Nate Ebner
 Nate Ebner in 2017 |
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| New England Patriots - No. 43 | |
| Defensive back | |
| Date of birth: December 14, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Dublin , Ohio | |
| Height: 1.83 m | Weight: 99 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2012 for the New England Patriots | |
| Career | |
| College : Ohio State | |
| NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 95 |
| forced fumbles | 1 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Nate Ebner (born December 14, 1988 in Dublin , Ohio ) is an American football player for the New England Patriots in the National Football League . Nominally, he plays in the position of defensive back , but is mainly used in the special teams . He also represents the United States in 7-a-side rugby .
Early years
Ebner was an avid rugby union player in his youth and played the sport primarily at Ohio State University . He played football, which is more popular in the United States, almost as a sideline, mainly in the special teams.
NFL
Ebner established himself as one of the best gunner in college football and was drawn 197th in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Patriots. Ebner established himself as a reliable special teams player in New England and won the Super Bowl three times with them ( Super Bowl XLIX , Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LIII ).
With the consent of the Patriots, Ebner successfully applied for a place in the United States' Olympic rugby seven squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro . Hereby he became only the second NFL professional after Herschel Walker to represent the USA during an active football career at the Olympics.
Personal
Ebner is a practicing Jew . His father was killed in a robbery in 2008.
Web links
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- ↑ Patriots' Nate Ebner headed to Rio after making Team USA rugby squad , USA Today
- ↑ Patriots DB Nate Ebner chases Olympic glory in his first sport: Rugby , CNN.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ebner, Nate |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football and rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ohio |