93 NICK EASON
PRO
(30-3/0-0): Originally drafted by Denver in the fourth round (114th
overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft…Waived by Denver on Sept. 2, 2004…Signed to the
Broncos' practice squad on Sept. 7, 2004…Waived by Denver on Sept. 24,
2004…Signed by the Cleveland Browns to the practice squad on Oct. 5, 2004…Signed
by Cleveland to the active roster on Nov. 25, 2004…Signed with the Pittsburgh
Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on April 16, 2007.
2007 (16-1/1-0):
Played all 16 games,
making one start at LE in place of Aaron Smith in the Week 8 win over
Cincinnati…played in the AFC Wild Card Game versus Jacksonville…recorded seven
tackles while serving as a backup at DE…9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action as part of
a defense that allowed only 46 rushing yards…also contributed two quarterback
pressures and one solo tackle…9/16 vs.
Buffalo: Saw limited action and registered one solo tackle…9/23 vs. San Francisco: Registered one
solo tackle and one quarterback pressure in 15 defensive plays...part of a
defensive line that limited Frank Gore only 39 yards…9/30 at Arizona: Saw 12 defensive snaps
and registered one solo tackle…was part of a defensive line that held Edgerrin
James to 77 yards (3.7 avg.) on 21 attempts…10/7 vs. Seattle: Saw action on nine
defensive plays…part of a defensive unit that allowed only 144 total yards, 38
rushing yards, 106 passing yards and only eight first downs…10/21 at Denver: Saw extensive action
at DE after Aaron Smith went down with a knee injury…saw 34 defensive snaps and
registered one tackle and one hit on the quarterback…part of a defensive unit
that allowed Denver running backs to gain only 54 rushing yards…10/28 at Cincinnati: Made his first
start as a Steeler in place of an injured Aaron Smith and registered one solo
tackle…11/5 vs. Baltimore: Saw
extensive action at DE due to the absence of Aaron Smith but did not register a
tackle…part of a defensive unit that allowed the Ravens only 104 total yards,
with 64 coming on the ground and 40 yards by air…the Baltimore offense managed
only five first downs all night…11/11
vs. Cleveland: Saw limited action on defense and did not register a
tackle…part of a defensive unit that allowed only 163 total yards, including 40
rushing and 123 passing yards…11/18 at
N.Y. Jets: Played in his 40th career game…saw limited action and
logged one solo tackle…11/26 vs. Miami:
Saw action on the defensive line for the 22nd consecutive
game…did not register a tackle but was part of a defense that gave up only 159
total yards, including 49 rushing, 110 passing and only nine first downs…12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Saw action on
defense and finished the game with one hit on Bengals’ quarterback Carson
Palmer...12/9 at New England: Saw
action on five defensive snaps and finished the game with one hit on Patriots’
quarterback Tom Brady...12/16 vs.
Jacksonville: Played in his 25th consecutive game but did not
register a tackle...12/20 at St. Louis:
Saw action on 10 defensive plays and had one pressure on the
quarterback...12/30 at Baltimore:
Saw action in his 27th consecutive game but did not register a
tackle...AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs.
Jacksonville: Played in his first postseason game and finished with one hit
on Jaguars’ quarterback David Garrard.
2006
(13-1): In his
third season with the Browns, played 13 games, while starting in three, and
finished the season with 22 tackles and one QB pressure…9/10
vs. New Orleans: Suffered a right ankle sprain in the 3rd
quarter…inactive the next three games…10/8 at Carolina: Returned with one
tackle and was part of a defensive effort that limited Carolina to 288 net yards
of offense and 0-11 on third downs…10/22 vs. Denver: Added one solo
tackle to his season total…10/29 vs. N.Y. Jets: Registered
three solo tackles and one QB pressure and was part of a defensive effort that
held the Jets to only 193 yards of total offense, including 88 net yards
rushing, in addition to causing three turnovers…11/5
at San Diego: Made his first NFL start at left defensive end and had one
tackle…11/12 at Atlanta: Was part of a
defensive effort that limited QB Michael Vick to 74 yards rushing, 197 yards
passing and forced three turnovers…11/19 vs. Pittsburgh: Logged one
more solo tackle…11/26 vs. Cincinnati: Matched his
career-high of four tackles…12/3 vs. Kansas City: Notched 2
tackles…12/7 at Pittsburgh: Added two more
tackles…12/17 at Baltimore: Posted one
tackle...12/24 vs. Tampa Bay: Started at
right DE for Alvin McKinley and compiled three tackles…12/31 at Houston: Started at right
DE, for the season finale, matching a career-high four tackles and was part of a
unit that limited the Texans to 177 total net yards.
2005
(16-0):
Established a career-high 25 tackles and two sacks…played both DT and end in the
defensive line rotation…Totaled 25 tackles, including six solo, one tackle for
loss, two sacks, seven QB pressures and one pass breakup…9/11
vs. Cincinnati: Racked up three tackles and one QB pressure, in the
season opener…9/18 at Green Bay: Added two more
tackles and one QB pressure…9/25 at Indianapolis: Notched two
tackles, with one being a tackle for loss…10/16 at Baltimore: Had a couple
tackles...10/23 vs. Detroit: Recorded two
tackles, while also adding two QB pressures…10/30 at Houston: Tallied one tackle
…11/6 vs. Tennessee: Accounted for
one QB pressure…11/20 vs. Miami: Had three tackles
and one QB pressure…11/27 at Minnesota: Registered one
tackle and one PBU…12/4 vs. Jacksonville: Added two
tackles…12/18 at Oakland: Tallied three
tackles and recorded his first career-sack…12/24 vs. Pittsburgh: Added one sack
for one yard…1/1 vs. Baltimore: In the
regular-season finale, had a career-high four tackles and one QB
pressure.
2004
(0-0): Began the
season with Denver and was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played with the
Scottish Claymores…Waived by the Broncos at the end of training camp…Signed to
the practice squad and spent the first three weeks of the season on the practice
squad…9/24: Waived by Denver…10/5: Signed by Cleveland to the
practice squad and spent the following seven weeks on the practice squad…11/26: Signed by Cleveland to the
active roster and was listed as inactive for five of the final six weeks of the
regular season…12/19: Made his NFL debut at DT and
added two tackles, with one being solo.
2003
(0-0): Rookie
season ended in training camp with an Achilles injury and spent the season on
Injured-Reserve.
COLLEGE: Started 35 of 47 games
while playing for Clemson…recorded 153 tackles, including 87 solo, with 15 sacks
for 128 yards, 30 tackles for loss, 38 QB pressures, two forced fumbles, 2
recovered fumbles and six pass breakups…was the first player in school history
to graduate with two years of eligibility remaining…2002: Named All-ACC first-team
selection after starting all year at weakside DT…recorded 62 tackles, 36 solo,
and ranked second on the team with seven sacks for 63 yards…also added nine
tackles for loss and 17 QB pressures…2001: Started every game at strongside
DT and recorded 37 tackles, including 19 solo, with 7 tackles for loss, 10 QB
pressures, two recovered fumbles and two pass breakups…2000: Named Clemson's Defensive MVP,
which was an honor considering he was a member of a defense that featured four
first-team All-ACC players…also won the Hustle Award on defense and the
Dedication Award for the defense…tied first on the team with seven sacks and
ranked second amoung DL with 36 tackles, 21 solo, and 11 tackles for loss…1999: As a redshirt freshman, started
the season opener at weakside DE and appeared in every game…recorded 18 tackles,
11 solo, one sack for three yards and three tackles for loss.
PERSONAL:
Graduated from Clemson in August of 2001 with a degree in sociology and is
currently working on his master's degree in Human Resource
Development…first athlete at Clemson to graduate in three years and have two
years of eligibility remaining…one of the leaders at Clemson in terns of
community service, he was honored with a Top Six Award, presented by the ACC to
the top six student-athletes at each school recognizing them for their community
service…Named a Top Six winner in each of his four years, and is the only ACC
athlete to hold that distinction…an active participant in the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes, he traveled to Spain with an FCA group, where he lectured to
youth groups about American sports and also worked out with a Spanish Rugby
team…attended Toombs County (Lyons, Ga.) High School…averaged more than 10
tackles per game as a senior and collected 75 tackles, eight sacks, seven
recovered fumbles as a junior…earned Class 2A all-state honors as a tight end and all-conference as a
junior and senior in addition to being a WTOC first-team selection…four-year
letterman in football, played in the Georgia North/South All-Star Game…also
named the Class 2A Georgia Basketball Player-of-the-Year and earned All-Region
on the court…was a two-year letterman in track, and received the U.S. Marine
Corp Excellence Award…Full name: Nicholas Eason.
