... Teamed with Mike Vrabel to sack Aaron Rodgers for a 6-yard loss in the third quarter ... Dropped Rodgers for a 6-yard sack in the fourth quarter. vs. Chicago (11/26): Started at defensive end ... Led the team with 10 tackles (8 solo) and two quarterback hits in the Patriots' 17-13 victory over the Bears ... Teamed with James Sanders to stuff Thomas Jones for no gain on a rush off right end in the first quarter. vs. Detroit (12/3): Made the start at defensive end ... Finished tied for second on the team with 10 tackles (7 solo) and two sacks in the Patriots' 28-21 comeback victory over the Lions ... Fought through a double-team and stonewalled Kevin Jones for a 1-yard loss on a rush up the middle in the first quarter ... Sacked Jon Kitna for a 3-yard loss late in the first quarter ... Teamed with Rosevelt Colvin to stuff Jones for a 2-yard loss on a rush off right end in the third quarter ... Dropped Kitna for a 10-yard sack in the third quarter. at Miami (12/10): Started at defensive end as the team opened the game in a 4-3 alignment ... Registered 10 tackles (7 solo), a sack and a quarterback hit ... Dropped Joey Harrington for a 6-yard sack in the first quarter. vs. Houston (12/17): Started at defensive end ... Notched seven tackles (5 solo) in the Patriots' commanding 40-7 victory over the Texans ... Combined with Tully Banta-Cain to stonewall Ron Dayne for no gain on a third-and-one rush in the first quarter. at Jacksonville (12/24): Started at defensive end and led the team with six tackles (3 solo) in the Patriots' 24-21 division-clinching win over the Jaguars ... Halted a Jaguars' drive by stuffing Maurice Jones-Drew for no gain on a third-and-three rush in the fourth quarter. at Tennessee (12/31): Started at defensive end ... Finished second on the team with 10 tackles (5 solo) and a sack in the Patriots' 40-23 victory over the Titans ... Teamed with Richard Seymour to stuff Travis Henry for a 3-yard loss on a rush up the middle in the third quarter ... Sacked Vince Young for a 2-yard loss in the fourth quarter.
2006 Postseason (3/3/0/0): vs. N.Y. Jets (1/7): Made the start at defensive end ... Registered three solo tackles and a quarterback hit in the Patriots' 37- 16 AFC Wild Card victory over the N.Y. Jets ... Combined with Tedy Bruschi to stop Leon Washington for a 6-yard loss on a short pass in the second quarter. at San Diego (1/14): Started at defensive end ... Posted seven tackles (6 solo) in the Patriots' 24-21 AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Chargers ... Teammed with Rosevelt Colvin to stonewall Eric Parker for a 7-yard loss on a reverse in the first quarter ... Stopped LaDainian Tomlinson for no gain on a rush off right end arter. at Indianapolis (1/21): Started at defensive end in the second quarter ... Stuffed Lorenzo Neal for no gain on a third-and-one rush in the second qu d ... Collected two solo tackles and tied for the team lead with three quarterback hits.
2005 Season
2005 (16/16/0/0): Finished third on the team with a career-high 77 tackles. Oakland (9/8): Collected five tackles (4 solo) in the Patriots' 30-20 victory over the Raiders on opening night. at Carolina (9/18): Registered three tackles (1 solo). at Pittsburgh (9/25): Notched four solo tackles in the Patriots' 23-20 victory over the Steelers ... Teamed with Matt Chatham to stuff Willie Parker for no gain on a rush up the middle in the first quarter. San Diego (10/2): Recorded five tackles (1 solo) ... Combined with Willie McGinest to stonewall Eric Parker for a 2-yard loss on a reverse in the second quarter. at Atlanta (10/9): Notched six tackles (5 solo) in the Patriots' 31-28 win over the Falcons. at Denver (10/16): Collected eight tackles (5 solo) and a pass defensed ... Forced a key punt with 5:12 remaining in fourth quarter by batting down a pass at the line of scrimmage on third-and-three. Buffalo (10/30): Registered nine tackles (3 solo) in the Patriots' 21-16 victory over the Bills on Sunday Night Football ... Teamed with Mike Vrabel to stop Willis McGahee for no gain on a rush up the middle in the third quarter ... Combined with Vince Wilfork to stop McGahee for no gain on a rush up the middle in the fourth quarter. Indianapolis (11/7): Registered four tackles (3 solo). at Miami (11/13): Collected two tackles in the Patriots' 23-16 road victory over the Dolphins. New Orleans (11/20): Notched three tackles (2 solo) in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the Saints. at Kansas City (11/27): Recorded seven tackles (3 solo), a sack and a fumble recovery ... Stuffed Larry Johnson for a 3-yard loss on a rush off right tackle in the second quarter ... Sacked Trent Green for an 8-yard loss with a bull rush in the third quarter ... Stonewalled a potential Chiefs' scoring drive by recovering a Johnson fumble forced by Richard Seymour at the Kansas City 17-yard line in the fourth quarter ... Teamed with Willie McGinest to stop Johnson for a 3-yard loss on a rush off right tackle in the fourth quarter. N.Y. Jets (12/4): Recorded five tackles (4 solo) in the Patriots' 16-3 victory over the Jets ... Teamed with Willie McGinest to stonewall Curtis Martin for no gain on a rush off right guard in the first quarter ... Combined with Rosevelt Colvin to stuff Martin for a 1-yard loss on a rush up the middle on the final play of the first quarter. at Buffalo (12/11): Tied for the team lead with six tackles (3 solo) in the Patriots' commanding 35-7 road victory over the Bills ... Stopped Willis McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush off right guard in the third quarter ... Teamed with Michael Stone to stuff McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush up the middle in the third quarter. Tampa Bay (12/17): Collected five tackles in the Patriots' 28-0 shutout victory over the Buccaneers ... Teamed with Tedy Bruschi to stonewall Carnell Williams for no gain on a third-and-one rush in the second quarter. at N.Y. Jets (12/26): Notched a tackle in the Patriots' 31-21 victory over the Jets. Miami (1/1): Saw significant action on the defensive front and collected four tackles (3 solo), including a half a sack ... Teamed with Tully Banta-Cain to drop Gus Frerotte for a 4-yard sack in the second quarter ... Stuffed Ricky Williams for a 1-yard loss on a rush up the middle in the fourth quarter.
2005 Postseason (2/2/0/0): Jacksonville (1/7): Collected three tackles in the Patriots' 28-3 AFC Wild Card victory over the Jaguars. at Denver (1/14): Finished second on the team with 11 tackles (6 solo) ... Stuffed Jake Plummer for no gain on a rush up the middle in the second quarter.
2004 season
2004 (16/16, 3/2): Started all 16 regular season games at defensive end … Registered 64 tackles (46 solo) including 3.5 sacks. Indianapolis (9/9): Finished second on the team with 10 tackles (6 solo) and a forced fumble in the Patriots’ 27-24 victory over the Colts … Halted a Colts drive in the third quarter by forcing Edgerrin James to fumble at the 18-yard line. at Arizona (9/19): Collected two solo tackles in the Patriots’ 23-12 victory over the Cardinals. at Buffalo (10/3): Notched four solo tackles in the Patriots’ 31-17 victory over the Bills … Teamed with Rosevelt Colvin to stuff Travis Henry for a 1-yard loss on a run in the first quarter. Miami (10/10): Registered five tackles in the Patriots’ 24-10 victory over the Dolphins. Seattle (10/17): Registered two solo tackles, including a half a sack in the Patriots’ 30-20 victory over the Seahawks … Teamed with Willie McGinest to drop Matt Hasselbeck for a 5-yard sack on the opening play of the game. at Pittsburgh (10/31): Notched five tackles (3 solo) against the Steelers … Stonewalled Jerome Bettis for a 3-yard loss on a rush. at St. Louis (11/7): Collected two solo tackles, including a sack in the Patriots’ 40-22 road win against the Rams … Dropped Marc Bulger for a 5-yard sack. Buffalo (11/14): Finished second on the team with six tackles (4 solo) in the Patriots’ commanding 29-6 victory over the Bills … Combined with Mike Vrabel to stonewall Willis McGahee for a 3-yard loss on a rush … Stopped McGahee for a 1-yard setback on a rush … Teamed with Tedy Bruschi to stop Willis McGahee for no gain on a rush off right tackle. at Kansas City (11/22): Collected seven solo tackles, including two sacks and a pass defensed in the Patriots’ 27-19 Monday Night victory over the Chiefs … Sacked Trent Green for a 9-yard loss … Batted down a Green pass at the line of scrimmage … Tallied his second sack of the evening when he dropped Green for a 6-yard loss, while also causing the signal caller to fumble on the play. at Cleveland (12/5): Finished second on the team with seven tackles (4 solo) in the Patriots’ 42-15 victory over the Browns … Stuffed William Green for no gain on a rush off left guard … Stonewalled Green for a 3-yard loss on another rush off left guard. Cincinnati (12/12): Registered six tackles (5 solo) in the Patriots’ AFC East clinching 35-28 victory over the Bengals. at N.Y. Jets (12/26): Recorded two tackles in the Patriots’ 23-7 victory over the Jets. San Francisco (1/2): Tallied four tackles (3 solo) in the Patriots’ 21-7 victory over the 49ers. Indianapolis (1/16): Started at defensive end and collected two tackles in the Patriots’ 20-3 victory over the Colts. at Pittsburgh (1/23): Tallied eight tackles (6 solo) in the Patriots’ 41-27 AFC Championship victory over the Steelers … Stonewalled Jerome Bettis for no gain on a rush up the middle. Philadelphia (2/6): Saw action in a reserve role on the defensive line as the Patriots opened the game with five linebackers in the Patriots’ 24-21 victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX … Registered a solo tackle in the victory.
2003 Season
2003 (16/4, 3/0): Played in all 16 games with four starts on the defensive line … Was the first Patriots top pick to play in all 16 games as a rookie since Damien Woody in 1999 … Made his NFL debut at Buffalo (9/7) … Made his first career start in the Patriots’ 38-30 victory over Tennessee (10/5) … Registered his first career sack in the Patriots’ 19-13 overtime victory at Miami (10/19). Buffalo (9/7): Recorded one tackle in his first professional game against the Bills. Tennessee (10/5): Started his first career game at defensive tackle in the Patriots’ 38-30 victory over the Titans … Collected six tackles (1 solo) … Combined with Matt Chatham to stuff Eddie George for a two-yard loss in the first quarter … Teamed up with Jarvis Green to stop George for a one-yard gain on second-and-10 in the first quarter. N.Y. Giants (10/12): Started at defensive tackle and notched five tackles (3 solo) in the Patriots’ 17-6 victory over the Giants. Miami (10/19): Recorded five tackles (4 solo) and a sack in the Patriots’ thrilling 19-13 overtime victory over the Dolphins … Registered his first career sack when he dropped Jay Fiedler for a one-yard loss in the first quarter … Stopped Ricky Williams for a two-yard loss on a run up the middle in overtime. Cleveland (10/26): Collected four solo tackles in the Patriots’ 9-3 win over the Browns. Indianapolis (11/30): Notched three tackles from the defensive front in the Patriots’ dramatic 38-34 victory over the Colts. Buffalo (12/27): Saw significant action on the defensive front in the second half and collected two solo tackles … Teamed with Je’Rod Cherry to stop Sammy Morris for no gain on a rush off left guard in the fourth quarter. Indianapolis (1/18): Played on the defensive front and collected a tackle in the Patriots’ 24-14 AFC Championship victory over the Colts. Carolina (2/1): Saw action on the defensive front in the Patriots’ thrilling 32-29 Super Bowl XXXVIII victory over the Panthers … Batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage intended for DaShaun Foster in the first quarter.
Extra Points
Ty and his wife Kesha have established a nonprofi t foundation called "First and Goal."
Ty and Kesha Warren were members of the Boys & Girls Club growing up and have maintained strong ties to the organization. The couple has furnished their hometown Boys & Girls Club with game tables and also teamed up with Reebok to design and manufacture all-star jerseys for all three levels of all-star teams at the club. In 2005, the Warrens and several Patriots participated in an Easter egg-stravaganza at the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club.
Ty and former Patriot Ray Hamilton run an annual three-day football camp in Waterville, Maine.
2006
AFC Defensive Player of the Month - December
Peter King's SI.com All-Pro
College
Warren was a mainstay on the Texas A&M defensive line for four seasons … The versatile athlete performed at defensive end, defensive tackle and nose guard during his career … Totaled 144 tackles (78 solos) with 13.5 sacks for losses of 72 yards, 40 stops for losses of 124 yards, 20 quarterback pressures, a forced fumble and a pair of blocked kicks while playing in 36 games, including 25 starts. 2002 (Senior): All-Big Twelve Conference second-team selection by The NFL Draft Report … Started 10 games at left defensive end, recording 52 tackles (29 solos) with 4.5 sacks for losses of 21 yards and 12 stops for losses of 35 yards … Credited with six quarterback pressures and caused a fumble … Blocked a pair of kicks. 2001 (Junior): All-Big Twelve Conference first-team selection … Played in 10 games, starting seven contests at nose guard … Recorded 41 tackles (19 solos) with four sacks for minus 24 yards and 12 stops for losses of 37 yards … Registered eight quarterback pressures and a pass deflection. 2000 (Sophomore): Played in every game, starting the final eight contests at left defensive end … Finished with 38 tackles (23 solos), including five sacks for 27 yards … Led the team with 16 stops for losses of 52 yards … Credited with six quarterback pressures. 1999 (Freshman): Appeared in five games, recording 13 tackles (7 solos).
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