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Position: | Cornerback / Return specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Butler, Alabama, U.S. | June 5, 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Choctaw County (Butler) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College: | Stillman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Witherspoon (born June 5, 1985) is an American former professional football who was a cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stillman Tigers and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. After his football career, he became a track and field runner. ContentsProfessional career
Witherspoon was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He tore his ACL for a second straight season during offseason practices with the Giants, and was waived/injured on May 24. Witherspoon has also played for the Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers and New York Giants. Track and fieldIn July 2013, Witherspoon retired from football to be a full-time track and field runner. [1] He qualified for the US Track & Field Nationals in both the 100 meters, with a time of 10.22 seconds, and 200 meters, with a time of 20.66 seconds.
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