Samuel Cowart III was born on February 26,1975 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League.
13 Facts About Sam Cowart
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Sam Cowart played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors.
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Sam Cowart attended Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, and played for the Mandarin Mustangs high school football team.
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Sam Cowart was a reserve linebacker on the Seminoles' 1993 national championship team.
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Sam Cowart set an FSU team record with three fumbles returned or recovered for touchdowns.
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Sam Cowart was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.
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Sam Cowart played for the Bills for four seasons and received a trip to the Pro Bowl in the 2000 season.
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Sam Cowart was the Pro Bowl heart of Buffalo's defense until he was chopped down by Frank Middleton, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard, resulting in a severe ankle injury that ended his 2000 season after 12 games.
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Sam Cowart suffered a season-ending Achilles' tendon tear in Buffalo's 2001 season opener.
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Sam Cowart played as a starting linebacker for them in one of thirty-one games of the first two seasons.
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Sam Cowart was then traded by the New York Jets, to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the 7th round pick that was received from Oakland.
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Sam Cowart only played one season for the Vikings starting fourteen of fifteen games he played in.
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Sam Cowart signed with the Houston Texans to become their starting middle linebacker until he was injured and was to miss the whole season.