Alex M. Molden (born August 4, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round with the 11th overall pick of the 1996 NFL draft. He played between 1996 and 2004 for the New Orleans Saints, the San Diego Chargers and the Detroit Lions.NFL profile
College career Molden played college football at the University of Oregon and was on the team that reached the 1995 Rose Bowl. He was redshirted in 1991. In 1992 he had 55 tackles, four interceptions, and 19 passes broken up. He suffered a devastating knee injury in the Independence Bowl, and tore his anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments. He came back after a nine-month rehabilitation to start nine games in 1993. He was selected as an All-Pacific 10 cornerback in 1994, and was an All-Pacific 10/Football Coaches Association All-American and Associated Press second-team All-American in 1995.
Professional career
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1996 NOR 14 2 21 17 4 2.0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1997 NOR 16 15 68 57 11 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1998 NOR 16 15 62 54 8 0.0 2 35 0 24 2 0 0 0 1999 NOR 13 0 15 13 2 0.0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2000 NOR 15 6 33 24 9 0.0 3 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 2001 SDG 6 3 19 18 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 SDG 16 16 79 68 11 2.0 3 9 0 8 0 2 0 0 2003 DET 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 57 298 252 46 8.0 12 72 0 24 5 4 0 0
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 2000 NOR 2 2 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Personal life
Alex Molden and his wife, Christin, have eight children. His son Elijah played college football at Washington and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.Cornerback Elijah Molden, a jewel of UW’s recruiting class, trades family’s Oregon Ducks green for Huskies purple Currently, Molden is a motivational speaker located in Portland.
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