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Aaron James Monroe Francisco (born July 5, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

He was also a member of the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, and Tennessee Titans.

Early life

Aaron James Monroe Francisco was born on July 5, 1983, in Lā’ie, Hawai’i.[1] He attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawai’i (Oahu), and was an All State and All Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) selection as a senior. Francisco helped to lead Kahuku to their first State Championship in 2000.

College career

Francisco recorded 88 tackles (43 solo) as a senior in 2004 at BYU. He finished his career with 330 tackles (167 solo) and seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection as a junior in 2003.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2005 NFL draft, Francisco signed with the Arizona Cardinals on May 2, 2005.[1] He was waived on August 22, 2005.[1]

Francisco signed with the New York Jets on August 29, 2005.[1] He was waived soon after on September 3, 2005.[1]

Francisco was signed to the Cardinals’ practice squad on September 5, 2005.[1] He was promoted to the active roster on October 11.[1] He played in 53 regular season games, starting nine, for the Cardinals from 2005 to 2008.[1] Francisco was famously defending Santonio Holmes on the Steelers’ game winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII, a play which made the cover of Sports Illustrated.[2] Francisco was released by the Cardinals on September 5, 2009.[1]

Francisco signed with the Indianapolis Colts on September 7, 2009.[1] He appeared in ten games, starting two, for the Colts in 2009.[1] He also played in three playoff games.[1]

Francisco became a free agent after the 2009 season, and signed with the Carolina Panthers on April 12, 2010.[1] He was placed on injured reserve on September 4, and was released on September 8, 2010.[1]

Francisco was signed by the Colts again on October 5, 2010.[1] He played in 12 games, all starts, for Indianapolis during the 2010 season.[1] He also started one playoff game and became a free agent afterwards.[1]

Francisco signed with the Detroit Lions on August 17, 2011.[1] He was released by the Lions on September 3, 2011.[1]

Francisco signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans on July 24, 2012.[1] He was waived by the Titans on August 31, 2012.[1]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2005 ARI 11 0 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 ARI 16 2 49 41 8 0.0 1 2 61 0 44 3 0 0 0 0
2007 ARI 10 3 31 27 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 ARI 16 4 56 48 8 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2009 IND 10 2 16 16 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 IND 12 12 59 45 14 0.0 3 2 10 0 11 3 0 0 0 0
75 23 218 182 36 0.0 9 4 71 0 44 7 1 0 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2008 ARI 4 1 9 9 0 0.0 0 1 27 0 27 2 0 0 0 0
2009 IND 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 IND 1 1 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 2 14 14 0 0.0 0 1 27 0 27 2 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u “Aaron Francisco”. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  2. ^ “Former Cardinal Aaron Francisco looking for new Super Bowl memory”. archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.