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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: |
Urbana, Illinois |
November 9, 1957 ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Washington-Lee (VA) | ||||||||||||
College: | Maryland | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 127 |
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Games started: | 53 |
Receptions: | 214 |
Receiving yards: | 2,485 |
Touchdowns: | 16 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Eric Sievers (born November 9, 1957 in Urbana, Illinois) is a former professional American football player. A 6'4", 235-lb. tight end from the University of Maryland, Sievers was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He was named to the NFL All Rookie team in 1981. He played for ten NFL seasons from 1981-1990 for the Chargers, the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots.
He was attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia and was inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame in 1997.