Sean Love

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Sean Love
No. 79
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1968-09-06) September 6, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth: Coaldale, Pennsylvania
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Career information
High school: Marian Catholic (PA)
College: Penn State
NFL draft: 1991 / Round: 10 / Pick: 264
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games: 19
Games Started: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Sean Fitzgerald Love (born September 6, 1968 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional football player who played offensive guard for three seasons in the National Football League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers.

Early years

Love attended Marian Catholic High School. He accepted a scholarship from Penn State University where he was recruited to play on the defense, before being converted to the offensive line.[1]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Love was selected in the tenth round (264th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He was waived on August 12.

New York Giants

He was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[2] He was cut on August 26, 1991.[3]

Buffalo Bills

On July 6, 1992, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[4] He was released on October 21 from the practice squad.[5] He was re-signed in 1993, but was released before the season started.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed him off waivers on August 31, 1993.[6] He made his debut in the NFL that year and spent two seasons with the team before being waived on August 22, 1995.[7]

Carolina Panthers

He joined the expansion Carolina Panthers on September 6, 1995, for their inaugural season.[8] That year he played in a career high 11 games mainly on special teams and made the only start of his professional career.[9] He was released on August 18, 1996.[10]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

On January 2, 1997, he signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[11] He was cut on August 18.[12]

New York Jets

Love was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets, before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles a few days later in exchange for past considerations.[13]

Philadelphia Eagles

Although he was cut before the start of the 1997 season, he was later brough back in November but wasn't activated for a game.[14] He was re-signed in 1998, but was released in August.[15]

References

  1. http://articles.philly.com/1987-02-11/sports/26180056_1_penn-state-football-prospects-linebacker-mark-d-onofrio
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19910815&id=CE8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896,4102923&hl=en
  3. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/27/sports/transactions-848991.html
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19920707&id=nZIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EK8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2009,1709088&hl=en
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19921022&id=JdtMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5TIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5920,5701123&hl=en
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19930901&id=VichAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mXsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3180,591393&hl=en
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19950823&id=HadUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ezsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2627,5115318&hl=en
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19950907&id=H7EsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5504,2961049&hl=en
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19960321&id=uYpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JBUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3215,2008809&hl=en
  10. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19960819&id=aFMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dc8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6788,7886543&hl=en
  11. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/03/sports/transactions-011142.html
  12. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/19/sports/transactions-692816.html
  13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19970823&id=0iQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=saYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3401,4969893&hl=en
  14. http://articles.philly.com/1997-11-13/sports/25542962_1_free-agent-signings-ian-beckles-eagles
  15. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/26/sports/nfl-transactions.html

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