Kwame Geathers
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kwame Geathers
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 76, 95
| position = Nose tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|4}}
| birth_place = Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Carvers Bay {{nowrap|(Hemingway, South Carolina)}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 335
| college = Georgia
| undraftedyear = 2013
| pastteams =
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})*
| status =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 4
}}
Kwame Geathers (born October 4, 1990) is an American former professional football nose tackle. He played college football at Georgia.
College career
Geathers entered the 2013 NFL draft after his junior season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/01/09/2338549/kwame-geathers-to-declare-for.html |title=Kwame Geathers to declare for NFL draft |access-date=January 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112051502/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/01/09/2338549/kwame-geathers-to-declare-for.html |archive-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}[https://insider.espn.com/blog/colleges/georgia/post/_/id/15177/geathers-third-uga-junior-to-enter-draft Geathers third UGA junior to enter draft]
Professional career
=2013 NFL draft=
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5+3/8
| weight = 342
| dash = 5.44
| ten split =
| twenty split =
| shuttle = 5.27
| cone drill = 8.11
| vertical = 26+1/2
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 0
| bench =
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 35+1/2
| hand span = 9+1/2
|
note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/kwame-geathers?id=2540188 |title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Kwame Geathers |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202090425/http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/kwame-geathers?id=2540188 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=90295&draftyear=2013&genpos=DT | title=Hall of Football }}
}}
=San Diego Chargers=
Geathers was signed by the San Diego Chargers on May 13, 2013. He was waived by the Chargers on December 2, 2014.
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On December 12, 2014, Geathers was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad. On August 31, 2015, he was released by the Bengals.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13549718/denarius-moore-cuts-cincinnati-bengals |title=Receiver Denarius Moore among players released by Bengals |last=Harvey |first=Coley |date=August 31, 2015 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=September 21, 2015}}
Personal life
Geathers brothers Robert and Clifton play in the NFL. His father Robert Geathers, Sr., uncle Jumpy Geathers and cousin Jeremy Geathers also played in the NFL.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130506012016/http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/Kwame-Geathers/a591da6f-8a0d-4af9-ad47-15659eca9e28 San Diego Chargers bio]
- [http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kwame_geathers_647005.html Georgia Bulldogs bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204063255/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kwame_geathers_647005.html |date=February 4, 2013 }}
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Category:People from Georgetown, South Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Georgetown County, South Carolina
Category:Players of American football from South Carolina
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Georgia Bulldogs football players
Category:San Diego Chargers players