William Casey Weldon (born February 3, 1969) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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from 1988 to 1991. During his

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season in 1991, Weldon was a first-team

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and finished runner-up in the

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balloting to Desmond Howard of Michigan. Weldon was selected in the fourth round of the

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by the

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. He also played in the World League and for the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL.

High school coaching career

Weldon played high school quarterback at North Florida Christian High School, and he returned there as the varsity head football coach in 2006. On December 12, 2007, and after getting NFC to the Florida division 1A state championship game twice in his two years as head coach, but losing both times, NFC fired him and rehired former NFC head coach Tim Cokely. Weldon finished his two-year NFC career with an overall record of 23–5. In May 2008 he was hired as the new offensive coordinator at Leon High School.

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1969 births Living people Florida State University alumni American football quarterbacks Florida State Seminoles football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Washington Redskins players Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players Birmingham Thunderbolts players Philadelphia Eagles players 20th-century American sportsmen {{quarterback-1960s-stub