Nate Ebner
Ebner in 2013
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| No. 43 New England Patriots | |||||||||||||||
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Safety Special teamer |
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | December 14, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dublin, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Hilliard (OH) Davidson | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 66 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 2 |
| Kickoffs: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Nate Ebner (born December 14, 1988) is an American football safety and special teamer for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and a rugby sevens player for the United States national rugby sevens team.
When Ebner was 17 years old, he became the youngest player ever to play on the United States national rugby sevens team. Ebner then played rugby union (15-a-side) on the United States Under-19 and Under-20 national teams, and was named MVP for the teams at both the 2007 and 2008 IRB Junior World Championships. He later played rugby sevens for the United States national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Despite not having played high school football, in his junior year of college he then walked on to and played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 36 career college games, he had 30 tackles as a special teams player from 2009 to 2011.
He was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He has played for the team since 2012, winning Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks in 2014 and Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons in 2017.
Ebner was born in Dublin, Ohio, the son of Nancy Pritchett and Jeffrey Ebner. He identifies as Jewish (his father was Jewish and his mother is not).
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