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Levar Fisher

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Levar Fisher
No. 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-07-02) July 2, 1979 (age 45)
Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:238[1] lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Beaufort (NC) East Carteret
College:North Carolina State
NFL draft:2002 / round: 2 / pick: 49
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:23
Games started:15
Tackles:68
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Levar Depree Fisher (born July 2, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack. He was with the Arizona Cardinals from 2002 to 2004 and in the off-season of 2005 the New Orleans Saints.

Early life

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Fisher attended East Carteret High School in Beaufort, North Carolina, where he was a three-year letterman in football. As a senior, he rushed for 1043 yards on offense, and on defense, made 147 tackles (14 for losses).

College career

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A four-year starter for the Wolfpack, Fisher was the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and a first-team All-ACC selection in 2000 and 2001. He finished his career with 492 tackles, 12 sacks and 9 fumbles caused. In 2000, he led the nation in tackles per game with 15.1. He was a 2001 Sports Illustrated first-team All-American LB, with Rocky Calmus and E. J. Henderson.

Professional career

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Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2002 NFL draft, Fisher's career was short lived because of knee problems.[2] He was later signed by the New Orleans Saints and left the NFL in 2005.

Motivational speaker

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Fisher currently[when?] works as a motivational speaker.[3] He wrote the book Hold On to Your Dreams, published in 2011.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Pro-football-Reference.com
  2. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ LevarFisher.com
  4. ^ Levar Fisher Biography, IMDb