Brian Schaefering

Last updated
Brian Schaefering
No. 91, 66
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-20) August 20, 1983 (age 40)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Hazelwood East
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College: Lindenwood
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:75
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at PFR

Brian Schaefering (born August 20, 1983) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Lindenwood Lions and for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Contents

Early life

Schaefering earned three football varsity letters at Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis and was also First-team All-State, two-time First-team All-Suburban North and first-team North District selection and Two-time All-Conference selection.

He had seven quarterback sacks, 130 tackles and two interceptions as a senior. He posted 60 tackles and six blocked punts as a junior and served as the team's punter. He also earned letters in track.

College career

Schaefering started his college football career with the Illinois Fighting Illini. In 2001, he played the final nine games of the season along the defensive line as a true freshman and finished the season with eight tackles and one sack.

In 2002, he played in all 12 games, earning two starts and finished the season with a team third best of four sacks and a team fifth best with five tackles-for-loss (TFL). He registered 34 tackles on the season. During the 2003 season, he took a medical redshirted due to a shoulder injury. He appeared in 8 games for Illinois in 2004 totaling 19 tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles. [1]

He did not play in 2005 and 2006 while sitting out during his school transfer. Schaefering played at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri for his senior year in 2007, after transferring from the Fighting Illini. He led the team with 7.5 sacks and also recorded 37 tackles, including 19 solo tackles, 9.5 TFL, one recovered fumble and one blocked kick during 2007, [1] while helping Lindenwood to the NAIA National Football Championship series.

Professional career

Schaefering was 6-4¾ and weighed 286 when measured at his NFL Pro Day workout and ran a 4.85 forty-yard dash and did 18 reps of 225 pounds, and a 34½ vertical jump. [2]

He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2008. He was waived on August 26. Schaefering was signed by the New York Jets on December 18, 2008. He was waived on December 29 before being re-signed to a futures contract on January 1, 2009. He was waived again on June 9.

Schaefering was re-signed by the Cleveland Browns on August 25, 2009, after wide receiver and former Jets teammate Paul Raymond was waived. [1] Schaefering was promoted to the active roster on December 2, when Shaun Rogers was put on the injured reserve list. [3] Schaefering finished the 2009 regular season with 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks. [4] He was cut on September 1, 2012. He finished his Browns career after appearing in 37 games, while posting 72 tackles and 2 sacks from his nose tackle position. [5]

On December 12, 2012, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys, reuniting with defensive coordinator Rob Ryan who held the same position when Schaefering was with the Cleveland Browns. He was signed to replace Josh Brent, who left the team to focus on the charges he was facing for the death of Jerry Brown. [6] Schaefering was not re-signed after the season.

Personal life

After football, he was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the possibility of also having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hunter Hillenmeyer</span> American football player (born 1980)

Hunter Taverner Hillenmeyer is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft and played for the Chicago Bears from 2003 to 2010. Hillenmeyer attended high school at Montgomery Bell Academy and played college football at Vanderbilt University.

Michael Myers is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at the University of Alabama.

Kevin Lamont Hardy is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Leon E'srom Williams is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Browns in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Williams was also a member of the New York Sentinels of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Anderson (American football)</span> American football player (born 1983)

Mark Jay Anderson is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Crowder</span> American football player (born 1985)

Timothy C. Crowder is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C. J. Mosley (defensive lineman)</span> American football player (born 1983)

Calvin Michael Mosley Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri. He also played for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins.

Thomas Johnson is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Okam</span> American football player and coach (born 1985)

Franklin Nonyelu Okam, Jr. is an American football coach and former defensive tackle who is the former defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Okam played college football at Texas and was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Omaha Nighthawks, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers.

Josh Mallard is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.

Eric Charles Henderson is an American football coach who is the co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach, and run game coordinator for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference (NCAA). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams.

Darrick Dewayne Brownlow is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Veikune</span> American gridiron football player (born 1985)

David Fa'otusia Veikune is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii.

Derek Raynal Walker is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jackson Jeffcoat</span> American gridiron football player (born 1990)

Jackson Jeffcoat is a former gridiron football defensive end who played his entire Canadian Football League (CFL) career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jeffcoat won the 107th and 108th Grey Cup when the Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to conclude the 2019 and 2021 seasons. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin. Jeffcoat was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2014, and also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns.

Martez Jerome Wilson is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the University of Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corey Liuget</span> American football player (born 1990)

Corey Devon Liuget is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jihad Ward</span> American football player (born 1994)

Jihad Ward is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.

Justin Hardee is an American football cornerback and special teamer for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willie Harvey Jr.</span> American football player (born 1996)

Willie Harvey Jr. is an American football linebacker for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Iowa State.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wayne A. Lett, Browns sign DL Brian Schaefering; waive WR Paul Rymond, Cleveland Browns, August 25, 2009
  2. ↑ "Brian Schaefering Results" . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ JEFF SCHUDEL, BROWNS NOTES: Tomlinson nears Jim Brown's mark, The Morning Journal, December 3, 2009
  4. ↑ Brian Schaefering at NFL
  5. ↑ "Former Lion Brian Schaefering Returns To The NFL" . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Josh Brent Placed On Reserved NFI List; Veteran DT Signs" . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Former NFL player with brain injury uses GoFundMe" . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.