Hiram Eugene

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Template:Template other Hiram Eugene (born November 24, 1980) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and played for the team for six seasons. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.

College career

Eugene attended Louisiana Tech University for two years and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he recorded 29 tackles and a sack.

Professional career

Eugene went undrafted and signed with the Oakland Raiders practice squad in 2005. In 2007, Eugene was named the starter at safety after Stuart Schweigert played ahead.

In 2008, after Michael Huff was benched for poor tackling, Eugene was named the starter.

On March 9, 2011, Eugene signed a four-year contract keeping him with the Raiders. He dislocated his hip in a pre-season game against the Arizona Cardinals and was required to get surgery. As a result, he was then placed on injured reserve and missed the entire 2011 season

With another three years on his contract, the Raiders released Eugene on March 9, 2012.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2007	OAK	16	5	31	22	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	OAK	16	10	57	46	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
2009	OAK	14	4	43	38	5	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
2010	OAK	14	0	22	21	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
		60	19	153	127	26	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2	4	0	0

External links

• Oakland Raiders bio