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[Clamdigger]

I know he wasn't drafted here, but I wish he could've joined the staff as a QC coach. Good player, high character guy. Wouldn't hurt to have him working with the backs.

Such a sad ending to his career.

Edit: Just read up on it, they didn't handle him the right way when they cut him. Typical Banner.

[arvind]

Or even a new position as FullBacks Coach

[SilverChaosVII]

The guy found out through the media that he was cut... I remember him tweeting saying he had no idea the team let him go until he saw everyone talking about it.

I felt bad. Great guy and great player.

[5ismyhero]

Why would it matter if he was drafted here?

[Kolbfan4]

Weaver was a playmaker at FB. He was amazing in the short time he was here. That injury was horrible. I still remember that game vs GB. Kolb goes down, Weaver goes down...bad day.

[Jordan629]

Really nice guy. Met him a few times during WIP things.

[Clamdigger]

5ismyhero, on 20 February 2013 - 11:29 AM, said:

Why would it matter if he was drafted here?

It doesn't. I'm just saying, even though he's not a home-grown Eagle, I'd still be for bringing him in to the coaching staff.

[EAGLES8690]

Didn't he just sign a contract the offseason before he was hurt making him the highest paid full back?He was definitely a high character guy,we need players like him on this team right now more then ever.I hope by now he's healthy and can live a normal life.

[wussbasket]

so unfortunate to have a player with that talent suffer such a gruesome injury. i cant watch it, it sends the chills up and down my spine.

[Clamdigger]

Hahaha! (this isn't me) Weav asking about the book, 50 Shades of Grey.

[eagles nut]

Not every ex-player wants to get into coaching.

[graysferry]

Leonard Weaver doesn't want to be treated like a slave.

[Clamdigger]

eagles nut, on 20 February 2013 - 12:23 PM, said:

Not every ex-player wants to get into coaching.

That's fair, but it's not like he made a ton of money in his career.

[graysferry]

Clamdigger, on 20 February 2013 - 01:29 PM, said:

That's fair, but it's not like he made a ton of money in his career.

Yep, he only made approximately 10 million dollars in 5 years.

How can a man raise his family with that kinda chump change?

[Milkman420]

Haha it's like Latrell sprewell crying FO more money to feed his 20 kids when he already was gettin 20 a year or something outrageous.  Apparently the going rate is a million per kid per year anything below you living in poverty

[Clamdigger]

graysferry, on 20 February 2013 - 01:34 PM, said:

Yep, he only made approximately 10 million dollars in 5 years.

How can a man raise his family with that kinda chump change?

We're talking the NFL. $10M is chump change, if that's your earnings throughout your entire career. That's also before taxes.

Anyway, maybe he doesn't want or need to coach, but a lot of these guys love the game and want to stay involved. I wish him the best in whatever he does.

[VaBeach_Eagle]

graysferry, on 20 February 2013 - 01:34 PM, said:

Yep, he only made approximately 10 million dollars in 5 years.

How can a man raise his family with that kinda chump change?

If his salary was $10 Million, you can bet a big chunk went for taxes, then his agent, a publicist if he had one and then a portion to just blowing it because... well, just because. Still though, if he's a smart man and had even 10% of that $10 Million left, he could live nicely on it for a while. If he's really smart, he could turn it into a lot more.

[kmass88]

Weaver was an f'ing BEAST here and in Seattle. Really sad he went out like that.

[Runtherock]

Tragic end to the career of a talented fullback man, but the good news is he got paid not long before it happened. Hard to see how he has a grounds to claim mistreatment, the team paid him a fat contract with guaranteed money, he banked the money, went down, and they got nothing out of the investment.

[BillTheButcher]

man he was one of my fav players. loved the skill set. i think if he was healthy that year we would of went deeper in the playoffs.

[bleedgreen2323]

he reminds me of vonta leach

[RUEagle]

I don't remember any Eagle, ever, getting so much fan support in such a short stint as a player here.  Very, very well liked guy and a great player.

[TheGodfather]

[biglou22]

SilverChaosVII, on 20 February 2013 - 11:28 AM, said:

The guy found out through the media that he was cut... I remember him tweeting saying he had no idea the team let him go until he saw everyone talking about it.

I felt bad. Great guy and great player.

Through the media ??? Like how almost every team and fan finds out that a player left for money to another team ??

[Jefetio]

eagles nut, on 20 February 2013 - 12:23 PM, said:

Not every ex-player wants to get into coaching.

yeah, from what I've heard it's a pretty demanding job.

and just to add on to that, not every ex-player would make a good coach if they wanted to.  There's no correlation between being a good player and being a good coach.

[Coleman42]

I wish the injury would've never happened. IDK if someone already posted these, most probably already seen them because they are kind of old.





You have to feel bad for the guy...

[BDAWK_4EVER]

biglou22, on 20 February 2013 - 05:04 PM, said:

Through the media ??? Like how almost every team and fan finds out that a player left for money to another team ??

Are you comparing a player finding out about his own dismissal from a team with fans and other teams finding out?

If you were fired wouldn't you expect your boss to tell you before you heard it from your coworkers?

[BillTheButcher]

bleedgreen2323, on 20 February 2013 - 04:43 PM, said:

he reminds me of vonta leach

vonta wishes he had weavers speed and athletic ability

[baldbird]

Met Weaver at camp a few times he was always having fun the guy was like a big kid he truly was playing for the love of the game and not the pay check .

Wish we had a team full of Weavers we would never lose

[BillTheButcher]

baldbird, on 20 February 2013 - 07:47 PM, said:

Met Weaver at camp a few times he was always having fun the guy was like a big kid he truly was playing for the love of the game and not the pay check .

Wish we had a team full of Weavers we would never lose

great avatar hahahaha