Jed Weaver (born August 11, 1976) is an American former professional

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player who played

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in the

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(NFL). He grew up in Redmond, Oregon, becoming an all-league and all-state player in football, basketball and baseball.

Early life

At Redmond High School in

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, Weaver was a two-sport standout in football, and

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. In football, he won all-league and all-state honors, while in baseball, as a senior pitcher, he won third-team all-state honors. Weaver played in the Oregon All-State games in both baseball and football before going to the University of Oregon.

College career

Weaver played

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at the

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after walking on as a freshman, he was then selected in the seventh round of the

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. He is a cousin of

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pitcher

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and

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pitcher

Jeff Weaver Jeffrey Charles Weaver (born August 22, 1976) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. During his career, he pitched for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Loui ...

and his brother Dan Weaver was a 37-game starter at Center for the University of Oregon football program from 2000 to 2003.

Professional career

Weaver was a member of the

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on the Super Bowl XXXIX Championship team in 2004. He was selected by the

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and made the All Rookie team after starting 11 games in 1999, played 3 seasons with the

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from 2000 to 2002, helping the Dolphins to the playoffs in two seasons and in 2002 was a major factor blocking for the rushing title winner that year,

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. He moved to the

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having his best season in 2003 by starting all 16 games and catching 35 passes for 437 yards. His career totals are 96 games played, 88 catches for 1090 yards and 6 touchdowns in 6 seasons.

Personal life

Weaver and his wife Jori currently live in South Florida. He works in real estate, while she owns a women's clothing boutique in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Jed 1976 births Living people Players of American football from Bend, Oregon People from Redmond, Oregon American football tight ends American football outside linebackers Oregon Ducks football players San Francisco 49ers players Miami Dolphins players Philadelphia Eagles players New England Patriots players Jacksonville Jaguars players