Greg Favors
American football player (born 1974)
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Gregory Bernard Favors (born September 30, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft.[1] He played high school football at Southside High School in Atlanta and college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
PositionLinebacker
BornSeptember 30, 1974
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | September 30, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Southside (Atlanta) | ||||||||
| College | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 4th round, 120th overall pick | ||||||||
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Favors also played for the Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Favors appeared as a substitute,[2] however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| 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 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | TEN | 15 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | TEN | 16 | 15 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEN | 16 | 12 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | BUF | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | CAR | 16 | 12 | 76 | 56 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | JAX | 15 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | JAX | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | 54 | 242 | 172 | 70 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
