Seawright attended Orangeburg Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg, South Carolina and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter, and was an All-State honoree as a senior. As a junior, he posted 175 tackles and 5 sacks.
College career
During his college years, he played for University of North Carolina. During Seawright's freshman season, he played against 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 junior year 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.
Professional career
New York Giants
Seawright made the 53 man roster in 2006 for the New York Giants and played in nine games,[1] but in 2007 the Giants, with many talented defensive lineman, made the decision to cut him.[2] Jonas Seawright became a fan favorite on the Giants.com message board. While most fans never expected him to make a major impact in the trenches, 'The Legend of Jonas Seawright'thread is one of fond memories for Giants.com message boarders for its witty bon mots, many done in the 'Chuck Norris...' motif.
Dallas Cowboys
Seawright was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on May 18, 2009.
References
^"Jonas makes strides to attain the starting Nose Tackle spot". Giants.com. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
^Michael Eisen. "Hasselback, Huston, Seawright among cuts". giants.com. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
External links
Just Sports Stats
January 07, 2023
jonas, seawright, jonas, salley, seawright, born, april, 1982, former, american, football, defensive, tackle, signed, york, giants, undrafted, free, agent, 2005, played, college, football, north, carolina, 69position, defensive, tacklepersonal, informationborn. Jonas Salley Seawright born April 12 1982 is a former American football defensive tackle He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005 He played college football at North Carolina Jonas SeawrightNo 69Position Defensive tacklePersonal informationBorn 1982 04 12 April 12 1982 age 40 Height 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Weight 335 lb 152 kg Career informationCollege North CarolinaUndrafted 2005Career historyNew York Giants 2005 2006 Dallas Cowboys 2009 New York Sentinels 2009 Hartford Colonials 2010 Sacramento Mountain Lions 2011 San Antonio Talons 2012 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTackles 1Sacks 0Forced fumbles 0Player stats at NFL comSeawright was also a member of the Dallas Cowboys New York Sentinels and Hartford Colonials Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 New York Giants 3 2 Dallas Cowboys 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditSeawright attended Orangeburg Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg South Carolina and was a letterman in football In football he was a two year starter and was an All State honoree as a senior As a junior he posted 175 tackles and 5 sacks College career EditDuring his college years he played for University of North Carolina During Seawright s freshman season he played against 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 junior year 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 Professional career EditNew York Giants Edit Seawright made the 53 man roster in 2006 for the New York Giants and played in nine games 1 but in 2007 the Giants with many talented defensive lineman made the decision to cut him 2 Jonas Seawright became a fan favorite on the Giants com message board While most fans never expected him to make a major impact in the trenches The Legend of Jonas Seawright thread is one of fond memories for Giants com message boarders for its witty bon mots many done in the Chuck Norris motif Dallas Cowboys Edit Seawright was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on May 18 2009 References Edit Jonas makes strides to attain the starting Nose Tackle spot Giants com Retrieved 2009 05 18 Michael Eisen Hasselback Huston Seawright among cuts giants com Retrieved 2008 09 11 External links EditNorth Carolina Tar Heels bio Just Sports Stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonas Seawright amp oldid 1073680404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
