For the baseball

Baseball

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 player, see Derrick Gibson

Derrick Gibson (baseball)

Derrick Lamont Gibson is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Colorado Rockies for seven games in left field during the 1998 Colorado Rockies season and ten games in right field during the 1999 Colorado Rockies season.-External links:...

Derrick Gibson (born March 22, 1979 in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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) is a former American football

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 who played his entire career for the Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

. He was drafted by the Raiders 28th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft

2001 NFL Draft

The 2001 NFL Draft took place on April 21–22, 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. This was the 66th National Football League draft in league history. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. No teams elected to claim any players in the...

. He played college football

College football

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 at Florida State

Florida State Seminoles football

The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

.

College career

An All-American at his hometown Miami Killian High School

Miami Killian High School

Miami Killian Senior High School is a secondary school located in Miami, Florida, USA. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System.-Academics:...

, Gibson was rated the number one prospect in the state of Florida

Florida

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 by many analysts. He was a four-year letterman at Florida State University

Florida State University

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 who finished his career with 214 tackles, nine stops for losses, seven interceptions and 16 pass deflections.

Professional career

Gibson was drafted by the Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 28th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft

2001 NFL Draft

The 2001 NFL Draft took place on April 21–22, 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. This was the 66th National Football League draft in league history. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. No teams elected to claim any players in the...

. He spent his entire career for the Raiders from 2001 to 2006.