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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name                = Anthony Weaver
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| current_team        = Miami Dolphins
| position            = [[Defensive coordinator]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1980|7|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Abilene, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| height_ft           = 6
| height_in           = 3
| weight_lbs          = 290
| high_school         = [[Saratoga Springs High School|Saratoga Springs (NY)]]
| college             = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| draftyear           = 2002
| draftround          = 2
| draftpick           = 52
| career_position     =de
| career_number       = 98, 92
| pastteams           = 
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{nfly|2002}}–{{nfly|2005}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{nfly|2006}}–{{nfly|2008}})
| pastcoaching        = 
* [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] ([[2010 Florida Gators football|2010]])<br>Graduate assistant
* [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]] ([[2011 North Texas Mean Green football|2011]])<br>Linebackers coach
* [[New York Jets]] ({{nfly|2012}})<br>Assistant defensive line coach
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{nfly|2013}})<br>Defensive line coach
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{nfly|2014}}–{{nfly|2015}})<br>Defensive line coach
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{nfly|2016}}–{{nfly|2019}})<br>Defensive line coach
* Houston Texans ({{nfly|2020}})<br>Defensive coordinator & defensive line coach
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{nfly|2021}})<br>Defensive line coach & run game coordinator
* Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2022|2023}})<br>Assistant head coach & defensive line coach
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{nfly|2024}}{{endash}}present)<br>Defensive coordinator
| highlights          = 
* All-Freshman First-team by ''Football News'' (1998)
| statleague          = NFL
| statlabel1          = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1          = 265
| statlabel2          = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2          = 15.5
| statlabel3          = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3          = 5
| statlabel4= [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4= 5
| statlabel5= [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5= 3
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| overall_record      = <!--{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}-->
| pfr                 = WeavAn20
| pfrcoach            = WeavAn0
}}

'''Anthony Lee Weaver'''<ref name="databasefootball.com">{{cite web |title=Anthony Weaver Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards |url=http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WEAVEANT01 |website=databaseFootball.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123111721/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WEAVEANT01 |access-date=23 September 2023|url-status=usurped | archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref> (born July 28, 1980) is an American professional [[American football|football]] coach and former player who is the [[defensive coordinator]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He previously served for the [[Cleveland Browns]], the [[Buffalo Bills]], the [[Baltimore Ravens]], the [[Houston Texans]] and the [[New York Jets]]. Weaver was a [[college football]] [[defensive end]] at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] and was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the [[2002 NFL draft]]. He also previously played for the Texans.

==Early life==
Weaver was born in [[Abilene, Texas]] on July 28, 1980.<ref name="databasefootball.com"/> He attended [[Saratoga Springs High School]] in [[Saratoga Springs]], [[New York (state)|New York]].

==Playing career==
{{NFL predraft
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|    height in = 3 1/2
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| twenty split = 2.87
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|   cone drill = 7.37
|     vertical = 32.5
|     broad ft = 9
|     broad in = 1
|        bench = 24
|     arm span = 33 1/8
|    hand span = 9 3/4
|         note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1975&DraftYear=2002 |title=2002 NFL Draft Scout Anthony Weaver College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=May 23, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===Baltimore Ravens===
Weaver was selected by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the [[2002 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In four seasons for the Ravens, he started 54 regular season games, as well as one playoff game.

===Houston Texans===
In March 2006, Weaver signed a free-agent contract with the [[Houston Texans]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |author-link=Len Pasquarelli |date=2006-03-12 |title=Texans nab DE Weaver as part of defensive makeover |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2364565 |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He spent three seasons in Houston, where he started 44 regular season games.

===NFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Team !! GP !! COMB !! TOTAL !! AST !! SACK !! FF !! FR !! FR YDS !! INT !! IR YDS !! AVG IR !! LNG IR !! TD !! PD
|-
| [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 Baltimore Ravens season|BAL]] || 16 || 29 || 25 || 4 || 3.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Baltimore Ravens season|BAL]] || 15 || 35 || 26 || 9 || 5.0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
| [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 Baltimore Ravens season|BAL]] || 16 || 39 || 35 || 4 || 4.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 Baltimore Ravens season|BAL]] || 10 || 33 || 28 || 5 || 2.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 Houston Texans season|HOU]] || 15 || 35 || 26 || 9 || 1.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 0 || 6
|-
| [[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 Houston Texans season|HOU]] || 15 || 41 || 32 || 9 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2008 NFL season|2008]] || [[2008 Houston Texans season|HOU]] || 16 || 45 || 28 || 17 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 1
|-
| Career || || 103 || 257 || 200 || 57 || 15.5 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 3 || 30 || 10 || 21 || 0 || 20
|}<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Anthony Weaver Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/3580/anthony-weaver|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref>

'''Key'''
* '''GP''': games played
* '''COMB''': combined tackles
* '''TOTAL''': total tackles
* '''AST''': assisted tackles
* '''SACK''': sacks
* '''FF''': forced fumbles
* '''FR''': fumble recoveries 
* '''FR YDS''': fumble return yards
* '''INT''': interceptions
* '''IR YDS''': interception return yards
* '''AVG IR''': average interception return
* '''LNG''': longest interception return
* '''TD''': interceptions returned for touchdown
* '''PD''': passes defensed

==Coaching career==
===College coaching===
====Florida====
In 2010, Weaver was hired as a defensive graduate assistant at the [[University of Florida]] by [[Urban Meyer]].

====North Texas====
When defensive line coach [[Dan McCarney]] took the head coaching job at the [[University of North Texas]], Weaver was named interim defensive line coach for the Outback Bowl. Shortly after the bowl game, Weaver reunited with McCarney as the linebackers coach for the Mean Green.

===NFL===
====New York Jets====
In February 2012, Weaver was hired by the [[New York Jets]] as their assistant defensive line coach under head coach [[Rex Ryan]]. Weaver previously played for Ryan for four years as a Raven.

====Buffalo Bills====
In January 2013, Weaver was hired by the [[Buffalo Bills]] as their defensive line coach under head coach [[Doug Marrone]].

====Houston Texans====
In 2016, Weaver was hired by the [[Houston Texans]] as their defensive line coach under head coach [[Bill O'Brien (American football)|Bill O'Brien]].

On January 20, 2020, Weaver was promoted to defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-hire-Anthony-Weaver-defensive-coordinator-14989254.php|title=Texans tab their replacement for defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel|last=Wilson|first=Aaron|date=2020-01-20|website=HoustonChronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>

====Baltimore Ravens====
On January 22, 2021, Weaver was hired by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] as their defensive line coach and run game coordinator. In February 2022, he was promoted to assistant head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oestreicher |first=Kevin |date=2022-02-24 |title=Ravens promote DL coach Anthony Weaver to assistant head coach |url=https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/23/ravens-promote-dl-coach-anthony-weaver-to-assistant-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Ravens Wire|publisher=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2024, Weaver was interviewed for the head coach position of the [[Atlanta Falcons]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Waack | first=Terrin | title=Falcons announce completed interview with Anthony Weaver | website=Atlanta Falcons| date=2024-01-15 | url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/completed-head-coach-interview-anthony-weaver-baltimore-ravens | access-date=2025-06-07}}</ref> as well as the [[Washington Commanders]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jan 8, 2024 |title=Commanders requested permission to interview Ravens assoc HC and DL coach Anthony Weaver for their head coach job, per source. |url=https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1744392512456769721}}</ref>

====Miami Dolphins====
On February 3, 2024, Weaver was hired by the [[Miami Dolphins]] as their defensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/dolphins-name-weaver-defensive-coordinator |title=Dolphins Name Weaver Defensive Coordinator |website=MiamiDolphins.com |date=February 3, 2024| access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Weaver is the son of Ralph and Melania Weaver.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/magazine/grant_20020410.html |title=Family matters |author=Alan Grant |publisher=ESPN|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> Weaver and his wife Kristin have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/weaver_anthony/f06d8904-73fc-41fb-99bf-37f58a741a56 |title=Buffalo Bills: Anthony Weaver |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314011321/http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/weaver_anthony/f06d8904-73fc-41fb-99bf-37f58a741a56 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010, Weaver was inducted into the Saratoga High Blue Streaks Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saratogaschools.org/athletics.cfm?subpage=539011|title=Saratoga Springs City School District}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2011, he was inducted into the Capital Region Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://poststar.com/blogs/ps_varsity/football/capital-region-hall-of-fame-inductions/article_63ceb9a9-a005-5f3e-a356-43aa7d3f220a.html|title = Capital Region Football Hall of Fame inductions| date=August 7, 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/coaches-roster/anthony-weaver Miami Dolphins profile]

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