GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2007 (14/0- 9/0-Minn., 5/0-Det.), 2008 (16/0, 1/0), 2009 (16/0, 2/0), 2010 (14/0), 2011 (16/0). Total- 76/0, 3/0 (71/0-Minn., 5/0-Det.).
- Has recorded the most special teams tackles for the Vikings over the past 5 seasons with 85 in only 71 games with the club.
OFF THE FIELD Majored in business administration/entrepreneurship at Washington State...Married to Eimy Escano during 2009 offseason...Participated in 2009 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener events, helping teach kids about fishing and outdoor activities…His father was a track and field athlete at Tuskegee University and brother ran track at Florida A&M...Family owns electronic component company, Tri Bay Systems, in San Jose that Frampton and his 2 siblings plan to take over from their father...Aspires to earn a masters degree following football and to work with the United Nations.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2007 (14/0- 9/0-Minn., 5/0-Det.), 2008 (16/0, 1/0), 2009 (16/0, 2/0), 2010 (14/0), 2011 (16/0). Total- 76/0, 3/0 (71/0-Minn., 5/0-Det.).
- Has recorded the most special teams tackles for the Vikings over the past 5 seasons with 85 in only 71 games with the club.
OFF THE FIELD Majored in business administration/entrepreneurship at Washington State...Married to Eimy Escano during 2009 offseason...Participated in 2009 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener events, helping teach kids about fishing and outdoor activities…His father was a track and field athlete at Tuskegee University and brother ran track at Florida A&M...Family owns electronic component company, Tri Bay Systems, in San Jose that Frampton and his 2 siblings plan to take over from their father...Aspires to earn a masters degree following football and to work with the United Nations.
HONORS Voted 2011 Vikings Special Teams MVP by his teammates.
PRO Took over leadership role on special teams in 2011, leading the team with 22 tackles and was voted Vikings Special Teams MVP by his teammates...Embraces special teams leadership role, posting 85tackles in 71 games as a Viking...Finished 2009 ranked 4th on team with 18 special teams stops and added 5 more in playoffs to tie for team lead...Forced a fumble on kickoff coverage during 2009 regular season and added a forced fumble on punt coverage during NFC Championship game that was recovered by Kenny Onatolu...Teammate at Washington State with Husain Abdullah…Claimed by Vikings off waivers from Detroit on 10/22/07…Played in the opening 5 games of the 2007 season with Detroit…Claimed by Lions on 9/2/07 after being released by Oakland following training camp…Selected in the 5th round in the 2007 Draft by Oakland, the 165th player selected.
2011 Voted the Vikings Special Teams MVP by his teammates...Led Vikings with career-best 22 special teams tackles...Notched career-high with 4 special teams tackles in season opener at San Diego (9/11)...Key element of the Vikings kickoff return unit that set a team record with a 26.9-yard average per return, the 2nd-best mark in the NFL...Helped Vikings special teams units rank among the NFL’s best in kickoff coverage, holding opponents to a start inside the 20 on 19 occasions...Vikings had 4 kickoff returns of 50+ yards during the season, ranking #1 in the NFL.
2010 Tied for 3rd on team with 10 special teams tackles...Stepped into defensive backfield at S vs. Chicago (12/20) on Monday Night Football, the game played at TCF Bank Stadium...Notched 4 tackles on defense during game vs. Chicago and had a special teams stop...Had season-high 2 special teams in 3 games during the season.
2009 Ranked 4th on team during regular season with 18 special teams stops...Tied for team-high in special teams tackles in playoffs with 5...Forced a fumble on kickoff coverage vs. Chicago (11/29) and had a forced fumble on punt coverage at New Orleans (1/24/10) in NFC Championship game...Had season-best 3 special teams tackles at Pittsburgh (10/25) and vs. Seattle (11/22).
2008 Relied upon heavily as a special teams leader after the preseason loss of special teams captain Heath Farwell...Played in all 16 games for the Vikings and ranked 2nd on the team in special teams tackles with 21...Only former college teammate Husain Abdullah had more special teams tackles (24)…Recorded 1 stop on special teams in the Vikings’ Wild Card playoff vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09)…Had season highs in tackles with 3 @ Chicago (10/19) and vs. Atlanta (12/21).
2007 Ranked 4th on the Vikings with 14 special teams tackles despite only playing in 9 games with the team...Served as a Vikings game captain for game vs. San Diego (11/4), only his 2nd week with the team...Had season-high 3 special teams tackles in a pair of games- vs. Philadelphia (10/28) and vs. Chicago (12/17)...Notched 6 special teams tackles in 5 games he played with the Lions…Had season-best 3 special teams tackles at Philadelphia (9/23) with Detroit…Played in 1st NFL game in 2007 opener at Oakland (9/9), facing the team he had been released by the week before…Played on defense and special teams in opener at Oakland (9/9) for the Lions.
COLLEGE Started 23 of 46 games at Washington State…Named 1st-Team All-Pac 10 as a senior…In his lone bowl game of his college career, helped Cougars top Texas in the Holiday Bowl as a freshman…Scored a pair of TDs on his 6 career INTs…Led Cougars in tackles as a junior and senior.
PREP Standout at Oak Grove High in San Jose, CA…Missed time as a senior with a broken collarbone…Scored 17 rushing TDs as a junior.
