Leonta Rheams

American football player (born 1976)
American football player
Leonta Rheams
No. 75
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:August 1, 1976
Tyler, Texas
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Robert E. Lee HS (Tyler, TX)
College:Houston
NFL draft:1998 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115
Career history
  • New England Patriots (1998)
  • Memphis Maniax (2001)

Leonta Rheams (born August 1, 1976) is an American former football defensive tackle. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.[1] He played professionally with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and the Memphis Maniax of the XFL. Rheams played college football for the University of Houston Cougars. In the NFL, he appeared in six games during his only season in the league and made two tackles, one unassisted.[2] In the XFL, he finished sixth on the Maniax with 21 tackles (7 unassisted) with one sack.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. ^ "Leonta Rheams". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Memphis Maniax Roster: Leonta Rheams". all-xfl.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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New England Patriots 1998 NFL draft selections
  • Robert Edwards
  • Tebucky Jones
  • Tony Simmons
  • Rod Rutledge
  • Chris Floyd
  • Greg Spires
  • Leonta Rheams
  • Ron Merkerson
  • Harold Shaw
  • Jason Andersen


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