Eric Warfield
American football player (born 1976)
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Eric Andrew Warfield (born March 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL draft.[1] Warfield also spent a portion of the 2006 offseason with the New England Patriots.
Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.
Warfield at 2006 New England Patriots training camp | |||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | March 3, 1976 Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Arkansas (Texarkana) | ||||||||
| College | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 7th round, 216th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
Warfield finished the 2004 NFL season with 45 tackles after three straight years of over 70. He also intercepted four passes (one for a touchdown), and forced two fumbles in 2004.
In 2005, Warfield struggled with legal issues that threatened his NFL career. On March 3, he was convicted of a third DUI charge and was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 80 days of house arrest.[2] In the wake of this incident, the NFL suspended Warfield for the first four games of the 2005 season.[3]
New England Patriots
On April 3, 2006, Warfield was signed by the New England Patriots but was released shortly after training camp, never playing in a regular season game for the team.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1998 | KAN | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | KAN | 16 | 1 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | KAN | 13 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | KAN | 16 | 16 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | KAN | 16 | 16 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | KAN | 15 | 15 | 66 | 62 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | KAN | 16 | 16 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | KAN | 11 | 10 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | 77 | 385 | 344 | 41 | 1.0 | 20 | 236 | 3 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||