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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Ty Warren
| image        = Ty-Warren 8-28-09 Patriots-vs-Redskins.jpg
| caption      = Warren with the New England Patriots in 2009
| current_team = Rice Owls
| position     = Defensive line coach
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Bryan, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 5
| weight_lbs   = 300
| high_school  = [[Bryan High School (Texas)|Bryan]]
| college      = [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]]
| draftyear    = 2003
| draftround   = 1
| draftpick    = 13
| pastteams    =
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{nfly|2019}})<br>Volunteer assistant 
* Detroit Lions ({{nfly|2020}})<br>WCF minority coaching assistantship/defense
* [[Houston Gamblers (2022)|Houston Gamblers]] ({{USFL Year|2022}})<br>Defensive line coach
* [[Orlando Guardians]] ({{XFL Year|2023}}) <br> Defensive line coach
* [[Stephen F. Austin University]] (2023) <br> Defensive line coach
* [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] (2025–present) <br> Defensive line coach
| highlights   =
* 2× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVIII|XXXVIII]], [[Super Bowl XXXIX|XXXIX]])
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2007 All-Pro Team|2007]])
* [[New England Patriots All-2000s Team]]
* [[New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team]]
* Second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] ([[2002 All-Big 12 Conference football team|2002]])
* [[Ron Burton]] Community Service Award (2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/08/festive_gala.html|title=Festive gala|work=Boston.com Reiss' Pieces|first=Mike|last=Reiss|date=August 27, 2007|access-date=November 9, 2007}}</ref>
| statlabel1   = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1   = 376
| statlabel2   = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2   = 20.5
| statlabel3   = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3   = 4
| statlabel4   = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4   = 6
| pfr          = WarrTy20 
}}
'''Ty'ron Markeith Warren''' (born February 6, 1981) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive end]] for 10 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), primarily with the [[New England Patriots]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M Aggies]] from 2000 to 2003. He was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the [[2003 NFL draft]]. A first-team [[All-Pro]] selection in 2007 and two-time [[Super Bowl]]-winner during his eight seasons with New England, he was named to the Patriots All-2000s Team in 2010.

==Early life==
Warren was raised in [[Bryan, Texas]] by his single mother and maternal grandparents. His family was poor, therefore he helped raise his siblings and worked [[House work|odd jobs]] from an early age. At the local [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]], he met his wife, Kesha Drayton, with whom he has six daughters, two of them being twins.<ref name=projo>{{cite web|url=http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/sp_fbn_warren29_01-29-08_DU8PTNE_v8.26cddff.html|title=Warren stays true to himself|work=[[The Providence Journal]]|access-date=January 29, 2008|date=January 29, 2008|first=Shalise Manza|last=Young}}</ref> Warren continues to give back to his hometown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/SPORTS04/801290341/-1/NEWS01|title=Warren unaffected by media storm|work=[[The Standard-Times (New Bedford)|The Standard Times]] |access-date=January 29, 2008 |date=January 29, 2008 |first=Nick|last=Tavares}}</ref> His uncle, [[Curtis Dickey]], was an [[All-American]] tailback at [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] (1976–79), where he ranks second on the career rushing list and was selected in the first round of the [[1980 NFL draft]] by the [[History of the Indianapolis Colts#Franchise history|Baltimore Colts]].

Warren attended [[Bryan High School (Texas)|Bryan High School]], where he was a letterman in both football and track. In football, he was a standout at [[defensive end]] and finished his career with 22 sacks, 248 tackles (69 for losses), and 90 quarterback hurries. As a senior, he won first team All-State honors and posted nine sacks and 109 tackles. Warren took his first airplane trip when he flew to California to play for an all-star game.<ref name=projo/> Warren graduated from Bryan High in 1999.

==College career==
Warren attended [[Texas A&M University]], where he majored in agricultural development and played for the [[Texas A&M Aggies football]] team from 1999 to 2002. In football, he played across the defensive line in his career, starting games at both defensive end and tackle. After appearing in five games as a freshman in 1999, Warren started the last eight games of his sophomore season in 2000, finishing the year with 38 tackles and five sacks while leading the team in tackles for a loss. He moved to defensive tackle in 2001, starting seven games there en route to an All-[[Big 12 Conference]] first-team selection. In his senior season in 2002, Warren moved back to defensive end, starting 10 games and recording 52 tackles. He finished his college career with 144 tackles and 13.5 sacks, plus two blocked field goals.

In the 2010 NFL offseason, Ty Warren went back to Texas A&M to finish his degree, and graduated in May 2011, becoming the first college graduate in his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=6527921 |title=Cost of school: New England Patriots' Ty Warren puts degree first - ESPN Boston |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===New England Patriots===
[[File:J.P. Losman tackled in the end zone by Ty Warren 2006-09-10.jpg|thumb|right|Warren sacks Bills quarterback [[J. P. Losman]] for a game-winning [[Safety (American and Canadian football score)|safety]] in 2006]]
Patriots head coach [[Bill Belichick]] and his scouts were so impressed by Warren's college performance that they made a trade in order to get him at No. 13 in the first round of the [[2003 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=projo/> Warren played in all 16 games in the [[2003 New England Patriots season|2003 season]], starting four times and recording 33 tackles and one sack. Warren collected his first career sack when he sacked [[Miami Dolphins]] quarterback [[Jay Fiedler]] for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter of the Patriots' 19–13 overtime victory on October 13. Warren earned his first [[Super Bowl ring]] playing as a reserve in the Patriots' victory over the [[Carolina Panthers]] in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]]. In the [[2004 New England Patriots season|2004 season]], Warren became a starter at defensive end in the Patriots' 3-4 system and played in all 16 games, and recorded 48 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He played in [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and earned his second Super Bowl ring for the Patriots' victory. In [[2005 New England Patriots season|2005]], Warren again started all 16 games at defensive end, picking up 68 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Warren improved his statistics in [[2006 New England Patriots season|2006]], recording a career-high of 84 tackles (56 solo), 1 safety and 7.5 sacks.<ref name=SA>{{cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/stories/MYSA012908.superBOWL_0129.en.2b8d513.html|title=Pro Football: Aggies alum Warren exemplifies Patriots' way|newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|access-date=January 29, 2008|date=January 28, 2008|first=Tom|last=Osborn|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205084410/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/stories/MYSA012908.superBOWL_0129.en.2b8d513.html|archive-date=February 5, 2008}}</ref> He was named to ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' writer [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]]'s All-Pro team, but not the [[2007 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]]. Following the season, Warren was named among the players who should have made the Pro Bowl,<ref name="Prisco">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10205109|title=Overrated-underrated: Porter, Warren on opposite ends|work=[[CBS Sports]]|first=Pete|last=Prisco|date=May 31, 2007|access-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eagletribune.com/permalink/local_story_326115509|title=Patriots had better brace for another snub|work=[[The Eagle-Tribune]]|first=Hector|last=Logno|date=November 22, 2007|access-date=May 20, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122153610/http://www.eagletribune.com/permalink/local_story_326115509|archive-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> and among the more underrated players in the NFL.<ref name="Prisco" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/archive/x594222307/Patriots-Beat-Cuts-coming-in-Foxboro|title=Patriots Beat: Cuts coming in Foxboro|work=[[The MetroWest Daily News]]|first=Douglas|last=Flynn|date=August 23, 2008|access-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref>

Warren's teammates elected him a team captain before the [[2007 New England Patriots season|2007 season]]. On August 16, 2007, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Patriots through 2013. The contract has a maximum value of $35 million and guaranteed $18 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/08/17/five_year_extension_for_warren/|title=Five-year extension for Warren|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Mike|last=Reiss|date=August 17, 2007|access-date=January 26, 2008}}</ref> In 2007, Warren ranked second in the team in tackles (83), quarterback hits (15), and fumble recoveries (3). He made four sacks.<ref name=SA/>

In a press conference the week before [[Super Bowl XLII]] in February 2008, Patriots head coach [[Bill Belichick]] praised Warren's work ethic, attitude, and leadership. Belichick also pointed out that Warren had worked the hardest and had done nothing but work hard to improve since he was drafted in 2003. When Warren received his five-year contract extension, Belichick simply told him "Congratulations, get back to work."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2008/01/29/hes_quietly_efficient/|title=He's quietly efficient|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=January 29, 2008|date=January 29, 2008|first=Frank|last=Dell'Apa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1134300&srvc=sports&position=recent|title=Ty Warren Report|work=[[Boston Herald]]|first=Ron|last=Borges|date=November 23, 2008|access-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref>

Warren's [[2008 New England Patriots season|2008 season]] was reduced to 13 games because of a groin injury that caused Warren to miss three games in November and December, only the second season in which Warren had missed time due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/01/09/healing_process_begins/|title=Healing process begins|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Christopher L.|last=Gasper|date=January 9, 2009|access-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref> Warren finished the season with 41 tackles and two sacks. In early 2009, Warren had surgery to repair the groin injury as well as a prior [[sports hernia]] injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/04/10/patriots_warren_moving_in_right_direction/|title=Patriots' Warren moving in right direction|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Christopher L.|last=Gasper|date=April 10, 2009|access-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref>

Warren started the first eight games of [[2009 New England Patriots season|2009]] before he missed a Week 10 matchup against the [[Indianapolis Colts]] with an ankle injury. He left a Week 14 game against the [[Carolina Panthers]] with an ankle injury and did not play in the Patriots' final three games; he started the Patriots' playoff loss to the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. He finished the regular season with 46 tackles and one sack.

After suffering a hip injury during training camp, Warren was placed on [[injured reserve]] on August 13, 2010, ending his season. On July 29, 2011, it was announced that Warren had been released by the New England Patriots.

===Denver Broncos===
[[File:Ty Warren.JPG|thumbnail|right|Warren during the 2012 NFL season]]
On August 2, 2011, he was signed by the [[Denver Broncos]]. He missed the entire 2011–2012 season with a triceps injury suffered early in training camp. After being asked by the Broncos to take a pay cut, he held out of the team's Organized Team Activities until June 6, 2012, when the Broncos and Warren agreed to a restructured contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherbumsports.net/2011/08/16/ty-warren-likely-out-for-season/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328142142/http://bleacherbumsports.net/2011/08/16/ty-warren-likely-out-for-season/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |title=Welcome bleacherbumsports.net - BlueHost.com |publisher=Bleacherbumsports.net |access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> On September 7, 2012 (week 1 of the regular season) he tore his triceps again and missed the rest of the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbroncos/warren-re-injures-triceps-team-to-re-sign-hanie/ |title=Warren Re-Injures Triceps; Team to Re-Sign Hanie « DenverBroncos.com |publisher=Blog.denverbroncos.com |date=September 10, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> Warren did not sign with any team after the 2012 season.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! colspan="4"| Tackles
! colspan="3"| Fumbles
! colspan="6"| Interceptions
|-
! {{abbr|Cmb|Combined tackles}} !! {{abbr|Solo|Solo tackles}} !! {{abbr|Ast|Assisted tackles}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Sacks}} !! {{abbr|FF|Forced fumbles}} !! {{abbr|FR|Fumble recoveries}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Fumble return yards}} !! {{abbr|TD|Fumble returned for touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Interception return yards}} !! {{abbr|Avg|Average interception return}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest interception return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdown}} !! {{abbr|PD|Passes defensed}}
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|[[2003 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 16 || 33 || 19 || 14 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|[[2004 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 16 || 48 || 38 || 10 || 3.5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 16 || 68 || 40 || 28 || 1.5 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 15 || 84 || 56 || 28 || 7.5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 16 || 53 || 34 || 19 || 4.0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 13 || 41 || 32 || 9 || 2.0 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 13 || 46 || 33 || 13 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Ty Warren Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4471/ty-warren|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> !! 106 !! 374 !! 253 !! 121 !! 20.5 !! 4 !! 6 !! 13 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 9
|}

==Coaching career==
Warren was hired as a [[William Clay Ford Sr.|William Clay Ford]] minority coaching assistant for the [[Detroit Lions]] in 2020. He was the interim defensive line coach for the team's week 16 game in 2020 against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] due to Bo Davis missing the game under [[COVID-19]] protocols.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lions coaching staff announcement |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-coaching-staff-announcement |website=DetroitLions.com |date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref> He is currently serving as a preseason coaching intern with the [[New Orleans Saints]] as part of the NFL's minority coach internship program.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jahri Evans, Ty Warren to serve as coaching interns for 2022 New Orleans Saints training camp |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/jahri-evans-ty-warren-to-serve-as-coaching-interns-for-2022-new-orleans-saints-t |website=neworleanssaints.com |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=July 29, 2022}}</ref>

Warren was officially hired by the [[Orlando Guardians]] on September 13, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-latest-news/xfl-finalizes-coaching-and-football-operations-staffs-for-all-eight-teams |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}}</ref> He was no longer a part of the staff on March 20, 2023.<ref>{{Cite tweet |title=Ty Warren, @XFLGuardians Defensive Line Coach, is no longer with the team, per @FootballScoop. Linebackers coach Mark Snyder will assume both DL and LB duties from here on out. #XFL |user=JamesLarsenPFN |number=1637970412293476353 |access-date=2023-03-21 |via=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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