Robert Weathers
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 13, 1960 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Westfield, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Pierce (FL) Westwood | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 1986 | |||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 733 |
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| Avg.: | 4.6 |
| Touchdowns: | 4 |
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Robert James Weathers (born September 13, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State. His brother, Clarence Weathers, also played in the NFL.
Weathers' rookie season saw him post 83 yards rushing in 6 games, starting 2. Tony Collins would handle the majority of the touches in 1982 for the team (as he would throughout Weathers' career), but Weathers still managed to score a touchdown on September 12 at the Baltimore Colts.
Weathers posted 630 total yards from scrimmage during the 1983 season, which included 418 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, which came on a 9-yard rush against the Baltimore Colts on September 4, 1983.
In 1983, the Patriots would draft Weathers' brother, Clarence Weathers, who would play alongside Robert until the end of Robert's career.
Weathers made only 2 appearances in 1984, making no starts. In total Weathers was only on the active roster for four total games due to an injury to his right knee on a clipping penalty at Miami, which occurred on September 9. Due to this injury, Weathers had and Arthroscopy procedure and ended up placed on IR on September 13. Though he was reactivated on December 8, he recorded no statistics this season.
Weathers finished the 1985 season fourth in rushing, recording 174 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown.
Weathers scored a crucial touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1985 season finale at Sullivan Stadium. On fourth-and-one, after the 2-minute-warning, Weathers ran 42 yards to put the Patriots up 34-23 and secure New England an AFC wild-card berth and a 11-5 record.
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