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Luke Gifford was born on August 28, 1995, he is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He wears the number 43 jersey number. He played college football at the University of Nebraska.

Gifford attended Lincoln Southeast High School, where he was a two-way player as a tight end and safety. As a sophomore, he contributed to the team winning the 2011 state championship. As a junior, he received second-team All-Nebraska honors. As a senior, he was named the starting quarterback.

He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Nebraska with the intention of playing safety but was converted into a linebacker.

As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 6 games, tallying 7 tackles (one for loss) before suffering a season-ending hip injury. As a sophomore, he appeared in 4 contests as a backup, making only one assisted tackle.

Gifford was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2019 NFL Draft on April 30. He suffered a left high ankle sprain in the first preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers, after making one interception, one tackle, and one pass breakup. Even though he was injured, the Cowboys protected his player rights by keeping him on the regular season roster.

In 2020, he appeared in 8 games, playing mostly on special teams. He was declared inactive for the season opener with a hamstring strain. On November 24, he has suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, forcing him to sit in Week 12 and Week 13.

Although he was reinstated from suspension on December 9, the club opted to declare him inactive for 2 additional games. He finished second on the team with 7 special teams tackles. On March 21, 2022, Gifford re-signed with the Cowboys on a one-year contract.

Contract and Salary

He signed a 4 year, $96,000,000 contract, including a $21,500,000 signing bonus, $70,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $24,000,000.

Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.

Height

He is 6 feet 3 inches tall

Stats

Receiving

YEAR	TEAM	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+
2022	Buffalo Bills	2	20	270	13.5	53	4	11	55	3	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	103	1225	11.9	61	10	66	64.1	12	4
2020	Buffalo Bills	16	127	1535	12.1	55	8	73	57.5	20	5
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	63	1130	17.9	66	6	41	65.1	20	8
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	102	1021	10	75	9	49	48	13	2
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14	64	849	13.3	59	8	42	65.6	14	3
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	84	903	10.8	46	3	47	56	10	3
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	52	720	13.8	40	4	31	59.6	13	1
TOTAL		105	615	7653	12.4	75	52	360	58.5	105	28

Rushing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+	FUM
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17
2020	Buffalo Bills	16	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	5	61	12.2	27	0	3	60	1	0	0
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	10	62	6.2	20	0	3	30	1	0	0
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14	8	13	1.6	9	0	1	12.5	0	0	0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	3	10	3.3	12	0	1	33.3	0	0	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	3	13	4.3	10	0	1	33.3	0	0	0
TOTAL		105	30	160	5.3	27	0	9	30	2	0	0

Passing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	0	0		0		0	0	0	0		0	1	2
2020	Buffalo Bills	16
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13
TOTAL		105	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.1

Kick Return

YEAR	TEAM	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17
2020	Buffalo Bills	16
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	1	22	22	22	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL		105	1	22	22	22	0	1	0	0	0

Punt Return

YEAR	TEAM	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17
2020	Buffalo Bills	16
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	6	45	7.5	19	0	0	0	1	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13
TOTAL		105	6	45	7.5	19	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	1	0	0
2020	Buffalo Bills	16			0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	4	3	0
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	0	0	0	1
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14			0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13			0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13			0
TOTAL		105	5	3	0	1	0	0

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	3	3	0	0	0	0
2020	Buffalo Bills	16	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	2	2	0	0	0	0
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	1	1	0	0	0	0
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14	2	2	0	0	0	0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	1	1	0	0	0	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	2	2	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		105	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Weight

He is 83 kg