Nate Wayne
American football player (born 1975)
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Nathaniel Wayne Jr. (born January 12, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in criminal justice.[citation needed] He was known as "Mr. Monday Night", as he consistently performed well on Monday Night Football.[2]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 12, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Macon (MS) Noxubee County | ||||||||||||
| College | Ole Miss | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 7th round, 219th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Professional career
Wayne was selected in the seventh round with 219th selection in the 1998 NFL draft.[3] He played one game for the Denver Broncos in 1998, when they won their second straight Super Bowl. He played a slightly larger role on the team in 1999, but was mainly a special teamer. He signed with the Green Bay Packers and play with them as a starter for three years recording 298 tackles, ten sacks, six interceptions, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries, and 23 passes defensed.[4]
Wayne signed a four-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 14, 2003. He started in 2003, but was limited to playing on nickel packages in 2004, due to the promotion of Jeremiah Trotter, and movement of Mark Simoneau to weakside linebacker. Even then he lost playing time to Keith Adams. Wayne was the first Eagle released in the 2005 offseason, and signed with the Lions later that year.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
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 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | DEN | 15 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | GB | 16 | 13 | 105 | 78 | 27 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | GB | 12 | 12 | 86 | 60 | 26 | 5.5 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | GB | 16 | 15 | 111 | 69 | 42 | 2.5 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | PHI | 16 | 16 | 90 | 69 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | PHI | 9 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | DET | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 90 | 63 | 452 | 323 | 129 | 16.0 | 8 | 140 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
Playoffs
Personal life
Wayne has a wife, Tamiko, and three children. He also owns a Coldstone Creamery in Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia where he currently resides. He is also a devout Jehovah's Witness.
