Natrone Means

Natrone Means
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position:Offensive analyst
Personal information
Born: (1972-04-26) April 26, 1972 (age 52)
Harrisburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Cabarrus (Concord, North Carolina)
College:North Carolina
NFL draft:1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Livingstone (2005)
    Running backs coach
  • Livingstone (2006)
    Offensive coordinator / running backs coach
  • West Charlotte HS (NC) (2007–2008)
    Offensive coordinator / running backs coach
  • Winston Salem State (2014–2017)
    Running backs coach
  • Winston Salem State (2018–2019)
    Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator
  • Fayetteville State (2020)
    Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator
  • North Carolina (2021–present)
    Offensive analyst
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:5,215
Average:3.7
Touchdowns:45
Player stats at PFR

Natrone Jermaine Means (born April 26, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers from 1993 to 2000.

Means played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was selected by the Chargers in the second round (41st overall) of the 1993 NFL draft.[1] In 1994, he was selected for the Pro Bowl during San Diego's Super Bowl season. He is a member of the San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team.

Means was nicknamed Natrone "Refried" Means and, later, "Natrone Means Business" by ESPN's Chris Berman[2] He is currently an assistant coach for the Tar Heels.[3]

  1. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Kelly, Fletcher (July 10, 2009). "A Forgotten Player Of The NFL: Natrone Means". Bleacher Report.
  3. ^ "Natrone Means heading back to North Carolina as an assistant football coach". www.journalnow.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.