26 Facts About Sean Weatherspoon

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Franklin De'Sean "Sean" Weatherspoon was born on December 29,1987 and is a former American football linebacker.

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Sean Weatherspoon played college football at the University of Missouri, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

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Sean Weatherspoon was the 2006 recipient of the defensive Willie Ray Smith Award.

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Sean Weatherspoon had 8 tackles for loss in 2005, and added 4 quarterback sacks along with 2 interceptions from his linebacker position as well.

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Sean Weatherspoon played receiver on offense, and had 27 catches for 428 yards and 7 touchdowns.

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Sean Weatherspoon was a first-team All-District selection as a junior in 2004 at linebacker, after registering 105 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 QB sacks and 3 interceptions.

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Sean Weatherspoon was an All-District performer as a guard in basketball.

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Sean Weatherspoon posted personal-best leaps of 1.97 meters in the high jump and 6.40 meters in the long jump.

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Sean Weatherspoon competed as a sprinter, running the 200-meter dash in 22.9 seconds, and was timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

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Sean Weatherspoon chose Missouri over Iowa State, Houston, Tulane, and TCU, among others.

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One of only four true freshmen to play for the Tigers in 2006, Sean Weatherspoon saw action in all 13 games, primarily on various special teams units, and was named Mizzou's special teams player of the year, as he led the team with 9 tackles on kickoff coverage.

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Sean Weatherspoon was listed as the backup on the depth chart at middle linebacker to senior co-captain Dedrick Harrington, and had 17 tackles in all for the season.

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Sean Weatherspoon led the team with 130 tackles, and broke up 8 passes on the year.

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Sean Weatherspoon received All-Big 12 First-team honors by the Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News, and Rivals.

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In 2008, Sean Weatherspoon finished the season with 155 tackles, which were the 2nd-most in Missouri single-season history, trailing only to Travis McDonald.

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Sean Weatherspoon had 18.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and broke up 7 passes.

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Sean Weatherspoon announced after the game that he had filed for the 2009 NFL Draft, but just to see where he would rank, and that he would return for his senior season.

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Sean Weatherspoon was drafted in the first round by the Atlanta Falcons 19th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.

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Sean Weatherspoon played in only 11 games while starting 5.

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Sean Weatherspoon was named the Falcons' defensive captain at the beginning of the season.

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Sean Weatherspoon ended his 2012 campaign with 95 tackles, three sacks and his first career interception.

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In 2013, Sean Weatherspoon missed 10 regular season games due to injury.

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Sean Weatherspoon finished the season with 38 tackles, one interception and his first career touchdown.

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On March 11,2015, Sean Weatherspoon signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

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On March 10,2016, Sean Weatherspoon agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Atlanta Falcons.

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On October 24,2017, Sean Weatherspoon re-signed with the Atlanta Falcons.