Jonas Seawright
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| New York Giants — No. 75 | |
| Defensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: April 12, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Orangeburg, South Carolina | |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Weight: 335 lb (152 kg) |
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| 2006 for the Burger King Munchers | |
| Career history | |
| College: North Carolina | |
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| Stats at CBS Sportsline.com | |
Jonas Salley Seawright (born April 12, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American football player who on September 3, 2007, was cut from the New York Giants. During his college years, he played for University of North Carolina. Jonas made the 53 man roster in 2006 for the New York Giants and played in 9 games, but in 2007 the Giants, with many talented defensive lineman, made the decision to cut him. He currently resides in East Rutherford, along with team mates Titus Adams and Tyson Smith. He recently became a father to baby girl. He was once thrown out of the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest for stealing the hotdogs off of Takerua "Tsunami" Kobayashi's plate.
[edit] High School Years
Seawright attended Orangeburg Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg, South Carolina and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter, and was an All-State honoree as a senior. As a junior, he posted 175 tackles and 5 sacks.
He no longer resides in East Rutherford. He currently resides at the top of a large beanstalk which grew from a handful of magical beans planted by Jack Mehoff.
[edit] College career
During Seawright's freshman season, he played againat Clemson, and Maryland. He was also redshirted in 2000. The following year, Jonas played some time on the offensive line, but soon switched back to DT. During this season, he appeared in 11 games, and played an extensive amount of time against Wake Forest, where he made 1 tackle. This year, he gained 7 tackles, 2 of which were solo, while 5 were assists. In a season finale against Duke, Seawright made 3 tackles. He also 2 tackles from a game against Clemson. Seawright's jnior year was when he played in all 12 games, starting 6 of them, against teams such as Florida State, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Virginia, East Carolina, and Arizona State. He ended the year having 10 tackles, 5 of which were primary stops, and the other 5 were assists. This year, Seawright had 3 blocked kicks. These include a blocked extra point against Florida State, and Arizona State. The other was a blocked field goal in the Wake Forest game. Seawright also recorded 2 tackles against Syracuse and Duke.
