Player Profile
| PLAYER BIO |
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| Ben Leber |  | | Inside Linebacker | | Retired | | | Experience: 12 yrs
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 244 lbs
Born: 12-7-1978 in Vermillion, SD
College: Kansas State
Drafted: 3.6 (2002) by San Diego | |
| DEFENSE STATS |
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tck | Ast | Sck | Blkd | Hurr | QBKd | FF | RPly | PPly | PRPct | TkPct |
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| 2006 |  | MIN | 16 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 3.0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 307 | 362 | 3.0 | 8.1 | | 2007 | | MIN | 16 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 222 | 208 | 5.8 | 11.6 | | 2008 | | MIN | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 0.0 | 15.4 | | 2009 | | MIN | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0.0 | 12.2 | | 2010 | | MIN | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 7.4 | | 2011 | | MIN | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0.0 | 20.0 | | 2012 |  | CLE | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 0.0 | 12.2 | | 2013 |  | NED | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0.0 | 17.1 | | CAREER | 117 | 25 | 115 | 26 | 8.0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 689 | 726 | 3.2 | 10.5 | | >>> | | MIN | 96 | 25 | 103 | 19 | 8.0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 633 | 657 | 3.5 | 10.1 | | >>> | | CLE | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 0.0 | 12.2 | | >>> | | NED | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0.0 | 17.1 | | PLAYOFFS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| AWARDS AND HONORS |
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| Career Records | Awards |
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| TRANSACTIONS |
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| Year | Stage | Team | Pos | Transaction | Terms |
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| 2007 | Week 7 | | Minnesota | OLB | Signed a renegotiated contract | $ 7.65 mil., 4 yrs | | 2008 | Preseason Week 3 | | Minnesota | OLB | Changed primary position to SLB (from WLB) | | | 2009 | Free Agency 1 | | Minnesota | OLB | Signed a renegotiated contract | $ 3.07 mil., 2 yrs | | 2011 | Free Agency 6 | | Minnesota | OLB | Resigned as an unrestricted free agent | $ 2.20 mil., 2 yrs | | 2011 | Free Agency 6 | | Cleveland | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 2.36 mil., 2 yrs | | 2012 | Free Agency 4 | | Minnesota | OLB | Released | | | 2012 | Free Agency 9 | | Cleveland | OLB | Signed as free agent | $ 900,000, 1 yr | | 2012 | Free Agency 9 |  | Oakland | OLB | Turned down a contract offer | $ 870,000, 1 yr | | 2013 | Free Agency 6 | | Cleveland | OLB | Resigned as an unrestricted free agent | $ 1.85 mil., 2 yrs | | 2013 | Preseason Week 2 | | Cleveland | OLB | Released | | | 2013 | Week 4 | | New England | OLB | Signed as free agent | $ 1.10 mil., 1 yr | | 2013 | Week 5 | | New England | ILB | Changed primary position to SILB (from SLB) | | | 2014 | Offseason | | New England | ILB | Retired | |
| INJURIES |
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| Year | Stage | Team | Pos | Injury | Severity |
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| 2009 | Preseason Week 2 | | Minnesota | OLB | Broken Toe | Injury | | 2012 | Week 11 | | Cleveland | OLB | Hyperextended Elbow | Injury |
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