 Sievers with the San Diego Chargers c. 1982 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 9, 1957 Urbana, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Washington-Lee (VA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Maryland | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Eric Scott Sievers (born November 9, 1957, in Urbana, Illinois) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). A 6'4", 235-lb. tight end from the University of Maryland, Sievers was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He was named to the NFL All Rookie team in 1981. He played for ten NFL seasons from 1981 to 1990 for the Chargers, the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots.
He attended Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia, where he earned 1975 Parade All-American and Scholastic All-American honors. Other All-Americans included future NFL players, Mark Malone, Matt Suhey, Stan Brock, Brad Budde, Anthony Munoz, Bruce Clark, and Curtis Dickey. He was inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame in 1997.