Nathaniel Webster Jr. (born November 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buccaneers in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 29, 1977 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Miami Northwestern | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 3 / pick: 90 | ||||||||||||||
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Webster was a two-time All-Big East selection who recorded 301 tackles, 14 tackles-for-losses and 7 sacks in just 22 starts in college. Webster entered the 2000 NFL draft following his junior season at Miami, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in third round with the 90th overall selection. He was traded in 2004 to Cincinnati. In 2006, he was signed by the Denver Broncos as a free agent.
Legal troubles
editWhile playing for the Miami Hurricanes football team, on October 16, 1999, Webster was arrested in Miami, Florida, for false imprisonment after he allegedly grabbed Natalie Brady (an ex-girlfriend) by the neck, threw her to the ground, and shoved her into a vehicle in which he was riding with a friend. A witness called police, who caught Webster fleeing in the vehicle.[2] Webster pleaded not guilty to a reduced charge of three counts of battery, which were later dropped after Webster entered and completed a pre-trial diversion program. However, Brady filed a civil lawsuit, which was settled for an undisclosed amount in November 2001.[3]
On June 10, 2011, Webster was indicted for sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and five counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor. He is charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl, the daughter of a former assistant coach for the Cincinnati team, and was arrested on July 21.[4] According to an indictment unsealed subsequent to his arrest, Webster used guns to intimidate the girl into keeping their relationship quiet. The girl said he told her if she revealed the relationship, he would kill her and her family, Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters said.[5] Prior to the incident, he was working as a coach at Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Kentucky. A jury trial was conducted in April 2012. The jury convicted him in April on four counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, and he could have been sentenced to up to 36 years. He was, however, found not guilty of three other charges: gross sexual imposition, sexual battery and a fifth count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. On June 6, 2012, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors said Webster rejected a proposed plea deal prior to the trial that would have sent him to prison for four years.[6]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | TAM | 16 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TAM | 16 | 1 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TAM | 16 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TAM | 15 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | DEN | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | DEN | 16 | 13 | 88 | 68 | 20 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 2008 | DEN | 13 | 13 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| 99 | 37 | 351 | 244 | 107 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 2 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | TAM | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TAM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Bucs linebacker Webster settles lawsuit with former girlfriend". Archived from the original on November 29, 2001.
- ^ Unknown[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
- ^ "Ex-Bucs linebacker Nate Webster arrested on sex charge". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Webster sentenced to prison time".