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class="infobox-caption">Meriweather with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, 2012</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 31, 22</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">Safety</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1984-01-14</span>) </span>January 14, 1984<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 40)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Apopka,_Florida" title="Apopka, Florida">Apopka, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">197 lb (89 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Apopka_High_School" title="Apopka High School">Apopka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami (FL)</a> (2002–2006)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_draft" title="2007 NFL draft">2007</a> / round: 1 / pick: 24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a>–<a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_Pro_Bowl" title="2010 Pro Bowl">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Pro_Bowl" title="2011 Pro Bowl">2010</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2005 College Football All-America Team">2005</a>)</li> <li>2× Second-team All-<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team" title="2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_team" title="2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team">2006</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="Tackle (football move)">Total tackles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">414</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">6.0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Forced fumbles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble recoveries</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interceptions" class="mw-redirect" title="Interceptions">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Defensive touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MeriBr99.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Brandon Meriweather</b> (born January 14, 1984) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">safety</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami Hurricanes</a>, and was selected by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_draft" title="2007 NFL draft">2007 NFL draft</a>. Meriweather also played for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meriweather's mother gave birth to him when she was 13 years old. Meriweather started living with his adopted parents at age 11.<sup id="cite_ref-BrandedUnjustly_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrandedUnjustly-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Apopka_High_School" title="Apopka High School">Apopka High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Apopka,_Florida" title="Apopka, Florida">Apopka, Florida</a>, where he played <a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">high school football</a>. He helped lead his school to the Florida Class 6A state championship as a senior in 2001. He started as a <a href="/wiki/Kick_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kick returner">kick returner</a>, returning four kicks for touchdowns as a senior. He also <a href="/wiki/Varsity_letter" title="Varsity letter">lettered</a> in <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meriweather received an athletic scholarship to attend the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> and played for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami Hurricanes football</a> team. In 2002, he played in three games and had three total tackles before injuring his ankle, and was given a <a href="/wiki/Medical_redshirt" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical redshirt">medical redshirt</a> by the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a>. In 2003, Meriweather played the majority of the season on <a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">special teams</a> and in different nickel and dime packages. He got his first start against <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> as a nickel back. He finished the year with 22 tackles, one interception and five pass break-ups. </p><p>Meriweather played in all 12 games of the 2004 season but only started seven because of a nagging shoulder injury. He contributed 62 tackles, a half sack, two forced fumbles, five pass break-ups and two interceptions. He received the team's 2004 Hard Hitter Award. </p><p>Meriweather was named to the <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-America</a> team as voted by the <a href="/wiki/Football_Writers_Association_of_America" title="Football Writers Association of America">Football Writers Association of America</a> (FWAA) and was also selected first-team All-<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> in 2005. He was also a semi-finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe_Award" title="Jim Thorpe Award">Jim Thorpe Award</a>. He led the team with a career-high 115 tackles, seven pass break-ups, one sack, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and three interceptions. He received the team's Hard Hitter Award for the second consecutive season. </p><p>In 2006 Meriweather was a member of the 50th Anniversary <i><a href="/wiki/Playboy" title="Playboy">Playboy</a></i> Preseason All-America Team and was also on the Thorpe Award watch list for the second straight year. In 12 games, Meriweather registered 91 tackles, one sack, eight pass break-ups and one interception. He was also a semi-finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe_Award" title="Jim Thorpe Award">Jim Thorpe Award</a>, and was voted first-team All-ACC and All-American. He left Miami with the record for most tackles by a defensive back with 293.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meriweather was invited to the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Bowl" title="Senior Bowl">Senior Bowl</a> at the end of the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversies">Controversies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="7th_Floor_Crew">7th Floor Crew</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 7th Floor Crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meriweather was a member of the 7th Floor Crew, a rap group which consisted of several members of the Miami Hurricanes football team, including <a href="/wiki/Greg_Olsen_(American_football)" title="Greg Olsen (American football)">Greg Olsen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Beason" title="Jon Beason">Jon Beason</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tavares_Gooden" title="Tavares Gooden">Tavares Gooden</a>. The group created controversy with their sexually explicit rap lyrics which were criticized as being misogynistic and profane.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Shooting_incident">Shooting incident</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Shooting incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 21, 2006, Meriweather was involved in a shooting incident when teammate Willie Cooper was shot in the buttocks. In self-defense, he returned fire and shot at the unidentified shooters three times. He was not charged with a crime because his gun was owned legally.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Miami-FIU_Brawl">Miami-FIU Brawl</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Miami-FIU Brawl"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Miami-FIU_brawl" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami-FIU brawl">Miami-FIU brawl</a> on October 14, 2006, Meriweather was seen stomping multiple times on several Florida International players on the ground. Meriweather was ultimately suspended by the ACC and Miami for his role in the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is believed that his actions during the brawl and the shooting incident may have caused his draft stock to slip.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Pre-draft measurables </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Arm length</th> <th>Hand span</th> <th><a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th> <th>10-yard split</th> <th>20-yard split</th> <th><a href="/wiki/20-yard_shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="20-yard shuttle">20-yard shuttle</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Three-cone_drill" title="Three-cone drill">Three-cone drill</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>5 ft <span class="frac">10<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in<br />(1.79 m) </td> <td>195 lb<br />(88 kg) </td> <td>31 in<br />(0.79 m) </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in<br />(0.21 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">4.56 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">1.64 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">2.68 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">4.33 s</span></td> <td><span class="nowrap">7.06 s</span></td> <td>35.0 in<br />(0.89 m)</td> <td>9 ft 3 in<br />(2.82 m)</td> <td><span class="nowrap">11 reps</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13">All values from <a href="/wiki/NFL_Combine" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Combine">NFL Combine</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_England_Patriots">New England Patriots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New England Patriots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg/260px-Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="388" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg/390px-Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg/520px-Brandon_meriweather_patriots.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a><figcaption>Meriweather with the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">Patriots</a>, 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Meriweather was selected in the first round (24th overall) of the <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_draft" title="2007 NFL draft">2007 NFL draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>. The pick used to select Meriweather was traded by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Deion_Branch" title="Deion Branch">Deion Branch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his rookie season most of his time was spent on <a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">special teams</a>, and he finished the season with 28 tackles. He played in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLII" title="Super Bowl XLII">Super Bowl XLII</a> as a fourth safety in the Patriots' defense behind <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Harrison" title="Rodney Harrison">Rodney Harrison</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Sanders_(American_football)" title="James Sanders (American football)">James Sanders</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Eugene Wilson (American football)">Eugene Wilson</a>. During his second season in <a href="/wiki/2008_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2008 New England Patriots season">2008</a>, Meriweather recorded his first career interception in Week 2 off <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Brett Favre</a>. After starting strong safety Rodney Harrison suffered a season-ending injury against the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> in Week 7, Meriweather started the final 11 games. In Week 14, Meriweather recorded his first career sack to stifle a late-game <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> drive and secure a Patriots victory. He finished the season with 83 tackles, two sacks, and four interceptions. </p><p>In Week 7, Meriweather had two interceptions against the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>, including one returned 39 yards for a touchdown, and was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started all 16 games and finished the 2009 season with 83 tackles and five interceptions, and was named to his first <a href="/wiki/2010_Pro_Bowl" title="2010 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> as a replacement to the injured <a href="/wiki/Jairus_Byrd" title="Jairus Byrd">Jairus Byrd</a>. </p><p>Meriweather was not part of the Patriots base defense to begin the <a href="/wiki/2010_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2010 New England Patriots season">2010</a> season, something which Meriweather described as a coaching decision as a result of him freelancing in the defense during training camp.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After being replaced as a starter in Weeks 2 and 3 by <a href="/wiki/James_Sanders_(American_football)" title="James Sanders (American football)">James Sanders</a>, Meriweather returned to his starting role in Week 4. </p><p>In Week 6, Meriweather was penalized for a helmet-to-helmet hit on <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> tight end <a href="/wiki/Todd_Heap" title="Todd Heap">Todd Heap</a>. While Heap walked off the field and would later return, the hit, grouped together with other helmet-to-helmet hits on defenseless receivers from NFL players during the week, sparked controversy over the protection of players. The NFL took action the following Tuesday when they fined Meriweather $50,000 for the hit. Following the game, the league announced that it would begin suspending players for dangerous hits, particularly those involving helmet to helmet hits on defenseless receivers.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 16 games played (13 starts), Meriweather recorded 68 tackles, three interceptions, and six passes defensed. He was named to his second <a href="/wiki/2011_Pro_Bowl" title="2011 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> following the season. </p><p>During final cuts on September 3, 2011, Meriweather was released by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Bears">Chicago Bears</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Chicago Bears"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meriweather signed with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> on September 4, 2011, to a one-year deal.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Week 4 of <a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011 NFL season</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a>, he was fined $20,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit against <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(wide_receiver,_born_1979)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Smith (wide receiver, born 1979)">Steve Smith</a>. The week after he was fined $25,000 for an unnecessary roughness penalty due to a late hit after the end of a play against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Bears <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Waddle" title="Tom Waddle">Tom Waddle</a>, negatively criticized Meriweather's tackling technique stating that it doesn't show any regard for the safety of other players.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington_Redskins">Washington Redskins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Washington Redskins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_(7984129072).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_%287984129072%29.jpg/260px-Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_%287984129072%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_%287984129072%29.jpg/390px-Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_%287984129072%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_%287984129072%29.jpg/520px-Brandon_Merriweather_shows_form_%287984129072%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1581" data-file-height="1577" /></a><figcaption>Meriweather with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, 2012</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg/260px-Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg/390px-Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg/520px-Brandon_meriweather_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2296" data-file-height="1868" /></a><figcaption>Meriweather with the Redskins, <a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2014 Washington Redskins season">2014</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Meriweather signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> on March 15, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In practice on September 3, he suffered a sprain in the <a href="/wiki/Medial_collateral_ligament" title="Medial collateral ligament">medial collateral ligament</a> and <a href="/wiki/Posterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Posterior cruciate ligament">posterior cruciate ligament</a> in his left knee.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After missing the first three games, he was expected to make his <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012 season</a> debut in Week 4 against the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ended up colliding with <a href="/wiki/Aldrick_Robinson" title="Aldrick Robinson">Aldrick Robinson</a> during pre-game warmups and both were inactive for the game, due to Meriweather re-injuring his knee and Robinson out with a concussion.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He would finally make his debut for the Redskins in their game against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> on November 18, where he had a significant impact early in the game registering one interception and multiple hard hitting tackles, but left in the second half with a right knee injury. It was confirmed the next day that Meriweather suffered a right ACL tear and would miss the remainder of the 2012 season on <a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">injured reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his <a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a> debut against the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>, Meriweather gave running back <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Lacy" title="Eddie Lacy">Eddie Lacy</a> a concussion after having helmet-to-helmet collision and later gave himself a concussion after another helmet-to-helmet hit with <a href="/wiki/James_Starks" title="James Starks">James Starks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the week two game, he was fined $42,000 for the helmet-to-helmet hit on Lacy.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Week 7 game against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a>, Meriweather was penalized for two illegal hits on receivers, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alshon_Jeffery" title="Alshon Jeffery">Alshon Jeffery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 21, 2013, he was suspended for two games because of repeated violations of the league's helmet-to-helmet policy.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, his suspension was reduced to one game.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The amended one-game suspension was without pay and cost Meriweather $70,588 of his $1.2 million salary for that season.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his late October 2013 suspension, Meriweather made comments to the press about how he would need to change his style of play. "I guess I just got to take people's knees out. That's the only way. I would hate to end a guy's career over a rule, but I guess it's better other people than me getting suspended for longer. You just have to go low now, man. You've got to end people's careers. You got to tear people's ACLs and mess up people's knees. You can't hit them high anymore."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also responded to Brandon Marshall's comments towards him getting kicked out the league with "He feel like I need to be kicked out of the league? You know, I feel like people who beat their girlfriends should be kicked out the league, too. So, you tell me who you'd rather have: Somebody who play aggressive on the field, or somebody who beat up their girlfriend? You know, everybody got their opinion, so that's mine, that's his."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFL discussed the comments with Meriweather and decided not to take disciplinary action against him.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Redskins re-signed him to a one-year contract on March 17. 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 25, 2014, a few days after the Redskins third preseason game, Meriweather was suspended for two games due to an illegal hit on <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Torrey_Smith" title="Torrey Smith">Torrey Smith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a Week 8 win against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>, he had a standout performance. In the overtime victory, he recorded two sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery after cornerback <a href="/wiki/Bashaud_Breeland" title="Bashaud Breeland">Bashaud Breeland</a> stripped <a href="/wiki/DeMarco_Murray" title="DeMarco Murray">DeMarco Murray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Giants">New York Giants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: New York Giants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 16, 2015, Meriweather agreed to terms with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. On December 16, 2015, he was released by the Giants.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 23, 2015, Meriweather was re-signed by the Giants.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Team</th> <th>GP</th> <th>Comb</th> <th>Solo</th> <th>Asst</th> <th>Sack</th> <th>FF</th> <th>FR</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD</th> <th>PD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2007 New England Patriots season">NE</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>27</td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2008_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2008 New England Patriots season">NE</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>83</td> <td>61</td> <td>22</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>25</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2009 New England Patriots season">NE</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>83</td> <td>53</td> <td>30</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>149</td> <td>29.8</td> <td>56</td> <td>1</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2010 New England Patriots season">NE</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>68</td> <td>49</td> <td>19</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>39</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>39</td> <td>0</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2011 Chicago Bears season">CHI</a> </th> <td>11</td> <td>32</td> <td>19</td> <td>13</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2012 Washington Redskins season">WAS</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>25</td> <td>25.0</td> <td>25</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2013_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2013 Washington Redskins season">WAS</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>69</td> <td>53</td> <td>16</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>62</td> <td>31.0</td> <td>32</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2014 Washington Redskins season">WAS</a> </th> <td>10</td> <td>55</td> <td>36</td> <td>19</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_New_York_Giants_season" title="2015 New York Giants season">NYG</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>59</td> <td>43</td> <td>16</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>26</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>26</td> <td>0</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>112</th> <th>483</th> <th>335</th> <th>148</th> <th>6.0</th> <th>9</th> <th>3</th> <th>0</th> <th>17</th> <th>326</th> <th>19.2</th> <th>56</th> <th>1</th> <th>44 </th></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arrest_on_suspicion_of_DWI">Arrest on suspicion of DWI</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Meriweather&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Arrest on suspicion of DWI"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 25, 2012, Meriweather was arrested in <a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington County, Virginia</a>, on suspicion of <a href="/wiki/Driving_under_the_influence" title="Driving under the influence">driving while intoxicated</a>, according to a press account. He was initially stopped for speeding on westbound <a href="/wiki/Interstate_66" title="Interstate 66">I-66</a>, according to Arlington County police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck, who also said that officers detected an odor of alcohol on his breath and performed a field sobriety test, which Meriweather failed. Sternbeck further stated that Meriweather refused a breathalyzer test, was arrested and spent the night in the Arlington County jail. 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