Travis Curtis - #49 - S - West Virginia - Profile

PRO: Signed with Jets as a Plan B FA from MIN in March was coached last year by Pete Carroll ...adds depth to defensive ba~kfield and should compete at several positions ...1989: played 16 games and started .11 at FS for MIN and amassed 77 tackles (43 solo) in addition to 5 special teams tackles ...signed as a FA with MIN ...1988: finished the 1988 season with WAS and played in 1 of the 2 remaining game~ ...played 1st 11 games of the season in PHO and had 24 tackles (4 assists) and 1 INT for 18 yards ...placed on IR for 3 weeks and released ...1987: made the Cards' roster as a FA and played 13 games (1 start) ...Ied team with 51NT (most by NFC rookie and tied 4th overall in NFC) despite playing primarily as a nickel back.
COLLEGE: A 4-year starter who recorded 226 tackles, 11 INT,6 FR and 2 BL kicks during his career as a Mountaineer ...as a senior made 59 tackles and 1 INT ...was a 3-time All-East selection.
PERSONAL: Wife Cynthia, daughter Tyvelsha ...majored in graphic design ...was all-metro and all-county selection at Winston Churchill High in Potomac, MD where he competed against Erik McMillan from neighboring rival JFK High ...spent offseason working for family-owned trucking business ...birthplace: Washington, DC.
PRO CAREER STATS: GP/S (41/12 total): 1987 (PHO 13/1), 1988 (PHO 11/0 - WAS 1/0), 1989 (MIN 16/11). Tackles (129): 1987 (28), 1988 (24), 1989 (77). INT (6-833): 1987 (5-65), 1988 (PHO 1-18).  Sacks: 1988 (1). Special teams tackles: 1989 (6).