Omar Gaither
Gaither with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 18, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Myers Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 168 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 342 |
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| Sacks: | 6.0 |
| INTs: | 2 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Omar Thabiti Gaither (born March 18, 1984) is an American football linebacker of the National Football League (NFL), currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He has played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, and Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Tennessee.
Gaither played high school football at Myers Park High School.
Gaither played college football at the University of Tennessee from 2002 to 2005. He was a two-year starter at Tennessee, Gaither recorded 210 tackles with 6 sacks and 23 tackles for a loss. As a senior, finished with 78 tackles, 4 sacks, 7.5 tackles for a loss, and 4 forced fumbles en route to his second straight Second-team All-SEC. Had a career-high 92 tackles, including 12.5 tackles for a loss as a junior when he took over the strongside (or "Sam") linebacker duties.
Gaither was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Gaither received significant playing time later in the 2006 season due to the struggles and injury of starter Matt McCoy. Gaither got his first NFL start at weakside linebacker on December 4, 2006 on a Monday Night Football win against the Carolina Panthers. He became the starter at weakside linebacker for the final 7 games (post and regular season) and finished with 58 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 interception. Ranked second on the team in special teams tackles (30) and 4th in special teams production points (185).
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