Emanuel Weaver
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||
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| Born: | June 28, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | John McDonogh (New Orleans) | ||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 2 / pick: 54 | ||||
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Emanuel Weaver III (born June 28, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He also was a member of the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Weaver attended John McDonogh High School, where he was an offensive lineman. He began his college career at Arizona Western Junior College, playing defensive end as a freshman. He transitioned to tight end as a sophomore, and earned junior college All-American honors. He transferred to the University of South Carolina (USC) for his final two years, and again transitioned to a new position, middle guard. As a senior, he was selected as a first-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, despite having injured his knee late in the season.[1][2]
(Note: most primary sources, such as NFL.com,[3] PFR.com,[4] and PFA.com,[5] mistakenly identify Weaver as having attended South Carolina State University (SCSU). However, he actually attended USC, as can be verified by newspaper accounts from 1980-81,[6] as well as the web site GamecockArchives.com.[7])
Professional career
[edit]Weaver was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round (54th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft.[8] He was placed on the injured reserve list on August 29, 1983.[9] He was waived on August 28, 1984.[10]
On December 27, 1984, he signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League.[11] He appeared in 12 games during the 1985 season. He played with the team until the league folded in 1986.
In 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints. He was released on August 27.[12]
After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons to be a part of their replacement team.[13] He appeared in 2 games and was released at the end of the strike on October 19.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Murray Olderman (November 28, 1981). "NEA's 1981 All-America football team". Mattoon (IL) Journal Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bengals Gamble That Weaver Will Rebound". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 30, 1982. p. D-1. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emanuel Weaver Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Emanuel Weaver Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Emanuel Weaver Pro Football Stats". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Bob Spear (November 6, 1981). "Emanuel Weaver". The State (Columbia, SC) – via Newspapers.com.
- "For A Tight End, Weaver Is Lots of Middle Guard". p. 1-B. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- "Weaver Likes Playing Next To Provence". p. 3-B. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Player Detail: Emanuel Weaver". Gamecock Archives. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "1982 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "The Cincinnati Bengals reached their final 49-man roster Monday..." Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 29, 1984. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "The New Jersey Generals of the U.S. Football League..." Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 28, 1987. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
- ^ "NFL Roster Moves". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1960 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- All-American college football players
- South Carolina Gamecocks football players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- New Jersey Generals players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- National Football League replacement players