Weston Richburg

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Weston Richburg
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Richburg in 2017 with the New York Giants
No. 70, 58
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-09) July 9, 1991 (age 32)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Bushland (Bushland, Texas)
College: Colorado State (2009–2013)
NFL draft: 2014  / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2013)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:79
Games started:78
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Weston Blaine Richburg (born July 9, 1991) is a former American football center. He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft, and also played for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Colorado State.

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Early years

A native of Bushland, Texas, Richburg attended Bushland High School, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. In football, he was a two-way lineman and team captain. As a senior, he recorded two sacks as a defensive lineman, but earned first-team all-district honors on the offensive line. The Bushland Falcons went undefeated (10–0) through the regular season, but lost in the first round of the UIL 2A Division I playoffs to eventual state champion Muleshoe.

Richburg also competed in track & field at Bushland as a thrower. He captured the state title in the shot put event at the 2009 UIL T&F Championships, with a PR throw of 18.34 meters (60 ft 1 in), setting a school record, that ranks as the fourth-best throw by a Texas prep athlete in any classification and worthy of the Texas Class 2A gold medal. [1] In the discus, he got a top-throw of 53.31 meters (172 ft 2 in) at the 2009 Texas Tech Regional Qualifiers, where he took bronze. He also competed as a hurdler earlier in high school.

Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com , Richburg was not ranked among the best offensive lineman of the class of 2009, which also included D. J. Fluker and Taylor Lewan. [2] He chose Colorado State over Texas Christian, the only other scholarship offer he received. [3]

College career

In the beginning of his senior season at Colorado State, Richburg was graded at greater than 90 percent in all five graded games. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Richburg was considered one of the best center prospects for the 2014 NFL draft. [5]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		298 lb
(135 kg)		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		5.10 s1.84 s2.97 s4.63 s7.93 s25.5 in
(0.65 m)		8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)		25 reps
All values from NFL Combine [6] [7]

New York Giants

Richburg was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. [8] Due to numerous injuries to offensive lineman in his rookie season, most notably to guards Chris Snee and Geoff Schwartz, Richburg, despite initially intended as the backup center in his rookie season, was forced to play out of position at guard. Because of his limited experience and relatively small size for the position, he struggled. In 2015, Richburg was returned to his natural position of center, and with a year of NFL experience under his belt, he soon showed himself to be among the league's best centers; Pro Football Focus ranked him as the NFL's #2 center for the 2015 season.

In Week 3 against the Washington Redskins on September 25, 2016, Richburg was ejected for committing two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties; the second came for pushing Josh Norman. He became the first player to be ejected under this new rule since NFL applied it during the beginning of 2016 (in response to Norman's previous clash with the Giants, and in particular Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr, while Norman was with the Carolina Panthers). [9]

On November 4, 2017, Richburg was placed on injured reserve with a concussion. [10] [11]

San Francisco 49ers

On March 14, 2018, Richburg signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [12] [13]

Richburg (#58) with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019 49ers offense 2019 2 (cropped).jpg
Richburg (#58) with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019

In Week 14 of the 2019 season, Richburg suffered a torn patellar tendon and was ruled out for the rest of the season. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2019. [15] Without Richburg, the 49ers reached Super Bowl LIV, but lost 31–20 to the Kansas City Chiefs. He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list (PUP) at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020, [16] and placed on the reserve/PUP list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020. [17]

In March 2021, Richburg underwent hip surgery. [18] On June 2, 2021, Richburg retired from professional football. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Weston Richburg - Stats".
  2. ↑ Rivals.com offensive tackles 2009
  3. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Weston-Richburg-90946 [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "CSU Rams center Weston Richburg is living up to his billing". Denver Post. October 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Prospect - Position Rankings".
  6. ↑ "Weston Richburg Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Weston Richburg, Colorado State, C, 2014 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Colorado State center Weston Richburg has reached center of draft dream". Denver Post. July 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ Orr, Conor. "Weston Richburg first player ejected on two-foul rule". NFL. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2017). "Weston Richburg placed on IR; CB Tim Scott signed off practice squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ Bergman, Jeremy. "Giants place starting center Weston Richburg on IR". NFL. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "49ers Agree to Terms with RB Jerick McKinnon and G/C Weston Richburg". 49ers.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ Williams, Charean (March 14, 2018). "Weston Richburg gets $47.5 million, with $28.5 million guaranteed". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. ↑ Wagoner, Nick (December 9, 2019). "49ers C Weston Richburg out for year; Richard Sherman, Dee Ford also hurt". ESPN.com.
  15. ↑ "49ers Sign CB Dontae Johnson and WR Jordan Matthews, Place C Weston Richburg on IR". 49ers.com. December 11, 2019.
  16. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  17. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  18. ↑ Links, Zachary (March 3, 2021). "49ers' Weston Richburg Undergoes Hip Surgery". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Weston Richburg Announces Retirement from the NFL". 49ers.com. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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