Anthony Weaver Anthony Lee Weaver ( born July 28 , 1980 in Killeen , Texas ) is a former American football defensive end . He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft and finished his career with the Houston Texans in 2008 . Weaver played high school football for the Saratoga Springs High School Blue Streaks in Saratoga Springs , NY . He played college football at Notre Dame . Weaver is currently the Defensive Line coach for the Buffalo Bills . Early years . Rated 48th best player nationally by Chicago Sun - Times and 66th best player by The Sporting News . . . USA Today honorable mention All - America pick . . . helped Saratoga Springs High School team to back - to - back league crowns and sectional runner - up honors . . . made 79 tackles , including 14 for losses and five sacks as senior in ' 97 . . . rushed for 717 yards on 109 attempts and caught five passes for 52 yards and a combined six touchdowns as combination fullback / tight end . . . had 192 career tackles , plus 15 sacks and seven knock - downs . . . rushed for 1 , 305 yards and scored 11 TDs in his career . . . three - year starter on both offense and defense . . . named area player of the year as junior . . . carried 96 times for 592 yards and five TDs as junior in ' 96 . . . had 60 solo tackles , 18 assists , five sacks and three caused fumbles as junior . . . played offensive guard and defensive tackle as sophomore . . . averaged 10 points and eight rebounds as junior starter in basketball . . . received National Football Foundation scholar - athlete award from Saratoga Springs area chapter . College career . One of four captains for Notre Dame in 2001 . . . an all - star performer for Irish in 2001 . . . Notre Dame team most valuable player and Lineman of the Year . . . drafted in the second round by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2002 NFL draft S second - team All - American by ABC Sports Online . . . four straight seasons as a starter on the defensive line . . . a second - team preseason All - America pick for ' 01 at defensive end by Athlon . . . rated 16th among defensive ends in preseason position rankings by The Sporting News and 18th by Lindy ' s . . . a preseason honorable mention All - America pick by Street & Smith ' s . . . named to the All - Independent team by Football News and Collegefootballnews . com in both 2000 and 2001 . Played in the Senior Bowl . AS A SENIOR : Returned as starting left defensive end in 2001 . . . team most valuable player and lineman of the year . . . named to collegefootballnews . com all - independent teamSnamed an honorable mention All - American by Football News named a second - team All - American by ABC Sports Online . . . served as one of four team captains for the Irish in 2001 . . . named to Lombardi Award preseason watch list . . . Athlon second - team preseason all - independent team . . . ranked 18th nationally among defensive ends by Lindy ' s . . . named to Football News all - independent team . . . recorded eight tackles , two for loss , one sack and one fumble recovery vs . Nebraska . . . recorded three tackles , including one sack vs . Michigan State had five tackles and two pass breakups vs . Texas A & M recorded interception vs . Pittsburgh recorded three tackles for a loss vs . Panthers . . . tied for team lead in tackles with seven vs . West Virginia . . . recorded three tackles , including one for a loss , vs . Boston College . . . recorded six tackles , including two for a loss of five yards , and a sack vs . Tennessee . . . recorded seven tackles and forced a fumble vs . Navy . . . recorded eight tackles , including three for a loss , vs . Stanford . . . recorded six tackles vs . Purdue , including four for a loss . . . led the team with 21 tackles for a loss and seven sacksS . four - year starter on defensive line . AS A JUNIOR : Starting left defensive end in 2000 , opening in all 12 games , including 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl vs . Oregon State . . . developed into most dominant Irish defensive lineman since Renaldo Wynn in ' 96 ( Wynn was team MVP and # 1 NFL draft pick ) . . . was Irish team leader in sacks ( eight ) . . . leads active defenders in career starts and leads non - seniors in career playing time . . . made six tackles vs . Texas A & M . . . had seven tackles against Nebraska . . . had career - high nine tackles and a sack against Purdue . . . intercepted first pass of his career against Michigan State , picking off a Jeff Smoker toss in the fourth quarter and returning it to the MSU two - yard line , setting up a Julius Jones touchdown , which put Notre Dame ahead 21 - 20 . . . also had four solo tackles and two sacks vs . the Spartans . . . registered six tackles , including two for loss and a sack vs . Stanford , while also recovering a fumble . . . made four tackles , including one for loss vs . West Virginia . . . intercepted Brian St . Pierre pass on second play of game to set up Julius Jones touchdown that gave Irish 7 - 0 lead over Boston College . . . had a sack and caused a fumble that set up a Terrance Howard touchdown vs . Rutgers . . . had three tackles ( including 100th of his career ) , including a pair of sacks , and also caused a fumble and broke up a pass while leading defenders in playing time vs . USC . . . made one solo tackle vs . Oregon State in Tostitos Fiesta Bowl . AS A SOPHOMORE : Shared time at defensive end and tackle in ' 99 on Notre Dame defensive line . . . missed season opener with injury , then started next seven games at defensive tackle . . . made four tackles , including one for a loss vs . Michigan . . . matched career high with five tackles vs . Navy . . . came off bench vs . Tennessee and Pittsburgh while moving back to end , but started in every other appearance . . . started at left end vs . Boston College , matching career high of five tackles . . . notched three tackles , including one for loss in finale in starting effort vs . Stanford . AS A FRESHMAN : Named to ' 98 All - Freshman first team by Football News . . . starter at left defensive end for Irish throughout ' 98 . . . played in all 12 games , starting in 11 . . . finished second on team in tackles for loss . . . played more minutes than any other freshman . . . started at defensive end vs . Michigan as only rookie in starting lineup . . . forced a fumble that led to an Irish touchdown . . . returned as starter vs . Stanford and made four tackles overall , one for loss and broke up a pass . . . had a sack and another tackle for loss vs . Army , plus a sack vs . Baylor . . . had five tackles and a stop for loss vs . Navy . . . had two tackles for loss vs . USC . . . made three tackles in start in ' 99 Gator Bowl vs . Georgia Tech . NFL career . Baltimore Ravens . Drafted by Baltimore in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL Draft . Weaver Weaver played 4 seasons for the Ravens , starting in 54 regular season games , as well as 1 playoff game . Houston Texans . In March of 2006 , Weaver signed a free - agent contract with the Houston Texans . He spent 3 seasons in Houston , starting in 44 games . Coaching career . In 2010 , Weaver was hired as the Defensive Graduate Assistant at the University of Florida by Urban Meyer . When defensive line coach , Dan McCarney , took the head coaching job at the University of North Texas , Weaver was named Interim Defensive Line Coach for the Outback Bowl . Shortly after the bowl game , Weaver reunited with McCarney as the Linebackers Coach for the Mean Green . In February of 2012 Weaver left North Texas for the NY Jets . There he was hired by his former coach Rex Ryan as the Assistant Defensive Line Coach . Weaver played for Ryan for four years as a Raven . In January of 2013 Weaver was hired as the Defensive Line coach for the Buffalo Bills and head coach Doug Marrone .