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Nate Webster

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Nate Webster
No. 52, 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 46)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Northwestern
College:Miami (FL)
NFL draft:2000 / round: 3 / pick: 90
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:351
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:4
Pass deflections:10
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

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.

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While 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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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

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  1. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bucs linebacker Webster settles lawsuit with former girlfriend". Archived from the original on November 29, 2001.
  3. ^ Unknown[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
  5. ^ "Ex-Bucs linebacker Nate Webster arrested on sex charge". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Webster sentenced to prison time".