Richard Seymour
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| Richard Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 6, 1979 (age 27) |
| Place of birth |  Gadsden, SC |
| Position(s) | Defensive Tackle/Defensive End |
| College | Georgia |
| NFL Draft | 2001 / Round 1/ Pick 6 |
| Pro Bowls | 2003, 2004, 2005 2006, 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2001 - present | New England Patriots |
Richard Vershaun Seymour (born October 6, 1979 in Gadsden, South Carolina) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
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[edit] High school career
Richard Seymour attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina. In football, he played as a two-way lineman, won first team All-Region honors, won first team All-Area honors, and as a senior, was voted the teams' best Defensive Lineman, and the Team Captain, won an All-Area Player of the Week award, led his team to four All-Area Team of the Week honors, and finished the season with 8 sacks and 83 tackles.
[edit] College career
Seymour played football for Georgia. He was selected two times to the All-Southeastern Conference first-team (1999-2000). As a senior Seymour was named All-American first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association and Walter Camp, and was selected by The Sporting News for their second team.
[edit] NFL career
Seymour was drafted by the Patriots in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He was listed in 2004 as weighing 310 pounds (22 stone), and wore the number 93. He has been selected to five consecutive NFL Pro Bowls, three consecutive AP all-pro teams, and is regarded as one of the best defensive linemen in the game. His hallmark is his versatility, as he is capable of playing 4-3 defensive tackle, 3-4 defensive end, and 3-4 nose tackle all at a high level. He has gone to the Pro Bowl both as a 4-3 Defensive Tackle (DT) and a 3-4 Defensive End (DE). Seymour also occasionally plays fullback on short yardage and goal line situations.[1]
In April 2006, Seymour signed a four-year contract extension which will keep him with the Patriots until 2010 unless released.
Seymour was fined $7,500 by the NFL for stepping on Colts lineman Tarik Glenn during a November 5th, 2006 game. Seymour was reportedly angered that Glenn was diving for Seymour's knees. Regardless, Seymour professed his regret for the incident and stated he would apologize to Glenn at their next meeting.[2]
[edit] Trivia
- Nicknamed "Big Sey"
- Married to his high school sweetheart Tanya. Three children: R.J., Kayla, and Kennedy.[3]
- Spends much of his offseason at his home in South Carolina.[4]
- Didn't play football until he was in ninth grade because he was too big to play in Pop Warner with children his age.[5]
- Created the Richard Seymour BGC (Blessing God's Children) Foundation which holds youth camps and a health fair where doctors other health professionals were brought together to screen kids, some of whom had not seen a doctor in years. The foundation operates in Columbia, Boston, and Atlanta.[6]
- Plays the trombone.[7]
- Majored in housing and consumer economics at Georgia.[8]
- Lost his father in 2004 to what has been classified by authorities as a murder-suicide.[9]
- Spoke to the draftees from the 2002 NFL Draft about life as an NFL rookie at the NFL's annual rookie symposium.[10]
- Favorite team growing up was the Oakland Raiders.[11]
- Hobbies include reading and DJing.[12]
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