Fred Weary

Joseph Frederick Weary (born April 12, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and 2000s. Weary played college football for the Florida Gators football, was a member of a national championship team, and earned consensus All-American honors. Thereafter, he played professionally for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams of the NFL.

Early life

Weary was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, where he played for the Mandarin Mustangs high school football team.

College career

Weary received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1997. As a junior, Weary was a starter on the Gators' 1996 team that defeated the Florida State Seminoles 52–20 in the 1997 Sugar Bowl to win the Bowl Alliance national championship. He finished his four-year college career with fifteen interceptions and thirty-five blocked passes. He played for the Saints from 1998 to 2001. During his second and third seasons with the Saints, Weary became a regular starter at right cornerback; his fourth year, however, he only started in a single game.

Weary finished his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons in and the St. Louis Rams in , seeing only limited playing time in a backup role. In his six NFL seasons, Weary appeared in eighty-three regular season games, and started twenty-five of them; he recorded 191 tackles, seven interceptions, and one interception return for a touchdown.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1998 NOR 14 1 34 28 6 0.0 2 64 1 63 0 0 0 0 1999 NOR 16 11 68 61 7 0.0 2 49 0 27 0 4 60 1 2000 NOR 12 12 55 48 7 2.0 2 27 0 27 2 0 0 0 2001 NOR 14 1 20 18 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 ATL 16 0 34 27 7 0.0 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 2003 STL 11 0 12 10 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 25 223 192 31 2.0 7 154 1 63 2 4 60 1