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