Bart Scott, a former American football player, is now known as a football analyst. He was a member of the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He began his career as a footballer at a very young age.
The incredible talent Scott showed in playing football since childhood led him into the NFL. After being released from his professional football career, Scott appeared on television and radio as a sports analyst, especially in football.
Let’s have an in-depth look at the profile of Bart Scott.
Bart Scott’s Early Life And Education
Bartholomew Edward Scott, better known as Bart Scott was born in Michigan, USA, on 18 August 1980. He was born as the son of Bart Capers and Dorita Adam. he has two sisters named Curtice Scott and Dawnyell Scott.
Scott played running back and linebacker for the football squad at Southeastern High School in Detroit. His high school football team was coached by Drake Wilkins. Scott led the team in rushing during his senior season with 635 yards gained from his 76 tackles.
Despite receiving more than 100 recruitment letters, Scott received few scholarship offers from colleges due to his low SAT scores. Later, Scott raised his exam results to maintain his eligibility. Thus he got a scholarship at Southern Illinois University.
After becoming a professional football player, he returned to his high school and sponsored new uniforms and equipment in 2005. In 2007, he gave money to the school to improve their weight room.
Bart Scott’s Career
Football Career In College
Scott played linebacker and safety for the Southern Illinois Salukis football team at Southern Illinois University. During his junior days, he had some issues with their defensive coordinator and was suspended from the team for the final six games of that season.
Towards the end of the year, the entire coaching staff of the team was fired and Scott came back to the game then.
With 127 tackles and 5.5 sacks in his senior season, Scott led the team and was named the first team of the gateway Conference.
Jerry Kill, their head coach was pretty impressed by Scott and he suggested Scott to several NFL organisations. The only team that was sent out to Scott was the Baltimore Ravens.
Scott made an impression on the scout, and three days after the 2002 NFL Draft, Scott signed a deal with the Ravens despite going undrafted.
Scott eventually went back to Southern Illinois in 20055 to complete his academics and earned his degree in economics.
Professional Career As A Footballer
In 2002, Scott signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens, which marked the beginning of his professional career as a footballer.
Scott was impressive to everyone in the team for the first three years after the contract with Baltimore Ravens. He didn’t spend much time on defence, though.
In his rookie season, he participated in all 16 games of the regular season, recording five defensive tackles and one interception while sharing the team lead with another player in special teams tackles with 17.
On September 8, 2002, he played his first NFL game for the Carolina Panthers. After playing for years with the Baltimore Ravens, he left the team in 2009.
Scott was a free agent in 2009 and was in demand from both the Ravens and the New York Jets. On February 27, 2009, Scott agreed to a six-year contract of $48 million with the Jets after the team modified its first offer by adding a year.
In his debut season with New York, Scott started every game and recorded 92 tackles and a sack.
Scott’s final two years with the New York Jets were marked with controversies and struggles both on and off the field. Scott was released by the Jets on 19 February 2013.
Television And Radio Broadcasting Career
Scott retired and was hired by CBS Sports as an analyst for CBS Sports Network’s Other pregame Show after receiving some interest from teams during the off-season.
It was revealed in February 2014 that Scott would work with CBS’ NFL Today during the upcoming campaign. But in 2017, Scott was declared to have been replaced by Nate Burleson.
In November 2017, it was announced that Scott would take over for longtime WFAN presenter Mike Francesa during the afternoon drive, along with Chris Carlin and Maggie GRay.
In 2020 January, Scott and Alan Hahn debuted a regional programme for ESPN New York in the mid-day period that was formerly held by Stephen A. Smith.
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Bart Scott’s Personal Life
Scott was born and brought up in Detroit, Michigan. The surroundings he grew up in were poor and dark. That is the streets were violence-filled and the neighbourhood was drug-infested. Scott stayed away from all this according to his parent’s guidance.
Scott was a person who does lots of charity for his community. As we mentioned earlier, he used to give uniforms, equipment and money to his school for their development.
He is the founder of a charity organisation, A Son Never Forgets, which is for people who are suffering from paralysis. The foundation was established in October 2006. He dedicated his wealth to his neighbourhood for their better development.
Scott married Darnesha Scott and they together have two sons and a daughter.
Bart Scott: Controversies
During his career as a footballer, Scott has come across various controversies. Most of them were the issues regarding his misbehaviour.
During his junior year in college, he was suspended from playing in the team by their defensive coordinator for eating in the locker room while a meeting was conducted. After the replacement of the entire coaching team, Scott started to play again in his final years.
When Scott played for the Baltimore Ravens, he came across penalties two times, one was for his unsportsmanlike conduct and the other was for throwing away the official flag. Later, he was accused by several teammates of having disrespectful language.
Scott later appeared in many TV shows while playing with the Jets. he created certain controversies in the shows also. During the end of his games with the Jets, he was fined for showing unwanted gestures to the cameraman. He was again in scandal for threatening a photographer in the locker room.
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