Brian Witherspoon
{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brian Witherspoon
| image = Brian Witherspoon.jpg
| caption = Witherspoon in 2009
| number = 38, 36, 29
| position = Cornerback / Return specialist
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|5}}
| birth_place = Butler, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 175
| high_school = Choctaw County (Butler)
| college = Stillman
| undraftedyear = 2008
| pastteams = * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2008}}−{{NFL Year|2009}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2009}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2010}}−{{NFL Year|2012}})
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (XLVI)
- First-team NCAA Division II All-American (2007)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 15
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Return yards
| statvalue3 = 2,170
| pfr = WithBr20
}}
Brian Witherspoon (born June 5, 1985) is an American former professional football who was a cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stillman Tigers and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. After his football career, he became a track and field runner.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1
| weight = 195
| dash = 4.22
| ten split = 1.42
| twenty split = 2.51
| shuttle = 4.36
| cone drill = 6.86
| vertical = 40
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 10
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| note = All values from NFL Combine
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Witherspoon was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
He tore his ACL for a second straight season during offseason practices with the Giants, and was waived/injured on May 24.
Witherspoon has also played for the Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers and New York Giants.
Track and field
In July 2013, Witherspoon retired from football to be a full-time track and field runner.{{cite tweet |last=Witherspoon |first=Brian |user=Spoony29 |number=352441271110991873 |date=July 3, 2013 |title=It's official...I'm a full time pro track runner now. Retired from the NFL this week. |language=en |access-date=December 29, 2020}} He qualified for the US Track & Field Nationals in both the 100 meters, with a time of 10.22 seconds, and 200 meters, with a time of 20.66 seconds.
;Personal bests
| class="wikitable" |
| Event
!Time (seconds) !Venue !Date |
|---|
| 60 meters
|6.78 |Daytona Beach, Florida |February 16, 2013 |
| 100 meters
|10.22 |Montverde, Florida |June 8, 2013 |
| 200 meters
|20.66 |Montverde, Florida |June 8, 2013 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091227143820/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/brian-witherspoon/f2fd20fe-857f-404f-8a2c-168cab6fa9b5/ Detroit Lions bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080621070906/http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2807 Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
{{Super Bowl XLVI}}
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Category:People from Butler, Alabama
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:American football return specialists
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Category:African-American track and field athletes
Category:American male sprinters