(1981-11-17) November 17, 1981 (age 42) Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:
185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:
Texas (Texarkana, Texas)
College:
Texas
NFL draft:
2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Bears (2004–2009)
San Diego Chargers (2010)*
Detroit Lions (2010)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Texas (2011-2013) Student assistant coach
Chicago Bears (2016) Intern assistant coach
Trinity International University (2017) Cornerback coach
Carmel Catholic (2018-2019) Assistant Coach
Texas (2020) volunteer assistant coach
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (2005)
Pro Bowl (2005)
Second-team All-American (2003)
First-team All-Big 12 (2003)
2× Second-team All-Big 12 (2001, 2002)
2001 Big 12 South champion
2002 Big 12 South co-champion
2003 Cotton Bowl Classic champion
2001 Holiday Bowl champion
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
193
Sacks:
1.0
Forced fumbles:
2
Fumble recoveries:
1
Interceptions:
20
Total touchdowns:
3
Player stats at PFR
Nathaniel DeWayne Vasher (born November 17, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American for the Texas Longhorns where he played college football for four seasons. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft and with them became a Pro Bowler and played in Super Bowl XLI. He was also a member of the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions.
Nathaniel DeWayne Vasher (born November 17, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for seven seasons in the National...
to tie a record 108-yard return for a touchdown shared by teammate NathanVasher. Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Jets – Game summary at Giants...
Denver Broncos on September 30, 2002. This record was later broken by NathanVasher on a 108-yard field goal return, tied by Devin Hester and eventually...
field goal for a 108-yard touchdown. The record tied former teammate NathanVasher's previous record, which was set almost a year earlier. Hester set a...
was crushed when Brooks' pass to Az-Zahir Hakim was intercepted by NathanVasher. The win was the Bears' fourth-straight, which hasn't been accomplished...
Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers NathanVasher, cornerback for the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions Eric Warfield, cornerback...
forced fumble in eight games and seven starts. In 2005, Tillman and NathanVasher were named the starting cornerback duo to begin the regular season....
coaching intern with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2018, he and former Bear NathanVasher joined the football staff at Carmel High School, where they worked under...
Longest play: 108 yards, at New York Giants, November 12, 2006 tied with NathanVasher Hester was in a relationship with Tamara James, a women's basketball...
field goal as time expired in the first half, but the wind blew it to NathanVasher, who was in the end zone and returned that missed field goal 108 yards...
Morris SLB Hunter Hillenmeyer Nick Harper LCB Charles Tillman Jason David RCB NathanVasher Antoine Bethea SS Chris Harris Bob Sanders FS Danieal Manning...
SS 20 Craig Steltz FS 33 Charles Tillman CB 47 Woodny Turenne CB 31 NathanVasher CB Special teams 9 Robbie Gould K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 4 Brad Maynard...
pooch punt deep into the Texas zone, which caught UT's NathanVasher off guard. Confused, Vasher caught the ball at his own 3-yard line and was immediately...
Buffalo Bills Tim Euhus TE Oregon State Pac-10 4 110 Chicago Bears NathanVasher † CB Texas Big 12 4 111 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Will Allen FS Ohio State...
academically ineligible to play. He played in thirteen games behind NathanVasher at left cornerback in 2003, coming up with 27 tackles (23 solos), a...
each of their second drives ended in interceptions; the Chicago Bears' NathanVasher intercepted Peyton Manning, then John Lynch picked off Matt Hasselbeck...
Chicago Bears' Devin Hester against the Giants in 2006, and the Bears' NathanVasher the previous season against San Francisco. December 29, 2007: The New...
Bears had lost ten members of their 2006 roster. The team re-signed NathanVasher and Charles Tillman to multi-year contracts. The team traded one of...
goal by Joe Nedney. However, the game turned in the Bears' favor when NathanVasher ran back an attempted field goal 108 yards for a touchdown. The 49ers...
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