Sam Cowart

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Cowart
Occupation	Former American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 26, 1975(1975-02-26)
Age	49
Birthplace	Jacksonville
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sam Cowart Biography

Sam Cowart is one of the most popular and richest Former American football player who was born on February 26, 1975 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Samuel Cowart III (born February 26 1975) is an American professional and college footballer who played defensive linebacker for the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played in the NCAA football tournament for Florida State University and was acknowledged as an All-American. He was a second-round pick in 1998 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. Cowart was an Pro Bowl selection in 2000.

After 2001, Cowart went to the New York Jets. He was a starter linebacker in one of 31 games during both seasons. The third season was his best. He was in the lineup for nine games but only played in two games.

Before he was hacked down due to injury, Cowart, was a sideline-to-sideline player on a level with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. Cowart is one of the Pro Bowl heart of Buffalo’s defense until he was sliced into pieces to the ground by Frank Middleton, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard who caused a serious ankle injury which ended his 2000 season after just 12 games. Cowart also sustained an end-of-season Achilles tendon tear during Buffalo’s season opener in 2001.

Sam Cowart Net Worth

Sam Cowart is one of the richest Former American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Cowart 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cowart was a student at Florida State University, where he was a player for coach Bobby Bowden’s Florida State Seminoles football team from 1993 to 1997. He was a reserve linebacker for the Seminoles 1993 national team. He was a star in 1995 when he was the leader of FSU in tackles with 115 (76 in a single game) which was good enough to finish 6th within the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in this category. In the same year, Cowart recorded three quarterback sacks as well as 13 tackles in the FSU-Florida match (at Florida) to earn ABC player of the game awards. After returning in 1997 following knee injuries which kept him out of during the season of 1996, Cowart earned consensus first-team All-American accolades. He led the team in tackles with 116. He also established the FSU record for team records by returning three fumbles or recovered to score touchdowns. The player was named a semifinalist in the Butkus Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and was the winner of the Brian Piccolo Award of the ACC for the league’s “Most Courageous Player.”

Cowart was chosen to his team the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He was a player in the Bills for four seasons, and earned a spot in the Pro Bowl in the 2000 season.

After the 2005 season the Vikings released Cowart. Cowart signed with the Houston Texans to become their starting middle linebacker until he was injured and was to miss the whole season. While injured, rookie DeMeco Ryans took over the middle linebacker duties and was so impressive that he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. After the Texans made Ryans their full-time starter they felt that they did not need Cowart any more so he was released after the 2006 season.

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Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Former American football player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sam Cowart celebrates birthday on February 26 of every year.