{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Angelo Crowell | image = Robert Royal and Angelo Crowell.jpg | caption = Crowell (right) with Robert Royal in 2006 | number = 55 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|16}} | birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 246 | high_school = North Forsyth {{nowrap|(Winston-Salem)}} | college = Virginia | draftyear = 2003 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 94 | pastteams = * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2008}}) * Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2009}}) * Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2011}}–{{UFL Year|2012}}) | highlights = * First-team All-ACC (2002) * Second-team All-ACC (2001) | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 343 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 7.0 | statlabel3 = Forced fumbles | statvalue3 = 4 | statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue4 = 1 | statlabel5 = Interceptions | statvalue5 = 5 |pfr=CrowAn20 }} '''Angelo Delvonne Crowell''' (born August 16, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers.
He is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver Germane Crowell.
==College career== Crowell attended the University of Virginia, where he served as co-captain in 2002. Received 1st Team All-ACC honors in 2002. Set a school record for tackles of 144 in 2001, and then broke his own record the following year.
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 0 3/8 | weight = 236 | arm span = 30 5/8 | hand span = 10 1/8 | dash = 4.73 | ten split = 1.64 | twenty split = 2.74 | shuttle = 4.29 | cone drill = 7.08 | vertical = 32.5 | bench = 25 | wonderlic = | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=399&DraftYear=2003 |title=Angelo Crowell, Virginia, ILB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }}
===Buffalo Bills=== He served primarily as a reserve linebacker for his first two seasons, playing only on special teams. In 2005, after Takeo Spikes went down with a season ending tear of the Achilles tendon Crowell took a spot on the starting roster. He went on that season to record 119 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 2 interceptions in 12 starts.
In the summer of 2006, he was named the starting strong side linebacker by Buffalo head coach Dick Jauron, replacing Jeff Posey. Crowell started every game until suffering a late season injury against the San Diego Chargers.
Crowell underwent arm surgery after tearing his triceps muscle in the final game of the 2007 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?NEWS_ID=5998 |title=Catching Up With Crowell |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421001113/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?NEWS_ID=5998 |archive-date=April 21, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On September 4, 2008, Crowell was placed on season-ending injured reserve after undergoing knee surgery.
===Tampa Bay Buccaneers=== An unrestricted free agent after the 2008 season, Crowell signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 18, 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090322163336/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/wires/03/18/2020.ap.fbn.buccaneers.crowell.0194/index.html Bucs Sign Crowell] SI.com, March 19, 2009</ref> He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 24 after suffering a torn biceps muscle during the preseason. On June 18, 2010, Crowell was released by the Buccaneers.
===Omaha Nighthawks=== Crowell was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on August 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4281147 |title=UFL Transactions |date=August 23, 2010 |work=OurSports Central |accessdate=August 27, 2011}}</ref>
===NFL statistics=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Team !! GP !! COMB !! TOTAL !! AST !! SACK !! FF !! FR !! FR YDS !! INT !! IR YDS !! AVG IR !! LNG !! TD !! PD |- | 2003 || BUF || 6 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 2004 || BUF || 16 || 14 || 8 || 6 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | 2005 || BUF || 15 || 119 || 79 || 40 || 3.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 5 |- | 2006 || BUF || 12 || 83 || 58 || 25 || 2.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- | 2007 || BUF || 16 || 126 || 86 || 40 || 2.0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 4 |- | Career || || 65 || 344 || 233 || 111 || 7.0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 17 |}<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Angelo Crowell Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4552/angelo-crowell|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=croweang001 Stats Crew profile]
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