Sam Cowart

Games played:	100
Games started:	87
Tackles:	715
Quarterback sacks:	12.5
Interceptions:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Sam Cowart
No. 55, 56
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	February 26, 1975 (age 49); Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mandarin (Jacksonville)
College:	Florida State
NFL draft:	1998 / round: 2 / pick: 39
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1998–2001); New York Jets (2002–2004); Minnesota Vikings (2005); Houston Texans (2006)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Second team All-Pro (2000); Pro Bowl (2000); PFWA All-Rookie Team (1998); Bowl Coalition National Championship (1993); Consensus All-American (1997); First-team All-ACC (1997); ACC Brian Piccolo Award (1997);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	100
Games started:	87
Tackles:	715
Quarterback sacks:	12.5
Interceptions:	4
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Samuel Cowart III (born February 26, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors. A second-round pick in the 1998 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.^[1] Cowart was a Pro Bowl selection in 2000.