Sean Weatherspoon
Weatherspoon with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013
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| No. 56 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 29, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Greenville, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Jasper (TX) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 296 |
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| Sacks: | 8.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Pass deflections: | 15 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Franklin De'Sean "Sean" Weatherspoon (born December 29, 1987), is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Missouri, and was drafted by the Falcons with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals.
Weatherspoon attended Jasper High School in Jasper, Texas, where he was a versatile athlete who was an accomplished three-sport star in Texas, including as a linebacker in football. He was the 2006 recipient of the defensive Willie Ray Smith Award. He was named the Texas District 22-3A player of the year as a senior; after making 98 tackles in 2005 for the Jasper Bulldogs. He had 8 tackles for loss in 2005, and added 4 quarterback sacks along with 2 interceptions from his linebacker position as well. His high school football career also included a second-team All-State pick. He also played receiver on offense, and had 27 catches for 428 yards and 7 TDs. He was a first-team All-District selection as a junior in 2004 at linebacker, after registering 105 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 QB sacks and 3 interceptions. He was named the 22-3A defensive newcomer of the year as a sophomore in 2003; when he amassed 101 stops, 3 tackles for loss, 1 QB sack and 2 interceptions. He was an All-District performer as a guard in basketball.
In track & field, Weatherspoon was an All-State high jumper. At the 2005 District 22-3A Championships, he won the high jump event with a leap of 1.89 meters (6-2), and ran the fourth leg on the Bulldogs 4 × 200 relay, helping them earn a first-place finish with a school-record time of 1:30.62 minutes. He posted personal-best leaps of 1.97 meters (6 ft 5 in) in the high jump and 6.40 meters (20-11) in the long jump. He also competed as a sprinter, running the 200-meter dash in 22.9 seconds, and was also timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
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