Vernon Crawford

For the former dean of Georgia Tech, see Vernon D. Crawford.
Vernon Crawford
No. 99
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1974-06-25) June 25, 1974
Place of birth: Texas City, Texas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Texas City (TX)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 1997 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Vernon Dean Crawford, Jr. (born June 25, 1974) is a former American football linebacker. He played three seasons with the New England Patriots, who drafted him out of Florida State in 1997.[1]

Crawford attended the City College of San Francisco and then was a two-year starter at Florida State. A fifth-round draft selection in 1997, he was employed by the Patriots primarily as a special teams performer and had his most productive season in 1998 when he posted 13 tackles as a linebacker and 14 stops on special teams. He left the Patriots and was signed by the Green Bay Packers in July 2000,[2] but spent all of the season on the injured reserve list.

After a few seasons in minor football leagues, Crawford retired as a player and turned to coaching, first at Randolph High School,[3] then at Curry College.[1] He now runs the "RRR" room at Randolph Community Middle School.

References

  1. 1 2 "Former N.E. Patriot Crawford named Seekonk HS head football coach". The Call. March 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Packers Sign LB Vernon Crawford, T Tony Berti as Free Agents". NFL.com. July 21, 2000.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Patriot Vernon Crawford will be rooting for the home team". Seacoast Online. February 6, 2005.
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