Pears in the 2015 NFL season | |||||||||
No. 64, 71, 72, 79 | |||||||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Price, Utah, U.S. | June 25, 1982||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | John F. Kennedy (Denver, Colorado) | ||||||||
College: | Colorado State | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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Erik Anders Pears (born June 25, 1982) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Colorado State.
He was also a member of the Cologne Centurions, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Omaha Nighthawks, Buffalo Bills, and San Francisco 49ers.
Pears attended John Fitzgerald Kennedy High School in Denver, Colorado and was a letterman in track and field football and wrestling. In football, he was a two-time All-State selection. In wrestling, he was a three-time League titlist.
Pears committed to Colorado State University in 2000 where he played as an offensive lineman for the Rams football team. [1]
Pears signed a multi-year contract extension on December 13, 2011. [2]
On March 17, 2015, Pears signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The contract was worth up to $5.7 million, with $1 million guaranteed, and a $500,000 signing bonus. [3] Pears started every regular season game at right tackle for the 49ers in 2015. [4] On August 29, 2016, Pears was released by the 49ers. [5]
Pears is married and is a father of four children.