Editing Sam Madison

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Sam Madison
| number       = 22, 29
| position     = [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1974|4|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Thomasville, Georgia]], U.S.
| height_ft    = 5
| height_in    = 11
| weight_lb    = 180
| high_school  = [[Florida A&M University Developmental Research School|FAMU Developmental Research]]<br>([[Tallahassee, Florida]])
| college      = [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]]
| draftyear    = 1997
| draftround   = 2
| draftpick    = 44
| pastteams    =
* [[Miami Dolphins]]  ({{NFL Year|1997|2005}})
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2006|2008}})
<!-- Do not include 2017. This was an unofficial ceremonial contract -->
| pastcoaching =
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2019|2021}})<br>Secondary & cornerbacks coach
* Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2022|2023}})<br>Cornerbacks coach & pass game specialist
| highlights   = ;As player
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLII|XLII]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]], [[2000 All-Pro Team|2000]])
* 2× Second-team All-Pro ([[1998 All-Pro Team|1998]], [[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]])
* 4× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]]–[[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]])
* [[List of National Football League season interception leaders|NFL Interceptions co-leader]] (1999)
* [[Miami Dolphins#The Miami Dolphins 50 Greatest Players|Dolphins Walk of Fame]] (2014)
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1996 College Football All-America Team|1996]])
* [[Louisville Cardinals football#Honored jerseys (Ring of Honor)|Louisville Cardinals Ring of Honor]]
;As coach
* Super Bowl champion ([[Super Bowl LIV|LIV]])
| statlabel1   = Total [[Tackle (football move)|tackle]]s
| statvalue1   = 481
| statlabel2   = [[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s
| statvalue2   = 2.0
| statlabel3   = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue3   = 10
| statlabel4   = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4   = 6
| statlabel5   = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue5   = 38
| statlabel6   = Defensive [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue6   = 3
| pfr          = M/MadiSa00 
}}

[[File:TJH2.jpg | thumb | right | alt=San Madison and Cincinnati Bengals #84 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 21 September 2008. | San Madison and Cincinnati Bengals #84 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 21 September 2008.]]
'''Samuel Adolphus Madison Jr.''' (born April 23, 1974) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL).  He played [[college football]] for the [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville Cardinals]], and was selected by the [[Miami Dolphins]] in the second round of the [[1997 NFL draft]].  A four-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection, Madison also played for the [[New York Giants]].  He has won two Super Bowls, [[Super Bowl XLII]] as a player with the Giants and [[Super Bowl LIV]] as an assistant coach with the Chiefs.

==Early life==
Madison attended Florida A&M University Developmental Research School where he played [[wide receiver]] and [[defensive back]]. Aside from football he also lettered in [[basketball]], [[baseball]] and [[track and field]].

==College career==
Madison played college football for the [[University of Louisville]]. Madison was a three-year starter for the Cardinals and set the school records for [[interceptions]] with 16 and [[Pass deflected|passes defended]] with 44. As a junior, he earned third-team [[All-America]] selection after recording 65 [[Tackle (football move)|tackles]], two [[Quarterback sack|sacks]], 13 passes defensed and seven interceptions. As a senior, he was named a second-team All-America and first-team All-Conference USA after finishing with 52 tackles, two sacks, six interceptions and 16 passes defensed.

==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
|    height ft = 5
|    height in = 11 1/8
|       weight = 181
|         dash = 4.61
|    ten split = 1.69
| twenty split = 2.72
|      shuttle = 4.16
|   cone drill = 7.19
|     vertical = 36.5
|     broad ft = 9
|     broad in = 11
|        bench = 8
|    wonderlic = 
|     arm span = 31 7/8
|    hand span = 8 1/2
|         note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Madison, Combine Results, CB - Louisville |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=23006 |access-date=November 29, 2018 |website=NFLCombineResults.com}}</ref>
}}

===Miami Dolphins===
The [[Miami Dolphins]] selected Madison in the second round (44th overall) of the [[1997 NFL draft]]. Madison was the eighth cornerback drafted in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Madison made the [[Pro Bowl]] for four straight years from 1999 to 2002. On March 1, 2006, the Dolphins released him.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2350370 'Fins release four, including Pro Bowl CB Madison]</ref> He finished his career with the Dolphins starting 127 of 138 games, recording 353 tackles, a sack, 31 interceptions and two [[touchdowns]].

For much of his career as a Miami Dolphin, Sam Madison played alongside fellow cornerback [[Patrick Surtain]]. During their time together, Madison and Surtain were one of the most prolific cornerback tandems in NFL history, posting a combined 697 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 60 interceptions, and 2 touchdowns.

===New York Giants===
Madison  signed a four-year contract with the [[New York Giants]] on March 10, 2006.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/sports/football/11giantsbriefs.html Giants Sign Sam Madison]</ref> He earned a [[Super Bowl ring]] with the Giants in [[Super Bowl XLII]] against the [[New England Patriots]].

Madison appeared in just seven games for the Giants in 2008, recording eight tackles and an interception. He was placed on season-ending [[injured reserve]] with a broken ankle on December 30. He was released on February 9, 2009.

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

===Regular season===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year !! Team !! GP !! Cmb !! Tackles !! Ast !! Sck!! FF !! FR !! Yards !! Int !! Yards !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! PD
|-
| [[1997 NFL season|1997]] || [[1997 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || 14 || 20 || 15 || 5 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 0 || 5
|-
| [[1998 NFL season|1998]] || [[1998 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || '''16''' || 44 || 32 || 12 || '''1.0''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''8''' || 114 || 14 || 35 || 0 || '''20'''
|-
| [[1999 NFL season|1999]] || [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || '''16''' || 45 || 37 || 8 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 7 || '''164''' || 23 || '''42'''||0|| 14
|-
| [[2000 NFL season|2000]] || [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || '''16''' || 37 || 27 || 10 || 0.0 || 2 ||''' 2 '''|| '''20''' || 5 || 80 || 16 || 34 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''1'''|| 12
|-
| [[2001 NFL season|2001]] || [[2001 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || 13 || 25 || 18 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13
|-
| [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || '''16''' || 33 || 23 || 10 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 15 || 5 || 15 || 0 || 9
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || '''16''' || 50 || 47 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 82 || '''27''' || 36 || '''1''' || 9
|-
| [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || '''16''' || 44 || 31 || '''13''' || 0.0 || '''3''' || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7
|-
| [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]] || 15 || 55 || 45 || 10 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 11 || 6 || 11 || 0 || 11
|-
| [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 New York Giants season|NYG]] || 12 || 39 || 33 || 6 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 28 || 14 || 24 || 0 || 10
|-
|  style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|[[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]] || '''16''' || '''67''' || '''59''' || 8 || '''1.0''' || 1 || 1 || 6 || 4 || 59 || 15 || 27 || 0 || 14
|-
| [[2008 NFL season|2008]] || [[2008 New York Giants season|NYG]] || 7 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 0 || 2
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MadiSa00.htm Career] !! 173 !! 467 !! 374 !! 93 !! 2.0 !! 11 !! 5 !! 0 !! 38 !! 595 !! 16 !! 42 !! 2 !! 126
|}

==Coaching career==
===Kansas City Chiefs===
On February 19, 2019, Madison was hired as the secondary and cornerbacks coach of the [[Kansas City Chiefs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chiefs Finalize Defensive Coaching Staff |url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-finalize-defensive-coaching-staff?sf208036019=1 |website=Chiefs.com}}</ref> In his first year as coach, Madison won [[Super Bowl LIV]] against the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LIV - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 2nd, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202002020kan.htm |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Super Bowl win was his second win and first as a coach.

===Miami Dolphins===
On February 18, 2022, the [[Miami Dolphins]] announced they hired Madison as their cornerbacks coach and pass game coordinator.<ref>{{cite web |title=PRESS RELEASE: Miami Dolphins announce 2022 coaching staff |url=https://miamidolphins.com/news/press-release-miami-dolphins-announce-2022-coaching-staff |website=Dolphins.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Madison and his wife, Saskia, have two sons, Kellen and Kaden, and a daughter Kennedy. He donated a kidney to his daughter, who was three days shy of her 11th birthday, when both of hers were failing in 2016. His house was featured on an episode of ''[[MTV Cribs]]''.  In 2019, Madison worked for WTVX as a Miami Dolphins analyst.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report: Ex-Giant Sam Madison likely to join Steve Spagnuolo in Kansas City |url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2019/02/16/ex-new-york-giants-sam-madison-likely-join-steve-spagnuolo-kansas-city/} |website=[[USA Today]] |date=February 16, 2019 |last1=Benton |first1=Dan}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://sammadison.com Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081221012942/http://www.giants.com/team/player199.html New York Giants bio]

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