 Nesbit at the 2010 Saints Super Bowl parade | |||||
| No. 63, 64, 67 | |||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | December 17, 1976 Heidelberg, West Germany | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 328 lb (149 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Summerville (Summerville, South Carolina) | ||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Jamar Kendric Nesbit (born December 17, 1976) is a former American football guard. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. Nesbit has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.
He was suspended for four games during the 2008–2009 season for using a performance-enhancing drug. He had been using StarCaps, which contained the illegal loop diuretic bumetanide, which is used to mask steroids or performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). While serving his suspension, he lost his starting job to Carl Nicks. In 2010, Nesbit sued the NFL, claiming that they knew that bumetanide was in StarCaps, but they did not notify any of the players.[1]
He played football[clarification needed] at Summerville High School and was part of the Green Wave for John McKissick, the winningest American football coach. He played college football at the University of South Carolina.
After going undrafted in the 1999 NFL Draft, he signed as a free agent with Carolina Panthers.
In 2003, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He signed with the New Orleans Saints. In 2009, Nesbit won his first Super Bowl ring with the New Orleans Saints.
Nesbit's son, Bryson, is an all-conference tight end for the North Carolina Tar Heels.