Andre Weathers Andre Le ' Melle Weathers ( born August 6 , 1976 ) is a former American football player . He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1998 and was a member of the 1997 team that won the national championship . He later played professional football for the New York Giants in 2000 and 2001 , but his career was cut short by a knee injury . University of Michigan . Weathers was a standout wide receiver and defensive back at Flint Central High School , and earned a scholarship to play defensive back at the University of Michigan . Weathers was a defensive back for the Wolverines for four years from 1995 to 1998 . He played on Michigan ' s 1997 national championship team and had a 43 - yard interception run - back for the winning touchdown in a 20 - 14 victory over Ohio State . Weathers also had a key sack of Ryan Leaf in Michigan ' s victory over Washington State in the 1998 Rose Bowl . With the media attention focused on his teammate Charles Woodson , Weathers was sometimes referred to by the press in 1997 as Michigan ' s " other cornerback . " Because of Woodson ' s abilities , opponents regularly " threw at Weathers , not wanting to test Woodson . " Weathers noted , " I like a challenge , but when you ' re expecting every ball to come at you , well , sometimes you want a little break . " In 1998 , following Woodson ' s departure , Weathers was the leader of a Michigan secondary that remained one of the best in college football . During his four - year career at Michigan , Weathers had 84 tackles and 5 interceptions . New York Giants . In April 1999 , Weathers was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft ( 205th overall pick ) He signed with the Giants in July 1999 . During the Giants ' 1999 training camp , Weathers was nicknamed " Nonchalant " for his somewhat carefree attitude . Weathers made the final cut and played in the Giants ' season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . In that game , his first in the NFL , Weathers intercepted a pass off Trent Dilfer and returned it for the winning touchdown as the Giants defeated Buccaneers , 17 - 13 . After the Tampa Bay game , Weathers was the subject of a feature stories in " The New York Times " and the " New York Daily News " . Weathers described his thoughts as he intercepted Dilfer ' s pass , " I know he couldn ' t see me , because I couldn ' t even see him . I didn ' t actually see the ball until it was right on top of me . My eyes got big , and I didn ' t have time to think about it . I thought only about holding onto the ball and going in . The end zone was there , and when I didn ' t see anybody in front of me I knew it was a touchdown . " The " Daily News " reported , " Only a week ago , rookie Andre Weathers was sweating out the final cuts , and if not for the injuries to Jason Sehorn and Conrad Hamilton that created a need for cornerbacks , who knows ? But there he was yesterday , making perhaps the biggest play of the 17 - 13 win over the Bucs as he returned an interception eight yards for the go - ahead touchdown in the third quarter . " Veteran cornerback Phillippi Sparks said of Weathers , " That kid can be special if he works at it . He reminds me of myself . He ' s a little lackadaisical in practice because he knows he has skills . If he works at it , he can be a great player , and I won ' t let him do anything else . " Weathers appeared in 9 games for the Giants during the 1999 NFL season . However , he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a November 1999 game against the Indianapolis Colts . Weathers underwent knee surgery in November 1999 . Weathers returned to the Giants at the end of October 2000 . At the time of his return , Weathers noted , " It ' s going to be exciting and nervous at the same time . I ' m anxious to get out there and see what I can do . " The " New York Daily News " reported , " Weathers doesn ' t pretend that the knee is as sound as it had been . Most doctors agree that it takes about two years after major knee surgery for a 100 % recovery . " In his first game back , he immediately sustained a tear in the anterior cruciate knee ligaments to end his season . At the time , the " New York Post " noted : " This is especially cruel news for Weathers , who last Sunday made his debut this season . A rookie in 1999 , Weathers showed plenty of promise before tearing his left ACL in the ninth game of the season . The Giants were cautious in bringing Weathers back , but he reinjured the same knee in the 24 - 7 victory over the Eagles , will again need surgery and faces another year - long rehab . " Weathers attempted a comeback with the Giants in 2001 , but did not make the team . He was released by the Giants in August 2001 . Later years . After retiring from football , Weathers returned to his hometown , Flint , Michigan . He worked as a high school football coach at Flint Central High School and with the Genesee County Patriots semi - pro team .