Bart Scott Bio, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Cant Wait, Wfan, Jets, Ravens and Twitter

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Bart Scott Biography

Bart Cott (Full name – Bartholomew Edward Scott) is a former American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was born on August 18, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Scott was signed by the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002 after playing college football for Southern Illinois University. In 2006, Scott was selected to the Pro Bowl.

During his career, he played his first seven years with Ravens before signing with New York Jets in 2009. He then played his final four seasons in the NFL for the Jets. Scott was formerly employed as an NFL analyst for CBS television. Currently, he is employed as the co-host of the WFAN Afternoon Drive sports talk radio show in New York City.

Bart Scott Ravens

In the cause of Bart Scott’s first three years with Baltimore, he was a special teams standout. However, he saw very little time within the defensive rotation. He played in all 16 regular-season games in his rookie season and recorded five tackles and one interception on defense while tying with another teammate to lead the team in special teams tackles at 17.

Scott made his NFL debut at the Carolina Panthers on September 8, 2002. He again played in all 16 games and one post-season game the following season, recording nine tackles and one fumble recovery on defense.

His nineteen special groups tackles, a career-high, ranked second on the team. while playing as a safety and linebacker in the 2004 season, he played in 13 games, making 17 special teams tackles, adding five tackles on defense playing.

On December 3, 2007, Bart Scott was penalized twice for unsportsmanlike conduct in the fourth quarter of the Monday Night Football game against the New England Patriots. The second decision came once Scott picked up the official’s flag from the primary decision and threw it.

Following the game, teammate Samari Rolle made accusations of disrespectful language by the official involved. In his final year with the Ravens, Scott once more started all sixteen games contributing 104 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 5 passes defended.

Bart Scott Jets

Bart Scott became a free agent in 2009 occasioning competition between the Ravens and New York Jets for his services. After the Jets amended their offer by adding a year to the deal, Scott signed the six-year, $48 million contract with the jets on February 27, 2009. This would reunite him with head coach Rex Ryan, his former defensive coach in urban center, whom Scott has stated he would follow anywhere.

Scott’s final two years with the Jets were filled with problems and controversy on and off the field. The day after the Jets missed the playoffs on January 1, 2012, after losing their last 3 games, Scott was fined $10,000 for showing an obscene gesture in front of a cameraman while in the locker room. That same year in September, Scott threatened to assault a photographer in the Jets’ locker room.

He also tried to organize a media boycott; but, it lasted only a few moments. Scott verbally attacked fans later that month, after the Jets gave up 35 second-quarter points in a 49-19 blowout loss to New England.

The Jets didn’t create the playoffs in Scott’s final 2 seasons with the team golf shot up a combined record of 14–18. According to Pro Football Focus, Scott ranked last among inside linebackers in tackling efficiency in 2012. On February 19, 2013, Scotts the Jets released Scott.

Bart Scott Age

Scott was born on August 18, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He played for the Baltimore Ravens for seven years before joining the New York Jets for four seasons. Scotts is 39 years old in 2019.

Bart Scott Wife

Scott is married to Darnesha Scott since the year 2005. The couple has three children, two sons, Bartholomew and Bryce and a daughter, Gisele. Ironically, Scott does not want any of his sons to play football because of the concussion issue.

Bart Scott Net Worth | Career Earnings

Scott is a former American football player who was born in Detroit, Michigan. He played excellent football throughout high school but struggled academically. Scott has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars and an annual salary of $4.2 million. While it is relatively easy to calculate his salary and net worth, it is fairly difficult to determine how much Scott made from his career.

Bart Scott Can’t Wait

In a post-game interview with Sal Paolantonio, after the Jets playoff upset of the Patriots, Bart Scott said the phrase, “CAN’T WAIT”. This phrase went viral due to its uniqueness, becoming the center of discussions due to the pure form of emotions it expressed. Gifs were also made from the interview video.

In a subsequent interview with SportsCenter anchor Chris McKendry, Scott confirmed that he had patented the phrase. Scott patented the phrase the next day and it quickly went viral on YouTube.

Bart Scott Wfan

In November 2017, Scott along with Chris Carlin and Maggie Gray was selected as the replacement, for longtime WFAN host Mike Francesa. Carlin and Scott began hosting on the Monday after Francesa’s last show, on December 18, 2017.

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