Brian Witherspoon (born June 5, 1985) is an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

runner and former

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

and

return specialist A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists; most also play another position ...

. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an

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in 2008. He played

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Professional career

Witherspoon was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an

in 2008. He tore his ACL for a second straight season during offseason practices with the Giants, and was waived/injured on May 24. Witherspoon has also played for the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...

and

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

Track and field

In July 2013, Witherspoon retired from football to be a full-time

runner. He qualified for the US Track & Field Nationals in both the

100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

, with a time of 10.22 seconds, and

200 meters The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

, with a time of 20.66 seconds. ;Personal bests

References

External links

Detroit Lions bioJacksonville Jaguars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Witherspoon, Brian 1985 births Living people People from Butler, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama American football cornerbacks American football return specialists Stillman Tigers baseball players Stillman Tigers football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Detroit Lions players Carolina Panthers players New York Giants players African-American track and field athletes American male sprinters 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportspeople