Elvis Dumervil

His half-brother Curry Burns (born 1981) is a former American football safety.

Dumervil attended Miami Jackson High School, where he was a two-sport star in football and track.

He played high school football for the Jackson Generals team.

Rated among the top 25 defensive ends by most football recruiting publications, Dumervil had a Jackson High School record 78 career sacks.

Elvis Kool Dumervil (born January 19, 1984) is an American former football defensive end and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons.

A native of Miami, Fla., Dumervil attended the University of Louisville, where he played for coach John L. Smith (2002) and Bobby Petrino's Louisville Cardinals football team from 2003 to 2005.

As a freshman in 2002, Dumervil recorded six tackles and two tackles for loss, but he impressed the coaching staff with his quickness and his high energy.

After John L. Smith left, Petrino took over, and Dumervil's career took off.

The Cardinal coaching staff had planned on redshirting him during the 2002 season, but injuries to other players and a lackluster performance by the defensive line forced him into the rotation.

In 2003, he tallied just 28 tackles and two sacks.

His half-brother, Curry Burns, also played at the University of Louisville and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the 2003 NFL Draft.

He showed glimpses of what was to come in 2004, when he tallied 52 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 10 sacks in guiding the Cardinals to an 11–1 record and a win over Boise State in one of the most anticipated Liberty Bowls in history.

Despite standing at 5 ft. 11 in., Dumervil was one of the most dominating defensive players in school history and put together one of the most impressive collegiate seasons in 2005.

His 2005 season was one of the best for a defensive end in both NCAA and school history, when he broke the NCAA single-game sack record (6) in a 31–24 win against the rival Kentucky Wildcats, and broke the NCAA record for forced fumbles.

His sack total also broke the Big East record set by Dwight Freeney, who was a player that Elvis desired to emulate.

He finished that season with a school record 20.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles, which is still the best in NCAA history.

He won several awards for the 2005 season, including the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Ted Hendricks Award, and Big East player of the year, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.

He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award as a senior, and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

In the 2006 Gator Bowl, Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick intentionally stomped on the back of Dumervil's leg after a whistle.

While no penalty was called, the backlash from this play (in combination with a misdemeanor charge for driving with a suspended license) led to Vick's permanent dismissal from the Virginia Tech football team.

Vick claimed that he had apologized to Dumervil after the game, while Dumervil disputed that claim and stated that he didn't receive any kind of apology from Vick.

In college, he was known for the "strip-sack" maneuver where he would sometimes strip the ball from ball carriers or quarterbacks.

The product of Miami Jackson High finished his career with 151 career tackles, 42.5 tackles for loss and 32 sacks.

Dumervil was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan stated that he planned to keep Dumervil at defensive end.

Early in his rookie season, Dumervil saw little playing time.

However, his minutes increased as the season progressed and he finished the year with 8.5 sacks in 13 games.

In the first game of the 2007 NFL season, he would get the first interception of his career.

Dumervil would go on to lead the Broncos, and finish among league leaders, with 12.5 sacks in 2007.

During his seven seasons with the Broncos, Dumervil was the NFL sacks leader in 2009.

He was also named to two Pro Bowls and one first-team All-Pro.

Dumervil spent his next four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, where he extended his Pro Bowl selections to five and his first-team All-Pros to two, as well as setting the franchise record for single-season sacks.

In his final season, he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Dumervil was born in Miami, Florida.

His parents were Haitian immigrants to Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.

Dumervil was named after Elvis Presley, of whom his father was a fan.

Separated when Dumervil was three years old, they raised a total of 10 children.

With the Josh McDaniels coaching regime entering the 2009 season, defensive coordinator Mike Nolan moved Dumervil around as an outside linebacker in his 3-4 defensive scheme, but keeping him as a defensive end on 4-2-5 passing down situations.

He ranks third all-time in tackles for loss and second in sacks, and had his No. 58 jersey honored during festivities at a November 7, 2015, home game against Syracuse.

Despite his collegiate success and comparisons to Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, Dumervil was selected on the second day of the NFL Draft due to concerns about his small size (5'11", 258 pounds), and the fact that he went without a sack in his final three collegiate games. This may have been due to being consistently double-teamed, but it was perceived by some as a sign of fatigue. Several teams considered moving him to linebacker or only using him in pass rushing situations.