Nate Webster
{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| number = 52, 58
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|29}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 232
| high_school = Miami Northwestern
| college = Miami (FL)
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 90
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
- Second-team All-American (1999)
- All-Big East (1998, 1999)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 351
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 4.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 10
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 2
| pfr = WebsNa20
}}
Nathaniel Webster Jr. (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buccaneers in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Webster was a two-time All-Big East selection who recorded 301 tackles, 14 tackles-for-losses and 7 sacks in just 22 starts in college. Webster entered the 2000 NFL draft following his junior season at Miami, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in third round with the 90th overall selection. He was traded in 2004 to Cincinnati. In 2006, he was signed by the Denver Broncos as a free agent.
Legal troubles
While playing for the Miami Hurricanes football team, on October 16, 1999, Webster was arrested in Miami, Florida, for false imprisonment after he allegedly grabbed Natalie Brady (an ex-girlfriend) by the neck, threw her to the ground, and shoved her into a vehicle in which he was riding with a friend. A witness called police, who caught Webster fleeing in the vehicle.{{Cite web | url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/112801/D7G2LTQ02.html | title=Bucs linebacker Webster settles lawsuit with former girlfriend | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011129192901/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/112801/D7G2LTQ02.html | archive-date=2001-11-29}} Webster pleaded not guilty to a reduced charge of three counts of battery, which were later dropped after Webster entered and completed a pre-trial diversion program. However, Brady filed a civil lawsuit, which was settled for an undisclosed amount in November 2001.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Nov_28/ai_80371118/ Unknown]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 | fix-attempted=yes}}
On June 10, 2011, Webster was indicted for sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and five counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. He is charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl, the daughter of a former assistant coach for the Cincinnati team, and was arrested on July 21.{{Cite web|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110721/NEWS010701/110721027/Ex-Bengal-Nate-Webster-indicted-for-sex-crimes-with-girl-15-?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular|title = Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer}} According to an indictment unsealed subsequent to his arrest, Webster used guns to intimidate the girl into keeping their relationship quiet. The girl said he told her if she revealed the relationship, he would kill her and her family, Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters said.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/ex-bucs-linebacker-nate-webster-arrested-on-sex-charge/1181809 | title=Ex-Bucs linebacker Nate Webster arrested on sex charge | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203183857/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/ex-bucs-linebacker-nate-webster-arrested-on-sex-charge/1181809 | archive-date=2013-02-03}} Prior to the incident, he was working as a coach at Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Kentucky. A jury trial was conducted in April 2012. The jury convicted him in April on four counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, and he could have been sentenced to up to 36 years. He was, however, found not guilty of three other charges: gross sexual imposition, sexual battery and a fifth count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. On June 6, 2012, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors said Webster rejected a proposed plea deal prior to the trial that would have sent him to prison for four years.{{cite web | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/former-nfl-player-nate-webster-12-years-prison-sentence-sex-underage-girl-060612 | title=Webster sentenced to prison time }}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2000 | TAM
| 16 || 0 || 27 || 23 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | TAM
| 16 || 1 || 40 || 28 || 12 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | TAM
| 16 || 0 || 37 || 25 || 12 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | TAM
| 15 || 5 || 52 || 26 || 26 || 1.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | CIN
| 3 || 3 || 21 || 16 || 5 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | CIN
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | DEN
| 3 || 2 || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | DEN
| 16 || 13 || 88 || 68 || 20 || 0.0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 17 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | DEN
| 13 || 13 || 75 || 50 || 25 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 34 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 99 | 37 | 351 | 244 | 107 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 2 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2000 | TAM
| 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | TAM
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | TAM
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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