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— Key Transactions —

• Signed with the Ravens as a free agent on 3/16/16
• Re-signed with the Chargers on 7/29/11
• Originally selected by San Diego in the second round (37th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft

— Honors —

• Three-time Pro Bowler (2011, 2013-14)
• Associated Press first-team All-Pro (2011, 2014)
• Associated Press second-team All-Pro (2010, 2012-13)
• The Sporting News first-team All-Pro (2011, 2014)
• PFWA All-NFL (2014)
• PFWA All-AFC (2013-14)
• PFW/PFWA first-team All-Pro (2011-12, 2014)
• Sports Illustrated first-team All-Pro (2011)
• CBSSports.com first-team All-Pro (2012)
• Chargers Defensive Player of the Year (2011, 2013-14)
• Chargers Most Valuable Player (2012)

— Career Highlights —

• Owns 813 tackles (648 solo), 19 INTs (3 returned for TDs), 70 PD, 6.5 sacks (-31,5 yards), 5 FFs and 4 FRs
• Entering 2016, his 19-career INTs tie (Glover Quin) for sixth most among active NFL safeties and 10th most at his position since he entered the league in 2007
• Made 86-consecutive starts (2010-15) for the Chargers and started all 16 games six times (2008, 2010-14) during nine years in San Diego
• Shared the NFL lead (Kyle Arrington and Charles Woodson) with a career-high 7 INTs in 2011
• Posted a team- and career-high 125 tackles in 2008
• Scored on a FR, returning it a Chargers’ franchise-record 86 yards, vs. Atl. (11/30/08)

— Personal —

• Married his high school sweetheart, Chanel, in July 2005, and the couple have four children: Brooklyn, Silver, Gaige and Kamri...Chanel surprised Eric with the news that she was pregnant with Brooklyn on the day he was drafted...Chanel played soccer at Utah State
• Frequently plays basketball and golf and enjoys movie nights and bowling with his family...Hit his first-ever hole-in-one in Jan. 2014 and has a single-digit handicap
• “No Excuses, No Regrets: The Eric Weddle Story” by Trent Toone chronicles Weddle’s rise in the NFL

— Season Recaps —

2015: (San Diego Chargers – 13/13)

• Led the Chargers secondary with 75 tackles (52 solo), adding a half-sack, 6 PD and 1 FR, before being placed on Injured Reserve (groin) on 12/28
• Notched 3 tackles (1 solo) at Oak. (12/24) before leaving the contest due to a second-quarter injury (groin)
• Led the team with a career-high 3 PD, adding 6 stops (4 solo), vs. Den. (12/6)
• Registered a season-high 13 tackles (9 solo) and 1 FR on Monday Night Football vs. Chi. (11/9) after missing two games due to injury (groin)
• Posted 10 tackles, a half-sack and 1 ST stop vs. Cle. (10/4)

2014: (San Diego Chargers – 16/16)

• Earned his third Pro Bowl, Chargers Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pro accolades after recording a team-high 104 tackles (82 solo), 1 INT, 8 PD and 2 FFs
• Tallied 9 tackles (7 solo) and 1 FF in the 38-35 OT victory at SF (12/20)...Set up a game-winning field goal by forcing a fumble on the second play of the extra period
• Recorded a team- and season-high 11 tackles (9 solo) and 1 FF at Den. (10/23)
• Posted 10 tackles (8 solo) and 2 special teams stops in his 100th-career start vs. KC (10/19)
• Notched 4 stops (3 solo) and helped secure a 33-14 victory vs. Jax. (9/28) with a fourth-quarter INT (returned 17 yards)

2013: (San Diego Chargers – 16/16, 2/2)

• Earned Pro Bowl and Chargers Defensive Player of the Year honors after totaling a team-high 103 tackles (78 solo), 1 sack, 2 INTs, 9 PD, 1 FF and 2 FRs...Started both postseason contests, posting 10 tackles (6 solo), 1 PD and 1 ST stop
• Recorded a game-high 12 tackles (9 solo), 2 TFL and 2 special teams stops in the 27-24 OT victory vs. KC (12/29)...Extended the Chargers’ game-winning drive by converting a first down on a 2-yard rush on fourth-and-2 in OT
• Set up a San Diego scoring drive (scored three plays later) with a second-quarter INT, adding 4 tackles (2 solo) and 1 QB hit in the game, vs. Oak. (12/22)
• Posted 6 tackles (5 solo), 1 INT (returned 21 yards), 1 TFL, 1 ST stop and 1 FR, which he returned 27 yards to set up a fourth-quarter field goal, vs. Cin. (12/1)
• Sealed a 41-38 victory at KC (11/24) with a tackle, FF and FR on the game’s final play...Finished with 5 tackles (all solo)
• Registered a season- and game-high 14 tackles (8 solo) in his 100th-career games at Was. (11/3)
• Posted 6 stops and 1 PD, including a touchdown-saving tackle on the San Diego 1-yard line (resulted in a fumble and Chargers’ touchback), in the 30-21 victory vs. Dal. (9/29)

2012: (San Diego Chargers – 16/16)

• Named the Chargers’ MVP with a team-high 97 tackles (83 solo), 1 sack, 3 INTs (1 returned for a TD), 8 PD and 2 FFs
• Posted 8 stops (7 solo) and a 6-yard first-down carry on a fourth-and-1 fake punt in the second quarter vs. Oak. (12/30)
• Posted a game-high-tying 10 tackles (7 solo) and executed a fake punt with a four-yard run for first down from team’s own 28-yard line late in third quarter vs. Car. (12/16)
• Returned a QB Peyton Manning INT 23 yards for a TD, ending Manning’s streak of 231-straight passes at home without a pick, at Den. (11/18)...Finished with 6 tackles (5 solo)Strip-sacked
• QB Drew Brees on the Saints’ opening drive, finishing the game with 7 tackles (6 solo), at NO (10/7)
• Notched INTs at KC (9/30) and vs. Ten. (9/16), posting 5 and 3 tackles, respectively, in those games

2011: (San Diego Chargers – 16/16)

• Garnered Pro Bowl, Chargers Defensive Player of Year and first-team All-Pro honors after totaling 84 tackles (66 solo), a career-high 7 INTs (tied for NFL’s most) and 11 PD
• Intercepted QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, his career-best seventh INT of the season, and posted 3 stops (2 solo) vs. Buf. (12/11)
• Set up a San Diego scoring drive with a second-quarter INT, tallying 4 tackles (all solo) in the game, on Monday Night Football at Jax. (12/5)
• Established a career high with 2 INTs and recorded 7 tackles (all solo) on Monday Night Football at KC (10/31)
• Secured a TD-saving INT (returned 25 yards) on the San Diego goal-line, adding 6 tackles (5 solo), at NYJ (10/23)
• Sealed a 26-16 victory vs. Mia. (10/2) with a fourth-quarter INT, posting 8 tackles (6 solo) and 1 QB hit in the contest
• Intercepted a fourth-quarter QB Matt Cassel pass with :55 seconds remaining to clinch a 20-17 victory vs. KC (9/25)...Had 3 tackles (2 solo) in the game

2010: (San Diego Chargers – 16/16)

• Earned Associated Press second-team All-Pro recognition after totaling 95 tackles (79 solo), a half-sack, 2 INTs (1 returned for a TD) and 10 PD
• Recorded 6 tackles (5 solo) and 1 INT at Den. (1/2/11)
• Totaled a career-high 16 tackles (11 solo) and 1 PD at Cin. (12/26)
• Returned a QB Peyton Manning INT 41 yards for a TD, adding 4 stops (all solo) and 2 PD, at Ind. (11/28)
• Deflected QB Matt Schaub’s pass intended for WR Jacoby Jones in the end zone, finishing the game with 8 stops (7 solo), 1 TFL and 2 PD, in the 29-23 victory at Hou. (11/7)

2009: (San Diego Chargers – 13/13, 1/1)

• Led the Chargers’ defensive backs with 82 tackles (68 solo), adding 1.5 sacks, 2 INTs (1 returned for a TD), 7 PD and a career-high 7 TFL
• Recorded a team-high 8 tackles (all solo), 1 sack and 1 TFL in the Divisional Playoff vs. NYJ (1/17/10)
• Secured a third-quarter INT, helping clinch a No. 2 playoff seed and 42-17 victory, at Ten. (12/25)...Had 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 INT, 1 TFL and 2 PD in the contest
• Returned a QB Chad Henne INT 31 yards (his first-career INT-TD), adding 7 tackles (6 solo), vs. Mia. (9/27)
• Tallied a team-high and season-best 10 tackles (9 solo), including 1 TFL, vs. Bal. (9/20)

2008: (San Diego Chargers – 16/16, 2/2)

• Established a career high with a team-leading 125 tackles (103 solo), adding 1 sack (-3 yards), 1 INT, 5 PD and 1 FR (returned a franchise-record 86 yards for a TD)
• Registered a game-high 11 stops (9 solo), including 1 sack and 1 TFL, in the Divisional Playoff at Pit. (1/11/09)
• Posted 7 tackles (6 solo), including 1 TFL, and a game-high 3 PD in the Wild Card game vs. Ind. (1/3/09)
• Tallied a season-high-tying 11 tackles (10 solo) and 1 PD in the AFC West clinching 52-21 victory vs. Den. (12/28)...Also posted 11 stops at Pit. (11/16) and vs. Car. (9/7)
• Returned a FR 86 yards (franchise record) for his first-career TD vs. Atl. (11/30)...Finished with 10 tackles (7 solo)
• Intercepted a QB Brett Favre pass, setting up a San Diego scoring drive the following possession, vs. NYJ (9/22)...Had 7 tackles (5 solo) in the game

2007: (San Diego Chargers – 15/0, 3/0)

• Had 48 tackles (37 solo), 1 sack (-5 yards), 1 INT and 6 PD
• Recorded 12 tackles (7 solo) and 1 INT in three playoff games...Intercepted a QB Peyton Manning pass in the end zone in the Divisional Playoff at Ind. (1/13/08)
• Secured his first-career INT, adding 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 QB hit and 1 PD, vs. Hou. (10/28)
• Recorded 4 tackles (all solo), 1 sack and 2 QB hits in his NFL debut vs. Chi. (9/9)

— College —

• Two-time Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of Year and first-team All-MWC honoree (2005-06)...Tabbed a first-team (senior) and second-team (junior) All-America recipient...Named to Utah’s Football Leadership Committee (2004) and earned freshman All-America recognition (2003)
• Became the only MWC player to score a passing, rushing, INT- and FR-TD in a season (2006) and career
• Competed in 48 games (45 starts) at Utah, totaling 277 tackles (165 solo), a conference-record 18 INTs (3 returned for TDs), a school-record 9 FFs, 22.5 TFL and 10 sacks
• Posted 64 stops (40 solo), a MWC-record-tying 7 INTs (second in school history), 1 FF, 3 FRs, 2.5 TFL and 1 sack as a senior in 2006...Named Walter Camp National Player of Week after registering 3 INTs (2 returned for TDs) and 1 rushing score vs. San Diego State
• Majored in special education at Utah

— High School —

• Prepped at Alta Loma (CA) HS, where he was a two-time Mt. Baldy League Offensive and Defensive MVP, three-time all-league honoree, two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation recipient and Mt. Baldy Rookie of the Year
• Recorded 129 tackles, 5 INTs, 4 FFs, 5 FRs, 587 rushing yards, 965 passing yards and 27 overall TDs as a senior in 2002
• Also lettered in basketball and baseball

— Weddle’s Community Impact —

• Weddle, whose grandmother is a two-time breast cancer survivor, supports awareness for the illness
• Joined London Bella to create a “Game Day” jewelry collection, benefiting domestic violence victims
• Tutored students with learning disabilities while he was a student-athlete at Utah