Robert Geathers
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| Robert Geathers | |
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| Date of birth | August 11, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Georgetown, South Carolina |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| College | Georgia |
| NFL Draft | 2004 / Round 4/ Pick 117 |
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| 2004-present | Cincinnati Bengals |
Robert Geathers (born August 11, 1983 in Georgetown, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals. Geathers played at Choppee High School and later at Carvers Bay High School in Georgetown SC, for James “Nate” Thompson. As a senior, he recorded 100 tackles and nine sacks on defense and played quarterback on offense. This helped him garner several scholarship offers, and decided to attend the University of Georgia.
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[edit] Family
Geathers comes from a line of football athletes. He is the son Robert and Debra Geathers. Robert Sr. was a standout defensive lineman at South Carolina State and his uncle James "Jumpy" Geathers played at Wichita State University and then in the NFL for 13 years. Jumpy recorded 62 sacks and two Super Bowl wins in a 13-year NFL career (1984-96 with New Orleans, Washington(SB XXVI), Atlanta, and Denver(SB XXXIII).
[edit] College career
At the University of Georgia, He started 16 of 39 games during his career registering 81 tackles with five sacks, 10 stops for losses, 22 quarterback pressures, six pass deflections, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and two interceptions. He decided to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by Cincinnati.
[edit] NFL career
In his rookie season, Robert saw sparing action because he was primarily used on special teams. He had a career game resulting in a victory on Nov. 7 against the Dallas Cowboys. Robert finished the game with a sack and forced fumble, a key pass defended, and a QB pressure that led to an intentional grounding penalty. On January 2, 2005 against the Philadelphia Eagles, he intercepted a swing pass by Jeff Blake and returned it 36 yards for his first career NFL touchdown. This gave the rookie some confidence going into the 2005-06 season.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, he was named the starter at defensive end and started all sixteen games, including Cincinnati’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He entered the 2006-07 season with a hopes of winning a Super Bowl. Geathers along with his coaches set high standards for him and his teammates. Geathers is currently second on the team with six sacks and tied for fifth in the American Football Conference(AFC) of the NFL.
[edit] Hit on Trent Green
On September 10, 2006, Geathers acquired headlines around the country. Geathers made a tackle on a scrambling Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green, which gave Green a concussion. There was no penalty on the play. After several reviews on television the announcers thought that Eddie Kennison might have tried to block Geathers forcing him into Green. Green was on the injured list for almost two months. Geathers was not fined by the NFL for his hit.
