Carlos Emmons (American football) explained

Position:Linebacker
Number:51
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:245
Birth Date:3 September 1973
Birth Place:Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Draftyear:1996
Draftround:7
Draftpick:242
High School:Greenwood
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College:Arkansas St. University of Miami School of Business
Teams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:648
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:19.0
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:6
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:8
Statlabel5:Interceptions
Statvalue5:5
Statlabel6:Defensive touchdowns
Statvalue6:1

Carlos Antoine Emmons (born September 3, 1973) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Emmons is President/CEO of Emmons, LLC. and owned restaurants/bars called Wet Willie's and B51 in Atlanta, GA.

Biography

Emmons started playing football in seventh grade as an offensive lineman before moving to wide receiver in eighth grade. He attended Greenwood High School and played defensive back and linebacker. After high school, he played college football at Arkansas State University, where he was a four-year starter and received his BS in Business Management in December 1995. He earned second-team All-Big West Conference honors following his senior season, when he had 63 tackles, including four sacks.

Emmons was drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played for the Steelers until 1999.[1] In 2000, he began playing with the Philadelphia Eagles and was named team Defensive MVP in his final year. He signed as a free agent by the New York Giants in March 2004 and was released by them on February 12, 2007, after having career-ending back surgery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-30 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.