Eric Weems
Weems with the Falcons in 2016
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| No. 14 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||||
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Wide Receiver Return Specialist |
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| Date of birth: | July 4, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Daytona Beach (FL) Seabreeze | ||||||||||||
| College: | Bethune-Cookman | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 38 |
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| Receiving yards: | 353 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 4 |
| Total Return yards: | 5,229 |
| Total return touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Eric Grimes Weems (born July 4, 1985) is an American football wide receiver, special teamer, and return specialist for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bethune-Cookman and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
Weems has also played for the Chicago Bears.
Weems attended Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named the team M.V.P. and was an All-Area selection and an All-State selection. In basketball, he was an All-Area selection.
While attending Bethune-Cookman University in his hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida, Weems was a stand-out wide receiver/A-back for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football team. He played under head coach Alvin Wyatt from 2003 to 2007. Weems left with his name in the records for numerous receiving categories throughout his four-year career at Bethune-Cookman. In his senior year, he added special teams to his portfolio, serving as the kickoff and punt return specialist for the Wildcats.
Weems saw action in the NFL for the first time in the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. He did not post any statistics.
Weems' first career reception came with a 4-yard catch in the first quarter of the Falcons' week 12 match-up against the Carolina Panthers. Later in the same game, Weems provided a key block for a 7-yard Harry Douglas touchdown run. His first career fumble recovery came on a Minnesota Vikings muffed punt in week 16 of the 2008 season.
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