American football player (born 1977)
American football player
Eric Westmoreland (born March 11, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) from 2001 to 2004 for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns .[ 1] 2001 NFL draft .[ 2]
Early years
Eric Westmoreland played high school football at Marion County High School in Jasper, Tennessee .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 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]
Professional career
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]
NFL career statistics
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
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
References
^ "Eric Westmoreland Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 6, 2024 .^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 18, 2023 .^ Taylor, Ariana (June 25, 2019). "Former Tennessee football player Eric Westmoreland in a position to coach life experiences" . Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved March 6, 2024 . ^ Price, Austin (November 26, 2015). "VolReport - In-state pride fueled Westmoreland as a Vol" . Rivals.com . Retrieved March 6, 2024 . ^ "Eric Westmoreland Added To Baylor School Football Coaching Staff" . Chattanoogan.com . July 14, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .^ "Westmoreland Ready to Step Into UT's Linebacker Spotlight" . University of Tennessee Athletics . August 17, 2000. Retrieved March 11, 2024 .^ "Eric Westmoreland" . Jaguars.com . Retrieved March 6, 2024 .^ Toppmeyer, Blake (December 22, 1998). "How the 1998 UT Vols beat Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl to cap the program's most storied season" . Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved March 11, 2024 . ^ Strange, Mike (August 10, 2018). "Mike Strange: Vols fans cherish defense's role in unexpected 1998 championship" . Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved March 11, 2024 . ^ "Eric Westmoreland Part Of Big Orange Caravan" . Chattanoogan.com . February 4, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .^ "2001 Jacksonville Jaguars Roster & Players" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .^ "2002 Jacksonville Jaguars Roster & Players" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .^ "2003 Jacksonville Jaguars Roster & Players" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .^ "2004 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees" . Pro Football Reference . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
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