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Born: | Jasper, Tennessee, U.S. | March 11, 1977||||||
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High school: | Jasper (TN) Marion County | ||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||
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Eric Westmoreland (born March 11, 1977) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 2001 to 2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns. [1] He was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. [2]
Eric Westmoreland played high school football at Marion County High School in Jasper, Tennessee. [3] [4] [5] He led the Warriors to three state championships as a running back/safety. [6] He rushed for 2,359 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior and finished with more than 6,000 yards and 85 touchdowns in his high school career. The Warriors racked up an 56–1 record. [7]
Westmoreland played college football at the University of Tennessee where he was a starting linebacker and helped the Vols win the 1998 National Championship in the Fiesta Bowl. [8] [9] [10]
Westmoreland played in four seasons in the NFL from 2001 to 2004. He spent his first three seasons with the Jaguars and his last with the Browns. [11] [12] [13] [14]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2001 | JAX | 11 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | JAX | 15 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 44 | 4 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Jasper, Tennessee, U.S. | March 11, 1977||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Jasper (TN) Marion County | ||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Eric Westmoreland (born March 11, 1977) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 2001 to 2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns. [1] He was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. [2]
Eric Westmoreland played high school football at Marion County High School in Jasper, Tennessee. [3] [4] [5] He led the Warriors to three state championships as a running back/safety. [6] He rushed for 2,359 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior and finished with more than 6,000 yards and 85 touchdowns in his high school career. The Warriors racked up an 56–1 record. [7]
Westmoreland played college football at the University of Tennessee where he was a starting linebacker and helped the Vols win the 1998 National Championship in the Fiesta Bowl. [8] [9] [10]
Westmoreland played in four seasons in the NFL from 2001 to 2004. He spent his first three seasons with the Jaguars and his last with the Browns. [11] [12] [13] [14]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2001 | JAX | 11 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | JAX | 15 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 44 | 4 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |