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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 2, 1979 Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 238[1] lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Beaufort (NC) East Carteret | ||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||||||
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Levar Depree Fisher (born July 2, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was with the Arizona Cardinals from 2002 to 2004 and in the off-season of 2005 the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at North Carolina State University.
Fisher attended East Carteret High School in Beaufort, North Carolina, where he was a three-year letterman in football. As a senior, he rushed for 1043 yards on offense, and on defense, made 147 tackles (14 for losses).
A four-year starter for the Wolfpack, Fisher was the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and a first-team All-ACC selection in 2000 and 2001. He finished his career with 492 tackles, 12 sacks and 9 fumbles caused. In 2000, he led the nation in tackles per game with 15.1. He was a 2001 Sports Illustrated first-team All-American LB, with Rocky Calmus and E. J. Henderson.
Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2002 NFL Draft, Fisher's career was short lived because of knee problems.[2] He was later signed by the New Orleans Saints and left the NFL in 2005.
Fisher currently[when?] works as a motivational speaker.[3] He wrote the book Hold On to Your Dreams, published in 2011.[4]