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Missed the entire 2006 preseason and regular season opener recovering from toe/leg injuries; played in 14 games (10 starts) and finished second on the team with 94 tackles while also establishing a career high with 8.0 sacks.
His 8.0 sacks in 2006 were the most by a Cardinals LB since Ken Harvey had 9.5 in 1993.
Recorded 103 tackles in his second season in the NFL in 2005, adding four sacks and three interceptions.
two of his four career interceptions have been returned for touchdowns. Both were in 2005, making him the only Cardinals linebacker in team history to return two INTs for a touchdown in a single-season.
Pro Career:
The Cardinals second-round draft choice in 2004 (33rd overall), Dansby made an immediate impact on defense as a rookie and has continued to impress as he heads into his fourth season. He became the first Cardinal linebacker to record two interception returns for touchdowns in a single season and finished the year with the first 100+ tackle season of his career with 103 in 2005. He followed that by finishing 2006 with 94 tackles and eight sacks, both good for second on the team, despite missing two games due to injury.
2006: After battling numerous injuries which caused him to miss training camp, returned to action @ Sea (9/17) and collected two tackles and one pass defensed had his best game since returning from his injury, tying Cardinals season highs with nine solo tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble vs. KC (10/8) received his first start of the year when he got the nod vs. Chi (10/16), and recorded five tackles had a strong game starting at strongside linebacker with two tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery before leaving the game in the second quarter with a hip flexor @ Oak (10/22) inactive (hip) @ GB (10/29) returned to action by establishing a new career-high with 12 tackles while also adding one pass defensed vs. Dal (11/12); eclipsed the 200-career tackle mark for the second time in 2006, piled up 10 tackles and added two sacks in a game, this time accomplishing the feat @ Min (11/26) led the team and tied a personal high with 12 tackles in a standout performance vs. Sea (12/10); had one pass defensed, one tackle for a loss and forced a Mack Strong fumble in the third quarter that led to the Cardinals retaking a lead they would never relinquish on a Larry Fitzgerald TD catch again appeared near the top of the team rankings with nine total tackles, adding two for a loss and one QB pressure vs. Den (12/17) shared the team lead in tackles with eight while also adding one sack and a forced fumble @ SF (12/24) recorded eight tackles, one tackle for a loss and also earned his third multi-sack game of the season @ SD (12/31).
2005: Had a career day in the Cardinals 2005 season opener @ NYG (9/11) recording two interceptions, one of which was returned 18 yards for a touchdown; sacked Eli Manning and also recorded three solo tackles recorded his second sack in as many games taking down Rams QB Marc Bulger for a nine yard loss in the fourth quarter vs. StL (9/18) tied a then career-high with 10 total tackles @ Sea (9/25) recorded seven tackles in the Cardinals win vs. SF (10/2) tied his career high with 10 tackles for the second time in three weeks vs. Car (10/9); recorded one pass defensed and a forced fumble which was recovered by Ross Kolodziej had one of the best days of his career vs. Ten (10/23) setting a new career-high for tackles (11) and sacked Titans QB Billy Volek, while forcing and recovering a Volek fumble in the process recorded seven tackles @ Dal (10/30), tying the team-high recorded six solo tackles vs. Sea (11/6) recorded two tackles before leaving the game with a groin injury @ Det (11/13) deactivated with a groin injury @ StL (11/20) returned to start vs. Jax (11/27) and recorded nine tackles recorded three tackles, a sack and defended two passes @ SF (12/4) recorded seven tackles vs. Was (12/11) recorded seven tackles and one fumble recovery @ Hou (12/18) intercepted Eagles QB Mike McMahon and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown, his second of the season, added five tackles and one pass defense vs. Phi (12/24) his two interception returns for a touchdown are the most ever by a Cardinals linebacker in one season recorded a team-high 10 tackles @ Ind (1/1) to finish the season with 103 tackles, the first 100-tackle season of his career.
2004: Made an immediate impact on the Cardinals’ defense after being selected in the second-round of the 2004 draft named to Pro Football Weekly’s 2004 All-Rookie team started 12 games while accumulating 68 tackles, the most of any rookie on the team recorded three fumble recoveries, one shy of the team rookie record for fumble recoveries set by Tom Wham with the Chicago Cardinals in 1949 played in a reserve role in the season opener @ StL (9/12) and recorded four tackles on defense and one on special teams recorded the first start and sack of his career @ Atl (9/26) when he took down Michael Vick early in the third quarter to force the Falcons into a third-and-14 situation, also recovered a Vick fumble in the Arizona red-zone became a regular starter with his second consecutive start vs. NO (10/3); recorded two tackles and one QB hurry recorded four tackles and a fumble recovery @ SF (10/10) did not record any tackles on defense but his presence was felt after intercepting a Matt Hasselbeck pass by out leaping Jerramy Stevens in the second quarter to set up Neil Rackers second 55-yard field goal of the game vs. Sea (10/24) recovered his third fumble of the season @ Mia (11/7) when DE Bertrand Berry sacked Dolphins QB Jay Fiedler forcing a fumble; sacked Dolphins QB A.J. Feeley for his second sack of the season sacked Kurt Warner twice and made four stops and one pass defensed vs. NYG (11/14) to raise his season total to 4.0 sacks deactivated for the contest @ Car (11/21) due to a neck and shoulder injury sustained against the Giants in the previous week returned to action and recorded four tackles vs. NYJ (11/28) recorded a career-high 10 tackles vs. SF (12/12); defended one pass recorded a team-high eight tackles vs. StL (12/19) and one tackle for a loss, a sack and forced a Rams fumble had one of the best days of his young career in the 2004 season finale finishing the day with seven stops, and one QB pressure which led to Darnell Dockett’s interception vs. TB (1/2).
College:
Butkus Award semi-finalist regarded as one of the premier defenders in college football began career at strong safety, shifting to outside linebacker as a sophomore in 36 games for the Tigers, recorded 218 tackles (128 solos) with ten quarterback sacks for minus 70 yards, 31 stops for losses of 123 yards, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 15 pass deflections, and eight interceptions for 107 yards in returns. All-America first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association, the 23rd Auburn player to earn that honor unanimous all-Southeastern Conference first-team pick.
Personal:
Full name Karlos Montez Dansby all-state linebacker and wide receiver at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, AL caught 51 passes for 857 yards and five touchdowns on offense, 81 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries on defense as a senior ... also played basketball, earning all-state honors as a junior sociology major at Auburn cousin of former Notre Dame defensive lineman Melvin Dansby. | 