Eric Weddle
Eric Steven Weddle (born January 4, 1985) is an American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for the Utah Utes, earning consensus All-American honors in 2006. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Chargers, Weddle received three Pro Bowl and two first-team All-Pro selections. He spent his next three seasons as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, earning Pro Bowl honors in each and extending his total selections to six. He retired after playing for the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, but returned two years later to join the Rams on their playoff run, which culminated with a start and a victory in Super Bowl LVI. Following the championship, he retired a second time.
No. 32, 20
January 4, 1985
Fontana, California, U.S.
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Utah (2003–2006)
2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
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Post-playing career[edit]
On February 19, 2022, it was announced that Weddle would be taking over the head coach job at Rancho Bernardo High School. After assisting incumbent head coach Tristan McCoy for one season, Weddle will assume the complete title of head coach.[94]
Personal life[edit]
Weddle married his former high school sweetheart, Chanel, in La Jolla in 2005, before his junior year at Utah. They have four children.[95]
While in college at the University of Utah, Weddle converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[96]
Weddle's rise through the NFL was chronicled in the book No Excuses, No Regrets: The Eric Weddle Story, which was written by Trent Toone and published by Shadow Mountain. The book, which tells his story of overcoming adversity and accomplishing impossible dreams, became available to readers in May 2014. Weddle's former coach from his college years, Kyle Whittingham, wrote the foreword.