| No. 90 | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 17, 1971 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pensacola |
| College: |
Florida State (1989) Louisiana Tech (1990–1991) |
| NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 12 / Pick: 310 |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Eric Wendell Shaw (born September 17, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).
Shaw attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida. [1] He first enrolled at Florida State University [2] before transferring to Louisiana Tech University. He was drafted by the Bengals in the twelfth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. [3] With the Bengals from 1992 through 1994, Shaw appeared in 28 games (10 starts).
A comeback attempt in 1999 with the Shreveport Knights of the short-lived Regional Football League ended after one game due to a neck injury. [4] [5]
References
- ^ "ERIC SHAW". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Eric Shaw bio at Florida State". nolefan.org.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Haller, Doug (May 30, 1999). "Latest chance of a lifetime". Pensacola News Journal. p. 41. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Haller, Doug (May 30, 1999). "Shaw not angry at world now". Pensacola News Journal. p. 46. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Regional Football League players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople