Jonas Seawright
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| Jonas Seawright | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 12, 1982 |
| Place of birth | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Position(s) | Defensive Tackle |
| College | University of North Carolina |
| Team(s) | |
| 2005-current | New York Giants |
Jonas Seawright (born April 12, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the New York Giants. He is 6'6", and weighs 335 lbs. During his college years, he played for University of North Carolina. Jonas made the 53 man roster in 2006 for the New York Giants. He is expected to help fill an expected weak DT spot, and is listed as fourth on the depth chart behind veterans William Joseph and Fred Robbins, and rookie Barry Cofield.
[edit] College Career
During Seawright's freshman season he played againat Clemson, and Maryland. He was also redshirted in 2000. The following year, Jonas played some time on the offensive line, but soon switched back to DT. During this season, he appeared in 11 games, and played an extensive amount of time against Wake Forest, where he made 1 tackle. This year, he gained 7 tackles, 2 of which were solo, while 5 were assists. In a season finale against Duke, Seawright made 3 tackles. He also 2 tackles from a game against Clemson. Seawright's jnior year was when he played in all 12 games, starting 6 of them, against teams such as Florida State, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Virginia, East Carolina, and Arizona State. He ended the year having 10 tackles, 5 of which were primary stops, and the other 5 were assists. This year, Seawright had 3 blocked kicks. These include a blocked extra point against Florida State, and Arizona State. The other was a blocked field goal in the Wake Forest game. Seawright also recorded 2 tackles against Syracuse and Duke.
