John Abraham (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 6, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Timmonsville, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Lamar (SC) | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 533 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 133.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 46 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
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John Antonio Abraham (born May 6, 1978) is a former American football outside linebacker and defensive end who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Abraham also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals.
Abraham was born in Timmonsville, South Carolina. In his high school years at Lamar High School in Lamar, South Carolina, he was primarily an athlete in the track program, where he set the current South Carolina record for the 200-meter dash, at 22.6 seconds, and ran the 100 meters in 11.26 seconds. He also competed in the throwing events, recording top-throws of 13.61 meters in the shot put and 43.05 meters in the discus. He played organized football for the first time as a senior in high school.
While Abraham played just one season of high school football, he was nonetheless recruited to play for coach Brad Scott's South Carolina Gamecocks football team at the University of South Carolina. While he was a Gamecock, he amassed 23.5 quarterback sacks, ranking second on South Carolina's career list, and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.
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