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Eric Westmoreland (born March 11, 1977) is a former
linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...
in the
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(NFL) who played from 2001 to 2004 for the
Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...
and
Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
. He was drafted in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Eric Westmoreland played his high school ball at Marion County High School in
Jasper, Tennessee Jasper is a town in and the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,612 at the 2020 census. The town was formed in 1820 from lands acquired from Betsy Pack (1770–1851), daughter of Cherokee Chief John Lo ...
. He led the Warriors to three state championships as a running back/safety. Eric rushed for 2,359 yards and 40 TD's as a senior and finished with more than 6,000 yards and 85 TDs in his high school career. The Warriors racked up an impressive 56–1 record. He played college football at the University of Tennessee where he was a starting linebacker and helped the Vols win the 1998 National Championship.


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1977 births Living people American football linebackers Tennessee Volunteers football players Jacksonville Jaguars draft picks Jacksonville Jaguars players Cleveland Browns players People from Jasper, Tennessee Sportspeople from the Chattanooga metropolitan area Players of American football from Tennessee {{linebacker-1970s-stub