Michael Westbrook
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| Michael Westbrook | |
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| Position(s): Wide Receiver |
Jersey #(s): 82 |
| Born: July 7, 1972 Detroit, Michigan |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1995–2002 | |
| NFL Draft: 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | |
| College: Colorado | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Receptions | 285 |
| Receiving Yards | 4,374 |
| Touchdowns | 26 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Michael Deanailo Westbrook (born July 7, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. Westbrook spent seven seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1995 to 2001 and the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals before retiring.
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[edit] College career
Westbrook played college football at the University of Colorado, and in 1994, he was the receiver in the play known as the "Miracle in Michigan", a Hail Mary pass from quarterback Kordell Stewart to beat the Michigan in the final seconds of the game.[1]
[edit] NFL career
Westbrook was taken as the fourth overall pick by the Washington Redskins in the 1995 NFL Draft[2], and played for seven seasons in Washington, before playing the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals.
In August 1997, the Redskins fined Westbrook $50,000 for punching teammate Stephen Davis, an incident caught by local TV news cameras.[3]
While injuries hampered Westbrook for much of his NFL career, he played all 16 games in 1999 and achieved three career highs, 65 receptions for 1,191 yards and nine touchdowns.
Westbrook finished his career with 285 receptions for 4,374 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also rushed 22 times for 160 yards and one touchdown.
[edit] Martial arts
Westbrook practiced martial arts during his football playing career, and entered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after retirement from the NFL in 2002. He has won national and Pan-American events as a blue and purple belt. Westbrook has also competed in mixed martial arts, defeating Jarrod Bunch in his only match in 2005.[4]
Westbrook said of jiu-jitsu, "This is a lot easier and a lot more fun. I don't have to worry about coaches and it's not nearly as dangerous. I don't have to worry about pleasing the public and the announcers. Or getting eggs thrown at my door because I dropped a ball. I don't have to worry about any of that."[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Schwartz, Larry. "Kordell's Hail Mary a "Miracle in Michigan"", ESPN.com, November 19, 2003.
- ^ "Growing Up - Redskins receiver learning from facing Deion every day", Associated Press, August 01, 2000.
- ^ Merron, Jeff. "I hate you like a brother", ESPN.com, 2003-11-03.
- ^ a b Yasinskas, Pat. "There's no room for football in Westbrook's heart", ESPN.com, April 16, 2008.
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