Robert Weathers
American football running back
Robert James Weathers (born September 13, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 40th overall by the Patriots in the second round of the 1982 NFL draft. His brother, Clarence Weathers, also played in the NFL.
1982 season
Weathers' rookie season saw him post 83 yards rushing in 6 games, starting 2. Tony Collins would handle the majority of the touches in 1982 for the team (as he would throughout Weathers' career), but Weathers still managed to score a touchdown on September 12 at the Baltimore Colts.
1983 season
Weathers posted 630 total yards from scrimmage during the 1983 season, which included 418 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, which came on a 9-yard rush against the Baltimore Colts on September 4, 1983.
In 1983, the Patriots would sign Weathers' brother, Clarence Weathers, who would play alongside Robert until the end of Robert's career.
1984 season
Weathers made only 2 appearances in 1984, making no starts. In total Weathers was only on the active roster for four total games due to an injury to his right knee on a clipping penalty at Miami, which occurred on September 9. Due to this injury, Weathers had and Arthroscopy procedure and ended up placed on IR on September 13. Though he was reactivated on December 8, he recorded no statistics this season.
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