Ainsley Battles
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Ainsley Thomas Battles is a former professional American football
safety in the National Football League
. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers
and the Jacksonville Jaguars
. During a heated 2003 training camp battle for starting
strong safety with the Buffalo Bills
, Ainsley Battles left the team for an undisclosed reason. Ainsley Battles is currently a high school world history teacher at Archer High School on New Hope Rd. near his hometown in Lawernceville,Ga
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
safety in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
and the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. During a heated 2003 training camp battle for starting
Starting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
strong safety with the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Ainsley Battles left the team for an undisclosed reason. Ainsley Battles is currently a high school world history teacher at Archer High School on New Hope Rd. near his hometown in Lawernceville,Ga