Pierson Prioleau

Prioleau signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints on March 26, 2009. He re-signed with the Saints on March 5, 2010 and again on July 29, 2011. He was released on September 3, 2011.

On April 29, 2008, Prioleau signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

On opening day 2006, while playing in a game versus the Minnesota Vikings, Prioleau injured himself during the opening kickoff and spent the rest of the season on Injured reserve.

In his first season with the Washington Redskins in 2005, Prioleau played in 15 games, had 43 tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble.

Prioleau signed with the Buffalo Bills on November 7, 2001 but was inactive for first three games after joining the team. Prioleau was impressive when he saw action in the final six games. In his first full season with the Bills in 2002, Prioleau started all 16 games at free safety for the first time in his NFL career. He finished fifth on the team with a career-best 86 tackles and also had 10 stops on special teams. In 2003, Prioleau appeared in all 16 games with six starts in his second full season in Buffalo. He posted 37 tackles, .5 sacks, four quarterback pressures and one forced fumble. In 2004, Prioleau played in all 16 games with two starts in final season with Buffalo. He totaled 37 tackles on the year.

Prioleau was drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. While with the 49ers for the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Prioleau started 11 of 28 games he played in as a safety and corner, accumulating 81 tackles and one interception.

Pierson Olin Prioleau [PEER-sun PRAY-low] (born August 6, 1977) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. He received a degree from Virginia Tech in interdisciplinary studies, graduating on May 14, 2011.