Levar Fisher

Levar Depree Fisher (born July 2, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was with the Arizona Cardinals (2002–2004) and in the off-season of 2005 the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at North Carolina State University.

Levar Fisher
No. 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-07-02) July 2, 1979
Morehead City, North Carolina
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
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

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

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.

NFL career

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

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

References
  1. Pro-football-Reference.com
  2. "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. LevarFisher.com
  4. Levar Fisher Biography, IMDb



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