Anthony Weaver

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1980)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Anthony Weaver

| image =

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| current_team = Miami Dolphins

| position = Defensive coordinator

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|7|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Abilene, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 290

| high_school = Saratoga Springs (NY)

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 2002

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 52

| pastteams =

Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2002}}–{{nfly|2005}})
Houston Texans ({{nfly|2006}}–{{nfly|2008}})

| pastcoaching =

Florida (2010)
Graduate assistant
North Texas (2011)
Linebackers coach
New York Jets ({{nfly|2012}})
Assistant defensive line coach
Buffalo Bills ({{nfly|2013}})
Defensive line coach
Cleveland Browns ({{nfly|2014}}–{{nfly|2015}})
Defensive line coach
Houston Texans ({{nfly|2016}}–{{nfly|2019}})
Defensive line coach
Houston Texans ({{nfly|2020}})
Defensive coordinator & defensive line coach
Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2021}})
Defensive line coach & run game coordinator
Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2022|2023}})
Assistant head coach & defensive line coach
Miami Dolphins ({{nfly|2024}}{{endash}}present)
Defensive coordinator

| highlights =

All-Freshman First-team by Football News (1998)

| statleague = NFL

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 265

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 15.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 5

| statlabel4= Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4= 5

| statlabel5= Interceptions

| statvalue5= 3

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| pfr = WeavAn20

| pfrcoach = WeavAn0

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Anthony Lee Weaver{{cite web |title=Anthony Weaver Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards |url=http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WEAVEANT01 |website=databaseFootball.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123111721/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WEAVEANT01 |access-date=23 September 2023|url-status=usurped | archive-date=January 23, 2013 }} (born July 28, 1980) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served for the Cleveland Browns, the Buffalo Bills, the Baltimore Ravens, the Houston Texans and the New York Jets. Weaver was a college football defensive end at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He also previously played for the Texans.

Early life

Weaver was born in Abilene, Texas on July 28, 1980. He attended Saratoga Springs High School in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Playing career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 3 1/2

| weight = 296

| dash = 4.94

| ten split = 1.72

| twenty split = 2.87

| shuttle = 4.31

| cone drill = 7.37

| vertical = 32.5

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 1

| bench = 24

| arm span = 33 1/8

| hand span = 9 3/4

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1975&DraftYear=2002 |title=2002 NFL Draft Scout Anthony Weaver College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=May 23, 2024}}

}}

=Baltimore Ravens=

Weaver was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 2002 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In four seasons for the Ravens, he started 54 regular season games, as well as one playoff game.

=Houston Texans=

In March 2006, Weaver signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans. He spent three seasons in Houston, where he started 44 regular season games.

=NFL statistics=

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG IR	TD	PD
class="wikitable"
2002	BAL	16	29	25	4	3.5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2003	BAL	15	35	26	9	5.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
2004	BAL	16	39	35	4	4.0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	4
2005	BAL	10	33	28	5	2.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	HOU	15	35	26	9	1.0	0	1	0	1	21	21	21	0	6
2007	HOU	15	41	32	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	HOU	16	45	28	17	0.0	0	0	0	1	8	8	8	0	1
Career		103	257	200	57	15.5	5	5	0	3	30	10	21	0	20

{{cite web|title=Anthony Weaver Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/3580/anthony-weaver|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=January 12, 2015}}

Key

GP: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
AST: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
FR: fumble recoveries
FR YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
IR YDS: interception return yards
AVG IR: average interception return
LNG: longest interception return
TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
PD: passes defensed

Coaching career

=College coaching=

==Florida==

In 2010, Weaver was hired as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Florida by Urban Meyer.

==North Texas==

When defensive line coach Dan McCarney took the head coaching job at the University of North Texas, Weaver was named interim defensive line coach for the Outback Bowl. Shortly after the bowl game, Weaver reunited with McCarney as the linebackers coach for the Mean Green.

=NFL=

==New York Jets==

In February 2012, Weaver was hired by the New York Jets as their assistant defensive line coach under head coach Rex Ryan. Weaver previously played for Ryan for four years as a Raven.

==Buffalo Bills==

In January 2013, Weaver was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their defensive line coach under head coach Doug Marrone.

==Houston Texans==

In 2016, Weaver was hired by the Houston Texans as their defensive line coach under head coach Bill O'Brien.

On January 20, 2020, Weaver was promoted to defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-hire-Anthony-Weaver-defensive-coordinator-14989254.php|title=Texans tab their replacement for defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel|last=Wilson|first=Aaron|date=2020-01-20|website=HoustonChronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}

==Baltimore Ravens==

On January 22, 2021, Weaver was hired by the Baltimore Ravens as their defensive line coach and run game coordinator. In February 2022, he was promoted to assistant head coach.{{Cite web |last=Oestreicher |first=Kevin |date=2022-02-24 |title=Ravens promote DL coach Anthony Weaver to assistant head coach |url=https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/23/ravens-promote-dl-coach-anthony-weaver-to-assistant-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Ravens Wire|publisher=USA Today |language=en-US}}

In January 2024, Weaver was interviewed for the head coach position of the Atlanta Falcons,{{cite web | last=Waack | first=Terrin | title=Falcons announce completed interview with Anthony Weaver | website=Atlanta Falcons| date=2024-01-15 | url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/completed-head-coach-interview-anthony-weaver-baltimore-ravens | access-date=2025-06-07}} as well as the Washington Commanders.{{Cite web |date=Jan 8, 2024 |title=Commanders requested permission to interview Ravens assoc HC and DL coach Anthony Weaver for their head coach job, per source. |url=https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1744392512456769721}}

==Miami Dolphins==

On February 3, 2024, Weaver was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their defensive coordinator.{{cite web |url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-name-weaver-defensive-coordinator |title=Dolphins Name Weaver Defensive Coordinator |website=MiamiDolphins.com |date=February 3, 2024| access-date=February 3, 2024}}

Personal life

Weaver is the son of Ralph and Melania Weaver.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/magazine/grant_20020410.html |title=Family matters |author=Alan Grant |publisher=ESPN|access-date=8 December 2021}} Weaver and his wife Kristin have two sons.{{Cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/weaver_anthony/f06d8904-73fc-41fb-99bf-37f58a741a56 |title=Buffalo Bills: Anthony Weaver |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314011321/http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/weaver_anthony/f06d8904-73fc-41fb-99bf-37f58a741a56 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

In 2010, Weaver was inducted into the Saratoga High Blue Streaks Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://www.saratogaschools.org/athletics.cfm?subpage=539011|title=Saratoga Springs City School District}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2011, he was inducted into the Capital Region Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://poststar.com/blogs/ps_varsity/football/capital-region-hall-of-fame-inductions/article_63ceb9a9-a005-5f3e-a356-43aa7d3f220a.html|title = Capital Region Football Hall of Fame inductions| date=August 7, 2011 }}