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== NFL Career ==  

== NFL Career ==  

Izzo started his [[NFL]] career with the [[Miami Dolphins]] in 1996. He made the team as a special teams ace and in his rookie season played in all 16 of the Dolphins games and made 12 tackles and also block a punt and deflected two punts. Throughout the rest of the late 90's Izzo continued to play as a backup linebacker and special teams coverage wizard. In 2000, he made the AFC [[Pro Bowl]] Team as the AFC's special teamer. The next year (2001), he joined the [[New England Patriots]] and was voted instantly as a team captain. In part due to his important contributions, the Patriots became [[Super Bowl]] Champions that year. In 2002, Izzo was named AFC Special Teams player of the week twice and once again made the AFC [[Pro Bowl]] Team as the AFC's special teamer. The next year (2003), he made his first career NFL interception when in the last game of the regular season he intercepted a pass in the Patriots endzone to seal a Patriots completed shutout and 31 -0 victory over the [[Buffalo Bills]]... In 2004, Izzo set a career high in tackles with 25 (22 of them solo). On March 6, 2007, Izzo resigned with the Patriots<ref>http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=24362&pcid=41</ref>. Since he joined the Patriots in 2001, he has only missed one game and played in 79.

Izzo started his [[NFL]] career with the [[Miami Dolphins]] in 1996. He made the team as a special teams ace and in his rookie season played in all 16 of the Dolphins games and made 12 tackles and also [[blocked punt|block a punt]] and deflected two punts. Throughout the rest of the late 90's Izzo continued to play as a backup linebacker and special teams coverage wizard. In 2000, he made the AFC [[Pro Bowl]] Team as the AFC's special teamer. The next year (2001), he joined the [[New England Patriots]] and was voted instantly as a team captain. In part due to his important contributions, the Patriots became [[Super Bowl]] Champions that year. In 2002, Izzo was named AFC Special Teams player of the week twice and once again made the AFC [[Pro Bowl]] Team as the AFC's special teamer. The next year (2003), he made his first career NFL interception when in the last game of the regular season he intercepted a pass in the Patriots endzone to seal a Patriots completed shutout and 31 -0 victory over the [[Buffalo Bills]]... In 2004, Izzo set a career high in tackles with 25 (22 of them solo). On March 6, 2007, Izzo resigned with the Patriots<ref>http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=24362&pcid=41</ref>. Since he joined the Patriots in 2001, he has only missed one game and played in 79.

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