 Cut from the Bucs on Feb. 26,
2009 OUCH!
A fiery and vocal defender… Possesses rare versatility as a linebacker
with the ability to drop back in coverage or crowd the line against the
run… Spent four seasons with Indianapolis (2003-2006) before signing with
the Buccaneers as a free agent on March 19, 2007… Selected to his first
Pro Bowl in 2005… Also named Associated Press NFL All-Pro (second team),
Pro Football Writers All-AFC Team and All-NFL Team in 2005… Has played in
88 career games with 73 starts, and has appeared in eight playoff contests
with seven starts… Career totals include 623 tackles, 12 interceptions,
returning two for touchdowns, 22 passes defensed, three forced fumbles,
three fumble recoveries, one sack and 19 special teams tackles… Playoff
totals include 50 tackles, one interception, one special teams tackle and
one pass defensed… Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round selection
(198th overall) of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2003 NFL Draft.
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2008: Played in all 16 contests on
the season with 14 starts (all but at Kansas City and vs. New
Orleans)… Ranked third on the team with 104 tackles… Ranked second on
the team with five TFLs… Tallied 104 tackles, five TFLs, one
interception and two passes defensed on the year… Notched five tackles
in season opener at New Orleans (9/7)… Finished with five tackles
against Atlanta (9/14)… Posted nine tackles, including one TFL, at
Chicago (9/21)… Had four tackles vs. Green Bay (9/28)… Notched eight
tackles at Denver (10/5)… Tallied seven tackles vs. Carolina (10/12)…
Posted three tackles vs. Seattle (10/19)… Recorded eight tackles,
including one TFL, and one pass defensed at Dallas (10/26)… Notched
four tackles at Kansas City (11/2)… Posted seven tackles, including
one TFL, vs. Minnesota (11/16)… Had eight tackles at Detroit (11/23)…
Finished game vs. New Orleans (11/30) with eight tackles, including
two TFLs, one interception of QB Drew Brees and one pass defensed… Had
five tackles at Carolina (12/8)… Tallied eight tackles at Atlanta
(12/14)… Posted five tackles vs. San Diego (12/21)… Registered 10
tackles in season finale vs. Oakland (12/28).
2007: Played in all 16 regular
season games with 14 starts (all but vs. New Orleans and at Atlanta)
for Tampa Bay … Declared inactive for playoff game because of injury…
Helped the Buccaneers pass defense surrender a league-low 170.5 yards
per game and rank second in the league in overall defense (278.4 yard
per game)… Ranked tied for third on the team with 120 tackles… Added
one interception, one forced fumble, two passes defensed and one
special teams tackle… Made Buccaneers debut at Seattle (9/9), posting
five tackles in start at SLB… Totaled nine tackles, one interception
and one pass defensed vs. New Orleans (9/16)… Recorded nine tackles
vs. St. Louis (9/23)… Finished with eight tackles at Carolina (9/30)…
Had a season-high 13 tackles at Indianapolis (10/7)… Totaled 11
tackles vs. Tennessee (10/14)… Notched seven tackles at Detroit
(10/21)… Finished contest vs. Jacksonville (10/28) with 11 tackles…
Had 11 tackles and one forced fumble at Atlanta (11/18)… Totaled seven
tackles and one special teams tackle vs. Washington (11/25)… Finished
with nine tackles at New Orleans (12/2)… Had seven tackles and one
pass defensed at Houston (12/9)… Inactive in NFC Wild Card game vs.
N.Y. Giants (1/6/08) because of injury.
2006: Stared all 16 regular season
games and all four playoff contests, including Super Bowl XLI, at
weakside linebacker for Indianapolis… Led the Colts with a career-high
162 tackles and tied for the team lead with three interceptions… Also
recorded one sack, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one
fumble recovery during the regular season… Led the team with 26
postseason tackles… Recorded seven tackles in the season-opener at
N.Y. Giants (9/10)… Had six tackles vs. Houston (9/17)… Totaled 10
tackles vs. Jacksonville (9/24)… Tallied two consecutive 14-tackle
games at N.Y. Jets (10/1) and vs. Tennessee (10/8)… Recorded 16
tackles vs. Washington (10/22)… Had nine tackles, 0.5 sacks and one
forced fumble at Denver (10/29)… Tallied 10 tackles and two
interceptions at New England (11/5)… Had 13 tackles vs. Buffalo
(11/12)… Recorded 10 tackles and recovered one fumble at Dallas
(11/19)… Had nine tackles vs. Philadelphia (11/26)… Recorded eight
tackles at Tennessee (12/3)… Tallied seven tackles at Jacksonville
(12/10)… Had 12 tackles vs. Cincinnati (12/18)… Recorded six tackles
at Houston (12/24)… Totaled 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks, one pass defensed,
one forced fumble and one interception in the regular season finale
vs. Miami (12/31)… Had seven tackles in AFC Wild Card Game vs. Kansas
City (1/6/07)… Had eight tackles in AFC Divisional Game at Baltimore
(1/13/07)… Recorded four tackles in AFC Championship Game vs. New
England (1/21/07)… Had seven tackles in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago.
2005: Started all 13 regular
season games he appeared in and started Indianapolis’ lone playoff
contest… Named to his first Pro Bowl with Indianapolis… Also named
Associated Press NFL All-Pro (second team) and Pro Football Writers
All-AFC Team and All-NFL Team… Ranked third on the team with 109
tackles and added a team leading and career-high five interceptions,
returning two for touchdowns… Also added six passes defensed… Recorded
seven post-season tackles and one interception… Had 13 tackles and one
interception, which was returned 30 yards for a touchdown, at
Baltimore (9/11)… Tallied seven tackles and two interceptions,
returning one 24 yards for a touchdown, at San Francisco (10/9)…
Recorded seven tackles and two interceptions the following week vs.
St. Louis (10/17)… Had a season-high 14 tackles vs. Houston (11/13)…
Started vs. Pittsburgh in AFC Divisional Game and recorded seven
tackles and one interception.
2004: Started all 16 regular
season games and both playoff contests for Indianapolis… Recorded a
team-high 128 tackles and added two interceptions, seven passes
defensed and two fumble recoveries… Finished with eight special teams
tackles on the season...Recorded 16 tackles in two playoff games… Had
13 tackles and one fumble recovery at Jacksonville (10/3)… Totaled
nine tackles and one interception vs. Oakland (10/10)… Tallied 15
tackles vs. Jacksonville (10/24)… Had 12 tackles at Kansas City
(10/31)… Totaled 11 tackles and two passes defensed vs. Houston
(11/14)… Had six tackles and one fumble recovery at Chicago (11/21)…
Recorded eight tackles, one pass defened and one interception, which
was returned 71 yards, vs. Baltimore (12/19)… Had eight tackles in the
AFC Wild Card Game vs. Denver (1/9/05) and in AFC Divisional Game at
New England (1/16/05).
2003: Played primarily on special
teams in 11 regular season games and one postseason contest with
Indianapolis… Recorded nine special teams tackles and one tackle in
the playoffs… Also had one special teams tackle in the playoffs... Had
two special teams tackles vs. New England (11/30) and vs. Atlanta
(12/14)… Saw action on special teams in AFC Wild Card Game vs. Denver
(1/4/04) and recorded one tackle and one special teams tackle.
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Played three years at the University of Michigan… Named All-Big 10
honorable mention as a senior… Started 26 of the 36 career games
played and ended his college career with 138 tackles, six sacks, four
forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and three interceptions… As a
senior, started 11 games and recorded 53 tackles, two sacks, three
passes defensed and one forced fumble… As a junior, started 11 games
and had 58 tackles, three sacks, six passes defensed, two forced
fumble, two interceptions and one fumble recovery… Did not play his
sophomore season… Started four games as a freshman and tallied 27
tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one interceptions… Majored in
general studies.
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Married to Nicole, and the couple has one son, Cato Nicolas… Provides
charitable groups with tickets to all Buccaneers home games through
“Cato’s Crew”… Sponsors the Dallas Pacers and Team Kansas AAU
Basketball teams… Provides the Cato June Scholarship of Champions
every year for disadvantaged youth… Plans to launch the June Family
Foundation in the Fall of 2008… Participated in Vectren Volunteer Days
and dedicated one of three “Colts RAC Rooms,” furnished rooms inside
area Boys and Girls Clubs… Attended Anacostia (Washington, D.C.) High
School… Three-year starter who totaled 354 tackles and 22
interceptions… Also played running back and totaled 234 carries for
2,033 yards and 26 touchdowns… As a senior, had 12 rushing touchdowns,
three kickoff return touchdowns, 89 tackles and five interceptions…
Earned USA Today All-American (second team), Parade All-American and
District of Columbia Player-of-the-Year honors… Lettered three times
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