:Jamar Nesbit
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jamar Nesbit
| image = Jamar Nesbit cropped.jpg
| caption = Nesbit at the 2010 Saints Super Bowl parade
| number = 63, 64, 67
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|17}}
| birth_place = Heidelberg, West Germany
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 328
| high_school = Summerville
(Summerville, South Carolina)
| college = South Carolina
| undraftedyear = 1999
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2002}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2003}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XLIV)
- Second-team All-SEC (1997)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 153
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 90
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = N/NesbJa20
}}
Jamar Kendric Nesbit (born December 17, 1976) is an American former professional football guard. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. Nesbit has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.
He was suspended for four games during the 2008–2009 season for using a performance-enhancing drug. He had been using StarCaps to drop water weight, which contained the illegal loop diuretic bumetanide, which is used to mask steroids or performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). While serving his suspension, he lost his starting job to Carl Nicks. In 2010, Nesbit sued the NFL, claiming that they knew that bumetanide (a prescription medication) was in StarCaps (an over the counter product recommended my the New Orleans Saints training staff), but they did not notify any of the players.{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2010/08/12/nesbit_files_lawsuit/|title=Nesbit files lawsuit|author=|date=August 12, 2010|publisher=|access-date=August 12, 2017|via=The Boston Globe}}
Early life and college
He played football {{clarify|date=February 2014}} at Summerville High School and was part of the Green Wave for John McKissick, the winningest American football coach.
He played college football at the University of South Carolina.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/4
| weight = 336
| dash = 5.70
| ten split = 1.99
| twenty split = 3.28
| shuttle = 4.91
| cone drill = 8.00
| vertical = 26.5
| broad ft = 7
| broad in = 4
| bench = 23
| arm span = 34 1/8
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1329&DraftYear=1999 |title=Jamar Nesbit College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=January 2, 2025}}
}}
=Carolina Panthers=
After going undrafted in the 1999 NFL draft, he signed as a free agent with Carolina Panthers.
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
In 2003, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
=New Orleans Saints=
He signed with the New Orleans Saints. In 2009, Nesbit won his first Super Bowl ring with the New Orleans Saints.
Personal life
Nesbit's son, Bryson, is an all-conference tight end for the North Carolina Tar Heels. His other son Michael, is a wide receiver for Brown University.
References
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{{Super Bowl XLIV}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Carolina Panthers players
Category:Doping cases in American football
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Category:Players of American football from Summerville, South Carolina
Category:Players of American football from Berkeley County, South Carolina
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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