Everett Lindsay Explained

Everett Lindsay
Current Team:Brevard Tornados
Position:Assistant head coach
Offensive line coach
Birth Date:September 18, 1970
Birth Place:Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:275
College:Ole Miss
Draftyear:1993
Draftround:5
Draftpick:133
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Arizona Cardinals (2004)
    Assistant offensive line coach
  • Arizona Cardinals
    Offensive line coach
  • Brevard (2017 - 2019)
    Offensive line coach
  • Brevard (2020 - 2021)
    Run game coordinator & offensive line coach
  • Brevard (2022 - present)
    Assistant head coach, run game coordinator & offensive line coach
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:136
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:63
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:LindEv20

Everett Eric Lindsay (born September 18, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning consensus All-American recognition in 1992. He played professionally for the Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.

Early life

Lindsay was born in Burlington, Iowa,[2] and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh,[3] where he played for the Millbrook Wildcats high school football team.

College career

While attending the University of Mississippi, he played for the Ole Miss Rebels football team from 1989 to 1992. He was initially a walk-on, but later earned an athletic scholarship and anchored the offensive line under then head coach Billy Brewer. Lindsay was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1991 and 1992, and a consensus first-team All-American in 1992.

Professional career

The Minnesota Vikings selected Lindsay in the fifth round (133rd overall pick) of the 1993 NFL draft.[4] He played for the Vikings from to .[5] He played for the Baltimore Ravens in and the Cleveland Browns in .[2] He returned to the Vikings for his final three seasons, from to .[2] During his eleven NFL seasons, he played in 136 regular season games, started 63 of them, including 32 straight starts for the Ravens and Browns in 1998 and 1999.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transactions . NFL.com . 22 September 2024.
  2. National Football League, Historical Players, Everett Lindsay. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. databaseFootball.com, Players, Everett Lindsay . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. Web site: 1993 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-31 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Everett Lindsay Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . 2024-05-23 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.