Eric Everett

{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Eric Everett

| number = 42, 39, 31

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|7|13}}

| birth_place = Daingerfield, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 161

| high_school = Daingerfield (TX)

| college = Texas Tech

| draftyear = 1988

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 122

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1988|1989}})
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}})
• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1991}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1992}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-SWC (1987)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 8

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = EverEr20

}}

Eric Eugene Everett (born July 13, 1966) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,{{cite news |title=Bucs sign ex-UF star Tim Newton |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93110209/bucs-sign-ex-uf-star-tim-newton/ |access-date=January 21, 2022 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=2 March 1990 |pages=5C}} the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Minnesota Vikings. He was a fifth round selection (122nd overall pick) in the 1988 NFL draft out of Texas Tech University.{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Everett later became a physical education coach at DeWitt Perry Middle School in Carrollton, Texas. His brother, Thomas Everett, is a former American football safety in the National Football League.{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Steve |title=First pro encounter 'just another game' for Everett brothers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93109359/first-pro-encounter-just-another-game/ |access-date=January 21, 2022 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=14 August 1988 |pages=D8}}