Eric Shaw (American football)

Eric Shaw
No. 90
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	September 17, 1971 (age 53); Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	Pensacola
College:	Florida State (1989); Louisiana Tech (1990–1991)
NFL draft:	1992 / round: 12 / pick: 310
Career history
	Cincinnati Bengals (1992–1994); Kansas City Chiefs (1995)*; Shreveport Knights (1999);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eric Wendell Shaw (born September 17, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).

Shaw attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida.^[1] He first enrolled at Florida State University^[2] before transferring to Louisiana Tech University. He was drafted by the Bengals in the twelfth round of the 1992 NFL draft.^[3] With the Bengals from 1992 through 1994, Shaw appeared in 28 games (10 starts).

A comeback attempt in 1999 with the Shreveport Knights of the short-lived Regional Football League ended after one game due to a neck injury.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "ERIC SHAW". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^ "Eric Shaw bio at Florida State". nolefan.org.
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ Haller, Doug (May 30, 1999). "Latest chance of a lifetime". Pensacola News Journal. p. 41. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ Haller, Doug (May 30, 1999). "Shaw not angry at world now". Pensacola News Journal. p. 46. Retrieved January 29, 2019.