Nate Ebner

Ebner was born in Dublin, Ohio, the son of Nancy Pritchett and Jeffrey Ebner.{{Cite news |last=Reiss |first=Mike |date=January 5, 2013 |title=Football journey: Nate Ebner |newspaper=Espn.com |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4737867/football-journey-nate-ebner |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}

His father, who was Jewish, was a former college rugby player at the University of Minnesota, and Sunday School principal at Temple Shalom in Springfield, Ohio. He was beaten to death at age 53 during an attempted robbery in November 2008 at the family business, Ebner & Sons auto reclamation in Springfield.{{Cite web |last=Valerie Lough |date=July 23, 2010 |title=Guilty plea ends murder trial; Willie Anderson, 43, is sentenced to 15 years to life for killing Jeff Ebner |url=http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/guilty-plea-ends-murder-trial/nNwzc/ |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Springfield News-Sun}}{{Cite web |last=Rich Garven |date=April 29, 2012 |title=NFL Draft: Patriots pick Tavon Wilson, Nate Ebner; Ex-rugby player way off charts |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20120429/NEWS/104299916&Template=printart |website=Telegram & Gazette}}{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2008 |title=Jeffrey D. Ebner Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/springfield/obituary.aspx?n=jeffrey-d-ebner&pid=120233542 |access-date=March 24, 2014 |website=Springfield News-Sun}} In July 2010, his father's killer was sentenced to life in prison for murder, with the possibility of parole after 15 years.{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2010 |title=Surprise Plea In Springfield Murder |url=http://www.whio.com//news/news/surprise-plea-in-springfield-murder/nFC7B/ |website=whio.com |access-date=March 25, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091924/http://www.whio.com//news/news/surprise-plea-in-springfield-murder/nFC7B/ |url-status=dead }} Ebner said:

My [late] dad was my only role model. Looking back on it, you had your favorite players, but they were just players. But a role model, and the way you carry yourself and how you go about your work – what hard work really means – and to be a man ... every aspect of life. To me, my dad was that role model, 100 percent. There wasn't anyone else I wanted to be like more than him.

Ebner was a standout rugby union player on the U.S. age-group national teams.{{Cite web |title=Nate Ebner |url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ebner_nate00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813032041/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ebner_nate00.html |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Ohiostatebuckeyes.com }} He was named MVP of the USA team at both the under-19 IRB Junior World Championship in 2007, and the under-20 IRB Junior World Championship in 2008.

Ebner attended Ohio State University, where he majored in exercise science. Ebner did not play football his first two years of college, as he was competing internationally in rugby, but then in his junior year he walked-on the Buckeyes.{{Cite web |last=Brandon Castel |title=NFL Draft: Herron, Ebner Taken as Brewster Slips Out of Draft |url=http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2012/Ebner_BrewsterDraft.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101021329/http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2012/Ebner_BrewsterDraft.html |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=The-ozone.net }} Although he had not played football in high school, by year's end he was nevertheless considered the team's best special teams player.{{Cite magazine |last=Austin Murphy |date=January 29, 2015 |title=2015 Super Bowl: Nate Ebner's unlikely rise for New England Patriots |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/29/2015-super-bowl-new-england-patriots-nate-ebner |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite news |last=Rodak |first=Mike |date=April 28, 2012 |title=Patriots select DB Ebner at 197 |newspaper=Espn.com |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4721347/patriots-select-db-ebner-at-197 |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}{{Cite web |last=Matthew Hager |date=September 8, 2011 |title=Ebner Has Gone From Walk-On To War Daddy |url=http://ohiostate.scout.com/a.z?s=145&p=2&c=1104049&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fohiostate.scout.com%2f2%2f1104049.html |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Ohiostate.scout.com}} He played only a handful of plays from scrimmage at nickelback as a backup, but did record a sack. He ran the 40-yard-dash in 4.48.{{Cite magazine |last=Austin Murphy |title=2015 Super Bowl: Nate Ebner's unlikely rise for New England Patriots |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/29/2015-super-bowl-new-england-patriots-nate-ebner?page=2&devicetype=default |magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=January 29, 2015 }}

He was given a football scholarship his senior year, based on his special teams skills.{{Cite web |title=For Patriots safety Nate Ebner, rugby was an unhelmeted gateway to the NFL |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/2012/11/02/for-patriots-safety-nate-ebner-rugby-was-unhelmeted-gateway-the-nfl/ae7JgNy2VYL6vEZ7URWJyK/story.html |website=Boston.com}}{{Cite web |last=Bill Rabinowitz |title=Former Ohio State walk-on Nate Ebner makes it to the Super Bowl |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2015/01/27/Super-Bowl-Ebner-0127.html |website=The Columbus Dispatch}} In 2011, during which Ebner had 11 tackles, he was voted the team's most inspirational player, receiving the Bo Rein Award, and the team's best special teams player, earning the Ike Kelley Award.{{Cite web |last=Christopher Price |title=Legend of the fall: Nate Ebner's 'special' story began with a bang at Ohio State |url=http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/football/patriots/christopher-price/2012/05/02/legend-fall-nate-ebners-special-story-b |website=WEEI}}{{Cite web |last=Marcus Hartman |date=April 28, 2012 |title=Herron, Ebner Round Out OSU Draftees |url=http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/1182013.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324112141/http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/1182013.html |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Ohiostate.scout.com }} He was a three-time Big Ten Conference All-Academic honoree.

Ebner was nicknamed "Leonidas," after a Greek warrior-king hero of Sparta portrayed by Gerard Butler in the movie 300, because of his intense workout regimen, and his beard.{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2012 |title=Nate Ebner Earns 'Leonidas' Nickname, Dubbed Ohio State's Most Valuable Player for Strong Work Ethic |url=http://nesn.com/2012/05/nate-ebner-earns-leonidas-nickname-dubbed-ohio-states-most-valuable-player-for-strong-work-ethic/ |website=NESN}} Paul Haynes, the Buckeyes' co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, said: "He has a passion for being great .... He was probably the most valuable player on that whole team last year." Asked which special teams unit he enjoyed playing on the most at Ohio State, Ebner's said: "Kickoff, probably. Because ... I just enjoy running down as fast as you can. It's just mayhem, it's exciting, it's crazy. It's such a rush.... It's just one big blur, and then it's over.... Maybe I got a screw loose."{{Cite web |title=Ebner: 'Maybe I got a screw loose' |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4721361/ebner-maybe-i-got-a-screw-loose |website=ESPN|date=April 28, 2012 }}

In his 36 career games, Ebner had 30 tackles from 2009 to 2011. Pro Football Weekly described him as a player who "races down the field like a bat out of hell, and hunts returners like a heat-seeking missile".

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Ebner was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft, 197th overall.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He signed a four-year contract for $2,196,600 with a $96,600 signing bonus.{{Cite web |title=Nate Ebner Salary Cap, Contracts, Salaries, Cap Hits, & News Profile |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/nate-ebner/ |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Spotrac.com}} He had considered playing rugby, but he was not offered a contract with a professional team.{{Cite web |last=Doug Lesmerises |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Among Buckeyes with NFL Draft dreams, Nate Ebner's is rather special |url=http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/04/among_buckeyes_with_nfl_draft.html |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=cleveland.com}}

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During his rookie season, Ebner played in 15 regular-season games and both playoff games, and finished second on the team both in special teams tackles (17) and special teams snaps (297, or 61%).{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL SNAP COUNTS |url=http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/snapcounts |access-date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Football Outsiders}} He also played 36 snaps at safety. In two playoff games, he had one tackle. Ebner continued to play primarily on special teams for New England in 2013, playing only sparingly on defense. He played in 15 regular season games, in which he had 9 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 playoff games.{{Cite web |title=Nate Ebner Stepping into Hybrid Linebacker Role for Patriots |url=http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2014/09/nate-ebner-stepping-into-hybrid-linebacker-role-for-patriots.html |website=nepatriotsdraft.com |access-date=March 24, 2015 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809192902/http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2014/09/nate-ebner-stepping-into-hybrid-linebacker-role-for-patriots.html |url-status=dead }} In the Patriots' Week 12 victory over the Denver Broncos, Ebner recovered a muffed punt that hit Broncos cornerback Tony Carter to set up Stephen Gostkowski's game-winning field goal. The recovery capped a 24-point comeback, a franchise record at the time.

Ebner won his first Super Bowl ring when the Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX after the 2014 season. He played 48 percent of special teams snaps, making 11 tackles (second on the team), while missing four games with a broken thumb during the 2014 season.{{Cite web |title=Special-teams standout Nate Ebner gets hometown celebration |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4778088/special-teams-standout-nate-ebner-gets-hometown-celebration |website=ESPN|date=February 11, 2015 }}{{Cite web |title=New England Patriots safeties breakdown: Will Devin McCourty get long-term deal or franchise tag? |url=http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2015/02/new_england_patriots_safeties.html |website=masslive.com|date=February 25, 2015 }} Coach Bill Belichick said:

His development has really been outstanding. I would probably put him in the, not the all-time top, but maybe in the top-five percent all time of players that I've coached, from where they were in college to how they grew in the NFL. [He] has adapted in a relatively short amount of time to the knowledge of our defense, to the understanding of opponents' offenses, to instinctiveness and reading and recognition at a position that he plays right in the middle of the field, which is among the most difficult – inside linebacker and safety – where the number of things that can happen is the greatest.

On December 6, 2015, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Ebner attempted a rare onside drop kick on a kickoff after a Patriots touchdown. The Eagles recovered the kick at their own 41-yard line.cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/12/06/patriots-attempt-unusual-drop-kick-style-kickoff/XFIH51dJek0CSQekn7W4CM/story.html

On March 12, 2016, Ebner agreed to terms with the Patriots on a new two-year deal for $2.4 million.{{Cite news |title=Agent: Patriots agree to contract with special-teamer Nate Ebner - New England Patriots Blog- ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4791076/agent-patriots-agree-to-contract-with-special-teamer-nate-ebner |access-date=September 3, 2016 |website=ESPN}} Ebner led the Patriots with 19 special teams tackles, forcing one fumble, through 16 games played. He was named to the 2016 AP All-Pro Second Team at the Special Teamer position; he received 12 votes, second only to teammate Matthew Slater's 14.{{Cite news |title=Three rookies, Matt Ryan among players named to All-Pro team |work=NFL.com |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/three-rookies-matt-ryan-among-players-named-to-all-pro-team-0ap3000000770458 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}

On February 5, 2017, Ebner was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, he recorded one tackle as the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm |access-date=September 2, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LI - National Football League Game Summary |url=http://www.patriots.com/sites/patriots.com/files/20170205_gamebook_v2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807031311/http://www.patriots.com/sites/patriots.com/files/20170205_gamebook_v2.pdf |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=August 6, 2017 |website=National Football League }} The Patriots overcame the largest deficit in Super Bowl history, overcoming a 28–3 deficit in the third quarter to tie the game and win it in the first-ever Super Bowl overtime period.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm |access-date=August 6, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

In 2017–18, Ebner missed Weeks 1 and 2 with a shoulder injury.[https://nesn.com/2018/02/patriots-free-agency-nate-ebner-another-special-teams-star-set-to-hit-market/ Patriots Free Agency: Nate Ebner Another Special Teams Star Set To Hit Market | New England Patriots | NESN.com] On November 27, 2017, the Patriots placed Ebner on injured reserve after he tore his ACL on a successful fake punt play during a win against the Miami Dolphins in Week 12, leading to him playing in only nine games for the season, but in those games he had eight special teams tackles which was the most on the team at the time of his injury.{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2017 |title=Patriots Place TE Martellus Bennett and DB Nate Ebner on Injured Reserve |url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/11/27/patriots-place-te-martellus-bennett-and-db-nate-ebner-injured-reserve |website=Patriots.com}} The Patriots made it to Super Bowl LII, but lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

On March 13, 2018, Ebner signed a two-year contract extension with the Patriots.{{Cite news |last=Kyed, Doug |date=March 14, 2018 |title=NFL Rumors: Patriots Re-Sign All-Pro Special Teamer Nate Ebner In Free Agency |url=https://nesn.com/2018/03/nfl-rumors-patriots-re-sign-all-pro-special-teamer-nate-ebner-in-free-agency/ |website=NESN.com}} The Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII 13–3, earning Ebner a third Super Bowl ring.{{Cite web |last=Shpigel |first=Ben |date=February 4, 2019 |title=Patriots Win in Lowest-Scoring Super Bowl Ever |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/sports/patriots-super-bowl.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}

In the 2019 season, Ebner appeared in 14 regular season games and the Patriots' Wild Card Round loss to the Tennessee Titans. He played a majority of special teams snaps in all 15 games.{{Cite web |title=Nate Ebner 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EbneNa00/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On March 26, 2020, Ebner signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants, uniting him with former Patriots special teams coordinator and newly appointed Giants head coach Joe Judge.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=March 19, 2020 |title=Reports: Giants agree to terms with S Nate Ebner |url=https://www.giants.com/news/reports-giants-agree-to-terms-with-s-nate-ebner |access-date=March 21, 2020 |website=www.giants.com |language=en-US}}

On September 7, 2021, Ebner re-signed with the Giants.{{Cite web |last=Salomone, Dan |date=September 7, 2021 |title=Giants bring back Special Teams ace Nate Ebner |url=https://www.giants.com/news/nate-ebner-free-agent-olympics-joe-judge-giants-vs-broncos |website=Giants.com}} On November 24, 2021, Ebner was placed on injured reserve.{{cite news|title=Giants Place Nate Ebner on IR; Sign TE Chris Myarick|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/gm-report/nate-ebner-to-ir|author= Traina, Patricia|newspaper=Sports Illustrated New York Giants News, Analysis and More|date=November 24, 2021}}

{{see also|List of players who have converted from one football code to another}}

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Three days after Ebner signed his 2016 contract, the Patriots granted Ebner a leave of absence to try out for the United States national rugby sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics,{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2016 |title=Patriots' Nate Ebner to chase rugby Olympic dreams |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-nate-ebner-to-chase-rugby-olympic-dreams-0ap3000000644543 |access-date=March 16, 2016 |website=NRL.com}}{{Cite web |last=Kyed |first=Doug |date=March 16, 2016 |title=Nate Ebner Appreciates Patriots Letting Him Chase Olympic Rugby Dream |url=http://nesn.com/2016/03/patriots-nate-ebner-playing-in-olympics-would-be-amazing-opportunity/ |access-date=March 18, 2016 |website=NESN.com |language=en-US}} His transfer to rugby sevens followed in the footsteps of Sonny Bill Williams, Bryan Habana, and Quade Cooper, who were rugby union stars also attempting to qualify for the Olympics.{{Cite news |date=March 16, 2016 |title=American football star Nate Ebner joins chase to play rugby at Rio 2016 Olympic Games |publisher=Rio 2016 |url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/american-football-star-nate-ebner-joins-chase-to-play-rugby-at-rio-2016-olympic-games |url-status=dead |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318164700/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/american-football-star-nate-ebner-joins-chase-to-play-rugby-at-rio-2016-olympic-games |archive-date=March 18, 2016}}

In an April 2016 interview, USA sevens head coach Mike Friday recalled that when Ebner first approached him about trying out for the Olympic team, Friday placed Ebner's chances of making the team at "10 or 20 percent." However, after strong showings in the Hong Kong and Singapore events on the World Rugby Sevens circuit, Friday said, "He has a 50:50 chance now but if he stays on this trajectory then it's only going one way and that's up." Friday added that Ebner played a critical role in improving the team's on-field communication. According to Friday, one of Ebner's first questions upon arriving at the USA training camp was whether the team had a "comms book." Friday was unfamiliar with the term, and Ebner pointed out that the Patriots provide all players with a manual of common on-field language, with all terms tightly defined. While the sevens team had operated with a set of common words, Friday and the rest of the coaching staff analyzed the team's communications and found that many players had different definitions for the same term. In the interview, Friday indicated, "That's exactly what I wanted from Nate. From being a newbie in the environment, he'd recognised an area we could improve."{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Tom |date=April 19, 2016 |title=Nate Ebner on right path for Olympics, says USA coach Mike Friday |publisher=ESPN (UK) |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15228148/usa-sevens-mike-friday-nate-ebner-right-track-feature-rio-2016 |access-date=April 22, 2016}}

Ebner's efforts proved successful: in July 2016 he was named to the 2016 US rugby sevens team.{{Cite web |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=July 18, 2016 |title=NFL player Nate Ebner selected for US Olympic rugby sevens squad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/18/nate-ebner-usa-rugby-sevens-olympic-games |access-date=July 18, 2016 |website=The Guardian}} While with the rugby team, the Patriots received a roster exemption for Ebner, so he did not count against the Patriots' 90-man limit for training camp.{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Kevin |date=July 27, 2016 |title=New England Patriots roster moves: Nate Ebner gets exemption, team adds two veterans |url=http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2016/07/new_england_patriots_roster_mo_14.html |access-date=August 1, 2016 |website=MassLive.com}}

Ebner played in the team's first two matches, a 17–14 loss to Argentina and a 26–0 shutout of host Brazil.{{Cite news |date=August 9, 2016 |title=Team USA Men's Rugby Sevens Loses to Argentina at Death |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2016/08/09/team-usa-mens-rugby-sevens-loses-to-argentina-at-death/ |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=djcoilrugby |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2016 |title=USA men's rugby sevens rebounds, blanks Brazil 26-0 |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/08/09/usa-mens-rugby-sevens-rebounds-blanks-brazil-26-0/ |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=OlympicTalk |language=en-US}} During the latter match, Ebner scored a try in the first half, and was sent to the sin bin for two minutes in the second half for an illegal tackle.{{Cite web |last=Rubinroit |first=Seth |title=NFL safety Nate Ebner leads U.S. to first Olympic men's rugby sevens win ever |url=http://archivepyc.nbcolympics.com/news/nfl-safety-nate-ebner-leads-us-first-olympic-mens-rugby-sevens-win-ever |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=NBC Olympics |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811182316/http://archivepyc.nbcolympics.com/news/nfl-safety-nate-ebner-leads-us-first-olympic-mens-rugby-sevens-win-ever |url-status=dead }} Playing against Fiji in the final pool match, Ebner scored a try to make the score 24–19 in favor of Fiji with just over one minute to play, but the Eagles were unable to score the conversion. As a result, the US team fell two points (in scoring differential) short of advancing to medal play; they ultimately finished ninth.{{Cite web |title=Team USA falls a point short of Rio 2016 medal rounds |url=https://www.usa.rugby/match/23094-usa-eagles-v-fiji/ |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=USA Rugby |language=en-US}}

During the Patriots' 2018 offseason, Ebner served as an in-studio analyst for NBC Sports' coverage of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.{{Cite web |last=Garven |first=Rich |date=August 14, 2018 |title=Pats' Nate Ebner glad to be back on football field |url=http://www.capecodtimes.com/sports/20180814/pats-nate-ebner-glad-to-be-back-on-football-field |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en}}

In 2018, Ebner became a minority owner in the New England Free Jacks, a Major League Rugby team, as did his Patriot teammate Patrick Chung.{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Zack |date=February 18, 2020 |title=How Patriots' Nate Ebner, Patrick Chung Became Part Owners Of Pro Rugby Team {{!}} New England Patriots {{!}} NESN.com |url=https://nesn.com/2020/02/how-patriots-nate-ebner-patrick-chung-became-part-owners-of-pro-rugby-team/ |access-date=February 19, 2020 |website=NESN.com |language=en-US}}

With support from the New York Giants, he rejoined the USA's men's national sevens team in March 2021 in the hope of being named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2021 |title=Nate Ebner rejoins USA Men's Sevens National Team ahead of Tokyo |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2021/03/nate-ebner-rejoins-usa-mens-sevens-national-team-ahead-of-tokyo/ |access-date=April 5, 2021 |website=USA Rugby |language=en-US}} However, on June 22, 2021, Ebner withdrew from the team, citing recovery from an off-season surgery not aligning with the Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/06/nate-ebner-withdraws-from-us-rugby-team-opening-door-to-giants-reunion#ref=home|title = Nate Ebner Withdraws from US Rugby Team, Opening Door to Giants Reunion}}

In May 2021, Ebner wrote a memoir about his relationship with his father, Finish Strong: A Father's Code and a Son's Path. (Penguin House)

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