Erik Flowers

Not to be confused with Ereck Flowers.

Erik Flowers

No. 93, 96
Position:	Defensive end / linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1978-03-01) March 1, 1978 (age 46) Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Antonio (TX) Roosevelt
College:	Arizona State
NFL draft:	2000  / round: 1 / pick: 26
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2000–2001) Houston Texans (2002) Pittsburgh Steelers (2003) St. Louis Rams (2003–2004) Atlanta Falcons (2005) Toronto Argonauts (2006)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards First-team All-Pac-10 (1999) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 60 Sacks: 5.0 Forced fumbles: 1 Pass deflections: 4 Interceptions: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Erik Mathews Flowers (born March 1, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and Trinity Valley Community College. In his career, Flowers was also a member of the NFL's Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, and Atlanta Falcons. He was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). His son, Dimitri Flowers, has played fullback for the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars. Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 271 lb (123 kg) 4.78 s 1.65 s 2.75 s 4.15 s 7.21 s 33 in (0.84 m) 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) 24 reps All values from NFL Scouting Combine. [1] Flowers was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. [2] On July 23, 2000, he signed his rookie contract. [3] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games. He recorded 20 tackles and two sacks. In 2001, he was named a starter at defensive end. He appeared in 15 games (six starts total). He recorded 21 tackles and two sacks. He was released, on August 20, during training camp the next year, [3] and was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans. In his lone season with the Texans, he appeared in 14 games and recorded four tackles. He was released on September 2, 2003, during final cuts by the Texans, the next day he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [3] He was released 13 days later. [3] On December 4, 2003, he was signed by the St. Louis Rams and was converted to linebacker. [3] For the season, he appeared in four games and recorded two tackles. For the 2004 season, he appeared in nine games and recorded 11 tackles and one sack. On August 1, 2005, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. [3] He was cut on August 31, 2005. [3] On March 6, 2006, Flowers signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as defensive end. However, he suffered a back injury which prevented him from reporting to the Argonauts' training camp which began in late May. [4] NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2000 BUF 16 0 20 11 9 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2001 BUF 15 6 21 14 7 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 HOU 14 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2003 STL 4 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 STL 9 0 13 10 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 6 60 40 20 5.0 7 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2003 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 STL 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 References "Erik Flowers, DS #4 DE, Arizona State". NFLDraftScout.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023. "Erik Flowers Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017. "Erik Flowers latest news and rumors". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.