Rhondy Weston

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Rhondy Weston
No. 77
Defensive tackle, Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1966-06-07) June 7, 1966
Place of birth: Belle Glade, Florida
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Weight: 275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Glades Central High School
College: University of Florida
NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68
Debuted in 1989
Last played in 1989
Career history

*Inactive and/or offseason member only
Career highlights and awards

  • All-SEC (1987)
  • Honorable mention All-American (1987)
  • Second-team All-SEC (1988)
  • Honorable mention All-American (1988)
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Rhondy Weston (born June 7, 1966) is a former American football defensive tackle who played professionally in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early years

Weston attended Glades Central High School where he was a high school All-American. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Florida. As a junior, on October 18, 1987, he suffered a broken jaw in a nightclub fight.[1] He received All-SEC honors, after finishing the year with 175 tackles and 9 sacks, although he had to play the final 4 games with the broken jaw. In 1988, he was part of a dominant defensive line, along with Jeff Roth and Trace Armstrong. He finished the year with 10 sacks and received second-team All-SEC honors.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

He was drafted in the third round (68th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Because of a lack of production, he was replaced on the team with Dean Hamel and was released on August 29, 1989.[2][3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Weston was claimed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and eventually released on September 4, 1989.[4] He was signed to the team's developmental squad on September 6, 1989.[5] He was promoted to the regular roster during the season and played in 12 games (2 starts) at defensive end.

Cleveland Browns

On March 8, 1990, he signed with the Cleveland Browns as a free agent, but suffered a right knee injury and was placed on the injured reserve list on September 8, 1990.[6] He never fully recovered and was waived injured on August 19, 1991.[7]

Personal life

His mother died in a car accident when he was a junior in college.[8] He donated one of his kidneys to childhood friend Tommy Duhart, who had battled severe diabetes.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19871027&id=Y0BWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2140,3544645
  2. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19830823&id=Uj9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753,2594555
  3. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19890901&id=tzUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mb0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3354,607195
  4. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19890905&id=uzUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mb0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,6534378
  5. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19890907&id=PUpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5800,1712109
  6. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19900909&id=SxMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=naoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2317,2266801
  7. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19910820&id=9j0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tr4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3744,7234468
  8. ↑ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-09-07/sports/8802210590_1_rhondy-weston-louis-oliver-all-southeastern-conference
  9. ↑ http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/pitt/s_539205.html#axzz2hC41cuXS

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