Tim Watson (American football)

Games played:	13
Tackles:	0
Interceptions:	0
	Player stats at NFL.com

Tim Watson
No. 26, 33
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	August 13, 1970 (age 47); Fort Valley, Georgia
Career information
High school:	Fort Valley (GA) Peach County
College:	Howard
NFL Draft:	1993 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1993)*; Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1995); New York Giants (1995); Philadelphia Eagles (1997);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:	13
Tackles:	0
Interceptions:	0
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR

Last updated March 07, 2019

James Timothy Watson Jr. (born August 13, 1970) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

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Early life

Watson was born in Fort Valley, Georgia. He was a three-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, basketball, and track. An All-Middle Georgia selection following his senior football season, Watson graduated with honors from Peach County High School.

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College career

Watson played college football at Howard University.^[1] He holds the record for blocked kicks at Howard, with seven. He has the distinction of being the first athlete in the history of the school to be named to the GTE Academic All-America Team (1992).^[2]

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Watson earned a bachelor's degree cum laude in fashion merchandising and business marketing, then completed post-graduate studies in athletic administration. In 1992 he became a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Most recently, Watson was inducted into the Howard-University Athletic Hall of Fame, class of 2005.

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Omega Psi Phi historically Black fraternity

Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ) is an international fraternity with over 750 undergraduate and graduate chapters. The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911 by three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty adviser, Dr. Ernest Everett Just. Omega Psi Phi is the first predominantly African-American fraternity to be founded at a historically black university.

Professional career

Watson was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 6th round (156th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. He later played for the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles.^[3] He also played in the World League of American Football for the Barcelona Dragons and the Arena Football League for the Arizona Rattlers.

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1993 NFL Draft draft of the 1993 season of the National Football League

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Life after the NFL

Watson is currently retired, but does socially conscious blogging. He is Founder and Principal Designer of Woke GEAR, LTD. providing a line of custom socially conscious affordable clothing, jewelry, and accessories. He has been a fitness trainer, lifestyle coach, and motivational speaker. He is an accomplished public speaker and author, and serves as Founding Chair of UPLIFT Community Fellowship, a philanthropic charitable community service organization in Columbus, Georgia.

He remains active in his local community through charitable work via involvement with his fraternities (the Diplomats Fraternity, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi, Inc.), the NFL Alumni Association, and his personal philanthropic organization UPLIFT Community Fellowship, Inc., which provides food and toys annually to families in need during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Watson coaches and sponsors youth football and basketball programs, instructs youth sports camps, and conducts life-skills seminars for young students and scholar-athletes.

Watson is the father of five children: Tré(7/96), Alexus(7/97), Christian(5/99), and twins Aubrey and Bella(3/14).

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References

↑ "Tim Watson". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
↑ "Tim Watson: Former Football Great Gives Back In Tampa Bay, Leads Youth By Example". 83degrees. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
↑ "Tim Watson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

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[1] "Tim Watson". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

[2] "Tim Watson: Former Football Great Gives Back In Tampa Bay, Leads Youth By Example". 83degrees. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

[3] "Tim Watson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.