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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | October 7, 1979||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Jackson Preparatory | ||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||
NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 3 / pick: 80 | ||||
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William Sparkman Overstreet (born October 7, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He was selected by the Falcons in the third round of the 2002 NFL draft out of the University of Tennessee[2] where he was a captain on the 2001 Tennessee team.[3] He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He played high school football at Jackson (Miss.) Prep.[4] Prior to signing with the Vols in February 1998, The Clarion-Ledgernewspaper named Overstreet the 1997 Metro-Jackson Area Player of the Year and selected him as a member of their All-State team.
Overstreet retired from the NFL after continued shoulder injuries. He graduated with his M.B.A. in Finance in December 2006. He was the founder and CEO of a software company headquartered in Knoxville, TN, called Voices Heard Media, Inc.