| No. 79 | |
| Guard | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: September 6, 1968 | |
| Place of birth: Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |
| Career information | |
| College: Penn State | |
| NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 10 / Pick: 264 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Dallas Cowboys ( 1991)*
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Games played | 19 |
| Games Started | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Sean Fitzgerald Love (born September 6, 1968) is a former American professional offensive guard in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Penn State University.
Early years[]
Love attended Marian Catholic High School, where he played as a both an offensive and defensive tackle, contributing to a three-year mark of 32-4, including a 13-0 record and a conference title in 1986 that was part of a 24-game winning streak.
As a senior he received All-state honors. He was named the defensive most valuable player in the Big 33 Football Classic between the All-stars from the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
College career[]
Love accepted a football scholarship from Penn State University and was redshirted as a freshman. In 1998, he was used primarily as an offensive lineman.
The next year he was named a starter at guard, but suffered a leg injury in the season opener against the University of Virginia, that forced him to miss 3 of the next 8 games. He returned to start in the last 2 games of the year.
As a senior, he suffered different injuries that limited him to play in only 4 games and 57 offensive plays.
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[]
On August 14, 1991, he was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[1] He was cut on August 26.[2]
Buffalo Bills[]
On July 6, 1992, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[3] He was released on October 21 from the practice squad.[4] 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.[5] He made his debut in the NFL that year and spent two seasons with the team before being waived on August 22, 1995.[6]
Carolina Panthers[]
Love joined the expansion Carolina Panthers on September 6, 1995, for their inaugural season.[7] That year, he played in a career high 11 games mainly on special teams and made the only start of his professional career.[8] He was released on August 18, 1996.[9]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)[]
On January 2, 1997, he signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[10] He was cut on August 18.[11]
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.[12]
Philadelphia Eagles[]
Although he was cut before the start of the 1997 season, he was later brought back in November but wasn't activated for a game. He was re-signed in 1998, but was released in August.[13]
References[]
- ↑ "Giants acquire Love on waivers from Dallas". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19910815&id=CE8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896,4102923&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/27/sports/transactions-848991.html. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19920707&id=nZIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EK8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2009,1709088&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19921022&id=JdtMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5TIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5920,5701123&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Bucs down to two QBs". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19930901&id=VichAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mXsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3180,591393&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Marshall plans to give Jets defense a much-needed lift". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19950823&id=HadUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ezsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2627,5115318&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Levy foresees mixed emotions when Reich plays". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19950907&id=H7EsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5504,2961049&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Seahawk files grievance over move". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19960321&id=uYpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JBUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3215,2008809&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Panthers trim roster to 60 players". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19960819&id=aFMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dc8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6788,7886543&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/03/sports/transactions-011142.html. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/19/sports/transactions-692816.html. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Eagles get Love from Jets - Sean Love". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19970823&id=0iQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=saYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3401,4969893&hl=en. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/26/sports/nfl-transactions.html. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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