Sean Love
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Sean Fitzgerald Love is a retired American professional football player who played Guard
for three season in the National Football League
with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
and Carolina Panthers
. Love was originally drafted in the 1991 NFL Draft
by the Dallas Cowboys
but did not play with team, instead making his debut two years later with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
. He spent two season with Tampa Bay before joining the expansion Carolina Panthers
in 1995. With the Panthers, Love played in a career high 11 games and made the only start of his professional career. After missing the 1996 season, Love signed with the Philadelphia Eagles
for the 1997 season, however he was cut by the team before playing a game. After failing to make the Eagles, Love retired from professional football.
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
for three season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
and Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
. Love was originally drafted in the 1991 NFL Draft
1991 NFL Draft
The 1991 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 21–22, 1991 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan, New York...
by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
but did not play with team, instead making his debut two years later with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
. He spent two season with Tampa Bay before joining the expansion Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
in 1995. With the Panthers, Love played in a career high 11 games and made the only start of his professional career. After missing the 1996 season, Love signed with the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
for the 1997 season, however he was cut by the team before playing a game. After failing to make the Eagles, Love retired from professional football.