SAM COWARTCowart, Samuel, IIIHeight: 6-2 Weight: 245 Born: February 26, 1975 Jacksonville, FL High School: Mandarin (Jacksonville, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Florida State | Lettered |
| 1994 | Florida State | Lettered |
| 1995 | Florida State | Lettered |
| 1996 | Florida State | Redshirted |
| 1997 | Florida State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (39th overall) 1998 Buffalo Bills |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1998 BUF NFL | 56 | SILB | 16 | 11 |
| 1999 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1999 BUF NFL | 56 | RILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2000 BUF NFL | 56 | WILB | 12 | 12 |
| 2001 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2001 BUF NFL | 56 | MLB | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL | 56 | WLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 New York Jets (NFL)2003 NYJ NFL | 56 | WLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 New York Jets (NFL)2004 NYJ NFL | 56 | MLB | 9 | 2 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 55 | MLB-LILB-RILB | 15 | 14 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 100 | 87 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/18/1998 | 1998 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1998 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 7/20/1998 | 1998 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1998 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/26/2001 | 2001 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2001 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/1/2002 | 2001 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2001 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 3/5/2002 | 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL |
| Traded | 3/18/2005 | 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/11/2006 | 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/24/2006 | 2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL |
| Released | 9/1/2006 | 2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1998 BUF NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2000 BUF NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1999 BUF NFL | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 2000 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2000 BUF NFL | 5.5 | 38.5 |
| 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 2003 New York Jets (NFL)2003 NYJ NFL | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12.5 | 75.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1999 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2000 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 New York Jets (NFL)2003 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1999 BUF NFL | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2000 BUF NFL | 130 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2001 BUF NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 New York Jets (NFL)2003 NYJ NFL | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 New York Jets (NFL)2004 NYJ NFL | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 85 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 634 | 632 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1999 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 New York Jets (NFL)2002 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 New York Jets (NFL)2003 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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