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Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Abilene, Texas, U.S. | July 28, 1980||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Saratoga Springs (NY) | ||||||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 2 / pick: 52 | ||||||||||||
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Anthony Lee Weaver [1] (born July 28, 1980) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served for the Cleveland Browns, the Buffalo Bills, the Baltimore Ravens, the Houston Texans and the New York Jets. Weaver was a college football defensive end at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He also previously played for the Texans.
Weaver was born in Abilene, Texas on July 28, 1980. [1] He attended Saratoga Springs High School in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) | 296 lb (134 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.94 s | 1.72 s | 2.87 s | 4.31 s | 7.37 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [2] |
Weaver was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 2002 NFL draft. [3] In four seasons for the Ravens, he started 54 regular season games, as well as one playoff game.
In March 2006, Weaver signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans. He spent three seasons in Houston, where he started 44 games.
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG IR | TD | PD |
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2002 | BAL | 16 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2003 | BAL | 15 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2004 | BAL | 16 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2005 | BAL | 10 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | HOU | 15 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
2007 | HOU | 15 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | HOU | 16 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 103 | 257 | 200 | 57 | 15.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
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In 2010, Weaver was hired as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Florida by Urban Meyer.
When defensive line coach, Dan McCarney, took the head coaching job at the University of North Texas, Weaver was named interim defensive line coach for the Outback Bowl. Shortly after the bowl game, Weaver reunited with McCarney as the linebackers coach for the Mean Green.
In February 2012, Weaver was hired by the New York Jets as their assistant defensive line coach under head coach Rex Ryan. Weaver previously played for Ryan for four years as a Raven.
In January 2013, Weaver was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their defensive line coach under head coach Doug Marrone.
In 2016, Weaver was hired by the Houston Texans as their defensive line coach under head coach Bill O'Brien.
On January 20, 2020, Weaver was promoted to defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. [5]
On January 22, 2021, Weaver was hired by the Baltimore Ravens as their defensive line coach and run game coordinator. In February 2022, he was promoted to assistant head coach. [6]
In January 2024, Weaver was interviewed for the head coach position of the Atlanta Falcons, [7] as well as the Washington Commanders. [8]
On February 3, 2024, Weaver was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their defensive coordinator. [9]
Weaver is the son of Ralph and Melania Weaver. [10] Weaver and his wife, Kristin, have 2 sons, Anthony Jr. and Justus Weaver [11]
In 2010, Weaver was inducted into the Saratoga High Blue Streaks Hall of Fame. [12] In 2011, he was inducted into the Capital Region Hall of Fame. [13]
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