Frank William Zombo III (born March 5, 1987) is an American former professional

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2010 and later won

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with them over the

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. He played

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Early life

Zombo graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in 2005 where he also played

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. Zombo was honored in the Adlai E. Stevenson High School's 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame class. He was inducted homecoming weekend in September 2024.

College career

Zombo was a four-year letterman at Central Michigan, appearing in all 55 games during his four seasons with 39 starts as a defensive end. He finished his career ranked second in school history with 25½ sacks. Zombo also earned 1st team All-MAC honors twice.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the

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, Zombo signed with the

on April 30, 2010. In his NFL debut, Zombo recorded a sack against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 of the 2010 season. As a rookie, he finished with four sacks, 38 total tackles, and two forced fumbles in 13 games in the 2010 season. In

, Zombo was a starter and recorded a sack as well as five tackles (two for a loss), as Green Bay defeated the

31–25 to bring the Lombardi trophy back to Green Bay for the first time in 14 years. In August 2011, Zombo suffered a broken shoulder blade. Zombo appeared in five games in the 2011 season. He recorded one sack, which came in Week 17 against the Detroit Lions. In 2012, Zombo missed the first eight games of the season due to a hamstring injury, and was placed on the physically unable to perform list. Zombo was activated on November 3. He appeared in seven games in a defensive and special teams role.

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 3, 2013, Zombo signed with the

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. In the 2013 season, he recorded two sacks, 27 total tackles, one interception, two passes defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 16 games and five starts. In the 2014 season, he appeared in all 16 games in primarily a special teams role. In the 2015 season, he appeared in all 16 games and made two starts. He finished with three sacks, 19 total tackles, and one forced fumble. Zombo signed a three-year, $3.6 million contract extension in March 2016. In the 2016 season, Zombo finished with one sack, 41 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 11 starts. In the 2017 season, he had 1.5 sacks, 43 total tackles, and one fumble recovery in 16 games and nine starts. On September 1, 2018, Zombo was released by the Chiefs. He was re-signed by the Chiefs on October 9, 2018. He appeared in nine games in mainly a special teams role in the 2018 season.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

References

External links

Central Michigan Chippewas bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zombo, Frank 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Sterling Heights, Michigan Players of American football from Macomb County, Michigan American football linebackers Central Michigan Chippewas football players Green Bay Packers players Kansas City Chiefs players