Robert Michael Ninkovich (born February 1, 1984 in Blue Island, Illinois) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Ninkovich has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
Ninkovich attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois where he played defensive end and ...
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Robert Michael Ninkovich (born February 1, 1984 in Blue Island, Illinois) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Ninkovich has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
Ninkovich attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois where he played defensive end and tight end. He also lettered in baseball.
Following high school, Ninkovich spent two years at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois. As a freshman, he recorded 36 tackles and seven sacks as his team won the NJCAA national championship.
During the summer prior to his sophomore year, Ninkovich worked with his father, an ironworker, hanging beams on a Chicago construction site 19 stories high. According to his father, the purpose was to give Rob extra incentive to complete his college education.
As a sophomore at Joliet in 2003, Ninkovich...
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