| Philadelphia Eagles — No. 36 | |
| Running back / Punt returner | |
| Date of birth: September 2, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Washington, D.C. | |
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| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: Villanova | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | |
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| Rushing yards | 4,785 |
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| Rushing Touchdowns | 27 |
| Receptions | 347 |
| Receiving yards | 3,207 |
| Receiving Touchdowns | 23 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Brian Collins Westbrook (born on September 2, 1979 in Washington, D.C.) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
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Early years
Westbrook attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland and was an excellent student and a letterman in football and basketball. DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County Maryland, United States. In football, as a senior, he was a first team All-League selection, a first team All-Prince George County selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. As a junior, he was a first team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Brian Westbrook graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 1997 with a 3. 6 grade point average.
College career
After DeMatha, Westbrook became a standout running back at Villanova University from 1997-2001 and wore the number 20. DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States Though he battled through several injuries, he holds the all-time NCAA record with 9,512 all-purpose yards, breaking the 9,301 yards accumulated by Brian Shay of Emporia State. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Emporia State University or ESU (formerly Kansas State Teacher's College is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County Kansas, just east In 46 career games, he scored 542 points with 84 TDs, carried the ball 725 times for 4298 yards (6. 2 avg. ), caught 219 passes for 2,582 yards and gained 2,289 yards and 4 TDs on kickoff returns. Along the way, he established 41 school, 13 Atlantic Ten Conference and 5 NCAA records. The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations
He became the only player in I-AA history to score 160 or more points twice in a career and the first player in the history of college football at any level with 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in one season (1998). He is one of only two players in Villanova history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season and he accomplished that feat three times.
He was a consensus All-America and two-time A-10 offensive player of the year and was the 2001 recipient of the Walter Payton Award (as the top player in NCAA Division 1-AA). This article for the college football award for the professional football award see Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year. As a senior, he amassed 2,823 combined net yards and scored 29 touchdowns.
NFL career
2002 NFL Draft
Despite his dominance in college, NFL teams were hesitant to draft him in the 2002 NFL Draft for three reasons: his small size (he listed at only 5'8", 200 lb (91 kg)), his injury history (he missed an entire college season with a knee injury), and the fact that he did not play college football for a NCAA Division I-A school. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The 2002 National Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid liked what he had seen from Westbrook, who played at nearby Villanova, and drafted him in the third round. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
Early careerWestbrook saw limited time in the 2002 season, but he threw a touchdown pass to receiver Todd Pinkston on a trick play in a September 2002 rout of the Dallas Cowboys. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known is a week-long showcase occurring every February in Indianapolis Indiana 's The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United Todd Pinkston (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional football player The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United WikipediaCentralized discussion/Sports results --> The 2002 Dallas Cowboys season was the 43rd for the team [2] He made his mark in the NFL in the 2003 season with a fourth quarter punt return for a touchdown to defeat the New York Giants 14-10 in the closing minutes on October 19, 2003. The 2003 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 84th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The play managed to turn the Eagles season around as they went to the NFC Championship Game. The NFC Championship Game is one of the two Semi-final matches of the National Football League the largest professional American football league in the United Westbrook, who scored eleven touchdowns by ground and air, missed the playoffs that year after tearing his tricep muscle in the final game of the season against the Washington Redskins. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D 2004-2006After the departure of previous starter Duce Staley and a pre-season injury to Correll Buckhalter, Westbrook became the starting running back for 2004. Duce Staley (born February 27, 1975 in Tampa Florida) is a retired American football Running back in the NFL best known Correll Buckhalter (core-ELL (born October 6 1978 in Collins Mississippi) is an American football Running back in the NFL for the Philadelphia The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States He rushed for a career high 812 yards, led all NFL running backs in receiving with 73 receptions for 703 yards, and scored 9 touchdowns, creating numerous problems with opposing teams' defenses and helping to propel the Eagles to a 13-3 season. Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson even named him B-rabbit for his quickness. He went on to have a solid performance in Philadelphia's Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots, rushing for 44 yards, catching 7 passes for 60 yards, and scoring one touchdown. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston He was also added to his first Pro Bowl that February. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Westbrook signed a 5-year contract extension with the Eagles in November 2005, after holding out of training camp and months of hectic negotiations. The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States With over 1,200 yards rushing and receiving, it was announced on December 6, 2005, that Westbrook would miss the rest of the 2005 season due to a mid-foot injury he sustained during a 42-0 MNF loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA Westbrook resumed his productivity in 2006, despite early injury concerns over a swollen knee. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United With a season-ending injury to McNabb on November 19, 2006, Westbrook stepped up and became the keystone of the Philadelphia offense. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On November 26, 2006, he became the first Eagle to rush for over 100 yards in three straight games since Wilbert Montgomery did it 25 years earlier. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wilbert Montgomery (born September 16, 1954 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former American football player in the National He set a career-high in rushing yards with 1,217, topping 1,000 yards for the first time in his career. He also lead the team with 77 receptions for 699 receiving yards. His eleven total touchdowns (7 rushing and 4 receiving) were also tops on the Eagles. On January 7, 2007 Westbrook set a career-postseason rushing record, rushing for 141 yards on twenty carries against the New York Giants, including a 49 yard touchdown. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The following week against the New Orleans Saints, Westbrook nearly willed the team to another playoff victory, scoring two touchdowns in the game. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. 2007After his strong playoff performance, Westbrook picked up right where he left in 2007 and cemented himself as one of the top backs in the league. The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United He had over 100 yards rushing and receiving combined in twelve of the fifteen games that he played. His 1,333 rushing yards were a new career high and his 2,104 yards from scrimmage led the NFL. Westbrook was named to his second Pro Bowl and first All-Pro team. Personal
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