22 Facts About Stephen Weatherly

Stephen Dian Weatherly was born on March 19,1994 and is an American football defensive end who is a free agent.

Stephen Weatherly was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft, and has been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns.

Stephen Weatherly attended North Atlanta High School, where he was a three-year starter at outside linebacker, defensive end and wide receiver.

Stephen Weatherly starred in basketball at North Atlanta, helping lead the Warriors to two sub-region titles.

Stephen Weatherly then transferred to Shiloh High School in Snellville, Georgia for his senior year.

Stephen Weatherly was named team captain and contributed with 79 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and a pair of forced fumbles on defense, while hauling in eight catches and two receiving touchdowns on offense, helping lead his team to the postseason in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game.

Stephen Weatherly was the first and only Gwinnett County player to be invited to and play in the inaugural Georgia High School Senior Allstar Bowl as an outside linebacker at the Georgia Dome.

Stephen Weatherly was an ESPN 4-star recruit, ranked as the 24th best defensive end in the country.

Stephen Weatherly played defensive end in his first two seasons at Vanderbilt under head coach James Franklin.

Stephen Weatherly recorded his 1st college career sack against Bo Wallace in his 1st game as a red-shirt freshman in the 2013 season opener vs Ole Miss.

Stephen Weatherly was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round, 227th overall of the 2016 NFL draft.

Stephen Weatherly became the first Vanderbilt defensive lineman or linebacker drafted since the Indianapolis Colts selected Tim Fugger in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft and the second Vanderbilt alum ever drafted by the Vikings.

In 2019, Stephen Weatherly started only one game, but again recorded three sacks during the regular season, and had one sack in the postseason, coming in the divisional round in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Stephen Weatherly signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on March 23,2020.

Stephen Weatherly was named one of the Panthers starting defensive ends to start 2020.

Stephen Weatherly started the first nine games before being placed on injured reserve on November 13,2020, after undergoing finger surgery.

Stephen Weatherly was part of the Fulton County Youth Commission, which was designed to address youth issues in the community by using the leaders of the youth to work in policy making and community service.

Stephen Weatherly traveled throughout Germany with the program while in high school.

Stephen Weatherly has an affinity for chess and math, can solve a Rubik's Cube, and enjoys puzzles and skateboarding.

Stephen Weatherly is a hobbyist glass-blower and appeared as a guest judge on season two, episode seven, of the Netflix show Blown Away, which premiered in 2021.

Stephen Weatherly is known for wearing sunglasses under his helmet during play.

Stephen Weatherly had a relationship with Olympic volleyball player Jordan Thompson.