1. Eric Grant Weems was born on July 4,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver, special teamer, and return specialist in the National Football League.
38 Facts About Eric Weems
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Eric Weems played for the Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans.
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Eric Weems played under head coach Alvin Wyatt from 2003 to 2007.
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Eric Weems left with his name in the records for numerous receiving categories throughout his four-year career at Bethune-Cookman.
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Eric Weems saw action in the NFL for the first time in the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Later in the same game, Eric Weems provided a key block for a 7-yard Harry Douglas touchdown run.
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Eric Weems won a job with the Atlanta Falcons as a punt returner in 2009 when wide receiver Harry Douglas was placed on the injured reserved list with a season ending knee injury.
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Eric Weems ended up returning both punts and kicks as the season progressed.
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Eric Weems scored his first career touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 of the 2009 season, he caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Ryan.
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Eric Weems scored his second career touchdown against the New York Giants in Week 11 of the 2009 season, he had a 4-yard touchdown reception.
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Eric Weems finished the 2009 season with six catches for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
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Eric Weems returned 48 kicks for 1214 yards and 27 punts for 270 yards, fumbled three times and losing two, and recorded 10 tackles.
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Eric Weems had a career-high of four catches against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first week of the 2010 season.
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Eric Weems had his first career start as a wide receiver against the Arizona Cardinals in week 2.
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Eric Weems returned his first career kickoff return for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on week 13 of the season.
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Eric Weems returned his first career punt return for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers on week 17 of the season.
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Eric Weems was selected to the 2011 Pro Bowl as a special teams member.
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Eric Weems finished the 2010 season with six catches for 61 yards.
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Eric Weems returned 40 kickoffs for a 1,100 yards with one touchdown.
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Eric Weems returned 18 punts for 230 yards with one touchdown.
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Eric Weems was the only player in the NFC to return a kick and a punt for a touchdown.
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Early in the second quarter, Eric Weems fielded a kickoff two yards deep in his team's own end zone and ran virtually untouched for 102-yard kickoff return touchdown.
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Eric Weems appeared in all 16 games with the Atlanta Falcons, Eric Weems made two starts at the wide receiver position.
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Eric Weems caught a career-high 11 catches for a career-high 90 yards.
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Eric Weems was selected as a first-team alternate for the 2012 Pro Bowl as a special teams player.
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Eric Weems returned four kickoffs for an average of 20 yards per kickoff and a long of 27 yards in the NFC Wild Card Round game against the New York Giants.
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On March 14,2012, Eric Weems signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears as an unrestricted free agent.
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Eric Weems played in all 16 games with one start at the wide receiver position.
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Eric Weems returned 13 kickoffs for 231 yards and 1 punt for no yards.
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Eric Weems fumbled once and recovered 2 fumbles during the season.
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Eric Weems appeared in all 16 games with the Bears in 2013.
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Eric Weems recorded nine tackles in the season and forced one fumble.
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Eric Weems appeared in all 16 regular season games with the Atlanta Falcons in 2014.
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Eric Weems caught 10 passes for a career-high 102 yards and two touchdowns.
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Eric Weems signed a two-year extension with the Falcons on March 6,2015.
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On March 10,2017, Eric Weems signed with the Tennessee Titans.
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Eric Weems was released on September 2,2017, but was re-signed the next day.
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On March 9,2018, Eric Weems was released by the Titans.