Levar Fisher
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| Date of birth: July 2, 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth: Beaufort, North Carolina | |||||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: East Carteret High School | |||||||||||||
| College: North Carolina State | |||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | |||||||||||||
| Debuted in 2002 for the Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||
| Last played in 2005 for the New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2005 | |||||||||||||
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Levar Depree Fisher (born July 2, 1979 in Beaufort, North Carolina) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was with the Arizona Cardinals (2002–2004) and in the off-season of 2005 the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at North Carolina State University.
High school career
Fisher attended East Carteret High School in Beaufort, North Carolina, where he was a three-year letterman in football. As a senior, he rushed for 1043 yards on offense, and on defense, made 147 tackles (14 for losses).
College career
A four-year starter for the Wolfpack, Fisher was the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and a 1st team All-ACC selection in 2000 and 2001. Fisher finished his career with 492 tackles, 12 sacks and 9 fumbles caused. In 2000, he led the nation in tackles per game with 15.1. Fisher was a 2001 Sports Illustrated First team All-American LB, alongside Rocky Calmus and E. J. Henderson.
NFL career
Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2002 NFL Draft, Fisher's career was short lived because of knee problems. He was later signed by the New Orleans Saints but has not been in the NFL since 2005.
Motivational speaker
Fisher currently works as a motivational speaker.[1]
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