Byron Craig Westbrook[1] (born December 26, 1984) is an American football coach and former cornerback. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and played for the team until 2011. He played college football at Salisbury University. Since 2017, he has been head football coach at Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | December 26, 1984 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) | ||||||||||
| College: | Salisbury | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editBorn in Washington, D.C., and raised in Fort Washington, Maryland, Westbrook attended and played high school football at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.[2][3]
College career
editWestbrook set a record for career interceptions at Salisbury University with 18. He was a 2006 American Football Coaches Association All-American. In addition, he was a three-time All-Atlantic Central Football Conference first-team selection at defensive back and was a two-time first-team selection on special teams. He is also the only Salisbury University graduate to play in the NFL.[4] Westbrook graduated from Salisbury in December 2006 with a B.S. in information systems.[1]
Professional career
editWashington Redskins
editWestbrook was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 2007.[5] On September 1, he was released after not making final roster cuts, but was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.
On August 30, 2008, he was released after not making the team's final roster again. He was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.
On February 11, 2009, the Redskins re-signed Westbrook.[6]
The Redskins decided not to tender restricted free agent contract to Westbrook by March 13 deadline, which allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent for the 2012 season.[7]
Post-football career
editIn January 2017, Westbrook was hired as the head football coach at Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.[8]
Personal
editHe is the younger brother of Brian Westbrook, a two-time Pro Bowl running back.[9] His cousin, Lawrence Westbrook, is currently a point guard for the Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga league.[10]
Westbrook was inducted into the Salisbury University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Commencement, December 2006 (PDF). Salisbury University. 2006. p. 15. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Byron Westbrook". NFL. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Former Redskin takes over as head football coach at Bladensburg". The Prince George's Sentinel. February 8, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Westbrook signs free-agent contract with the Washington Redskins". Official Site of Salisbury University Athletics. Salisbury University. May 15, 2007. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ "Byron Westbrook News, Stats, Photos | Washington Redskins". SB Nation. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ Pinter, Glenn (February 11, 2009). "Redskins Re-sign Westbrook". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Pinter, Glenn (March 14, 2012). "Westbrook Not Tendered". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Goldwein, Eric (January 14, 2017). "Ex-Redskins CB Byron Westbrook is hired as football coach at Bladensburg". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Gary (May 10, 2010). "This Westbrook Is Taking a Different Path". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Westbrook Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "Salisbury Announces 2017 Hall of Fame Class". Capital Athletic Conference. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
External links
edit- Washington Redskins bio, archived by archive.org
- Salisbury University May 15, 2007 Press Release Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Byron Westbrook on Twitter
