Eric Weddle (born January 4, 1985) is an American football safety for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League.
Weddle grew up in Alta Loma, California and attended local Alta Loma High School. At Alta Loma, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was a three-time All-League selection and a two-time All-CIF selection.
Weddle added first-team All-Area accolades from the Los Angeles Times and the Inland Vall...
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Eric Weddle (born January 4, 1985) is an American football safety for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League.
Weddle grew up in Alta Loma, California and attended local Alta Loma High School. At Alta Loma, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was a three-time All-League selection and a two-time All-CIF selection.
Weddle added first-team All-Area accolades from the Los Angeles Times and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The second team All-Southern Section also received All-Region honors from Rivals.com and Student Sport Magazine. He was named the team’s Best Receiver and MVP as a senior.
The team captain had 129 tackles, five interceptions, four forced fumbles and five recovered fumbles on defense, adding 587 yards rushing, 22 touchdowns, 965 yards passing and five scoring tosses as a senior. He led Alta Loma High to the 2000 Mt. Baldy League championship.
Upon enrolling at the University of Utah in 2003, Weddle was immediately put into...
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