Carlos Emmons



Carlos Antoine Emmons (born September 3, 1973 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an American football linebacker in the National Football League.

Emmons started playing football in seventh grade as an offensive linemen before moving to wide receiver in eighth grade. He attended Greenwood High School and played defensive back and linebacker. After high school, he played college football at Arkansas State University where he was a four-year starter. He earned second team All-Big West Conference honors following his senior season, when he had 63 tackles, including four sacks.

Emmons was drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played for the Steelers until 1999. In 2000, he began playing with the Philadelphia Eagles. He signed as free agent by the New York Giants in March 2004 and was released by them on February 12, 2007