Eric Downing
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Eric Downing
| image =
| position = Defensive tackle
| number = 79, 92, 93
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|9|16}}
| birth_place = Ahoskie, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 315
| high_school = Paterson (NJ) John F. Kennedy
| college = Syracuse
| draftyear = 2001
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 75
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2004}})
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 50
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 2.0
| statlabel3 = Passes defended
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = DownEr20
}}
Eric Lamont Downing (born September 16, 1978), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played for Syracuse and was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Early life and college
Downing attended John F. Kennedy High School, in Paterson, New Jersey, where he was selected for the first-team All-State.[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=30144 Eric Downing player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000716/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=30144 |date=2007-09-27 }}, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Was a first team All-State selection by the Newark Star Ledger at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson, New Jersey"
Downing played college football at Syracuse University for Paul Pasqualoni. He was named to the ALL-Big East team in 2000.{{cite web |title=SU's All-Time All-BIG EAST Selections |url=https://cuse.com/sports/2008/2/15/sualltimeallbigeastselections |website=Syracuse University Athletics |access-date=17 November 2024 |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2001 | KAN
| 15 || 9 || 25 || 18 || 7 || 1.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | KAN
| 13 || 4 || 14 || 10 || 4 || 0.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | KAN
| 14 || 0 || 10 || 7 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | SDG
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 45 | 13 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930152234/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DOWNIERI01 Current Stats]}}
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Category:John F. Kennedy High School (Paterson, New Jersey) alumni
Category:Players of American football from Paterson, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from North Carolina
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Coffeyville Red Ravens football players
Category:Syracuse Orange football players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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