A second round draft pick in the
1997 NFL draft, the 6'0", 212 lb. Herring played in 54 games for the
Baltimore Ravens, including a victory and an interception in
Super Bowl XXXV. After racking up 178
tackles, 2
sacks and 3
interceptions in his four seasons with
Baltimore, he signed as a free agent with the
St. Louis Rams in 2001. There he made another
Super Bowl appearance that season in a 20–17 loss to the
New England Patriots in
Super Bowl XXXVI. Herring started his first 32 games for the
Rams until an injury forced him to spend the 2003 season on
injured reserve. After signing with the
Cincinnati Bengals in 2004, injuries continued to plague Herring. He played in 12 games for Cincinnati in 2004, but was sidelined for the entire 2005 season with a shoulder injury, and was released by the
Bengals on March 31, 2006, in a
salary cap move. ==NFL career statistics==