Brian Waters
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Career Summary
Brian Waters was an NFL guard who played 13 seasons with Kansas City, New England, and Dallas.
NFL.com records 186 regular-season games and 170 starts for Waters from 2000 through 2013.
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Early Life
Waters was from Waxahachie, Texas.
The Kansas City Chiefs' Hall of Honor profile identifies Waters as a Waxahachie native.
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College Career
Waters played at North Texas as a tight end and defensive end.
The Chiefs report that he played 44 games, started at tight end for three years, then moved to defensive end as a senior. He totaled 86 receptions for 975 yards and nine touchdowns as a tight end and earned first-team All-Big West recognition as a senior defensive end.
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Path to the NFL
Waters entered pro football as an undrafted free agent before Kansas City converted him to the offensive line.
The Chiefs say Dallas signed and released him after its 1999 training camp. Kansas City then brought him in for a 2000 workout, convinced him to move to offensive line, and he started every game at center for Berlin in NFL Europe that spring.
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NFL Career
Waters spent 11 seasons with Kansas City, one with New England, and his final season with Dallas.
NFL.com lists Kansas City from 2000 through 2010, New England in 2011, and Dallas in 2013. His 170 regular-season starts included 16 in each of his last two full seasons.
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Career Accomplishments
Waters earned six Pro Bowl selections, two AP first-team All-Pro honors, and the 2009 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
The Chiefs Hall of Honor profile records all three honors and notes that he became the first offensive lineman named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after Kansas City's 56-10 win over Atlanta in 2004.
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Playing Style
Waters developed into a productive guard after beginning his football career at other positions.
The Chiefs report that he had never played offensive line before the club's 2000 conversion. During his Kansas City tenure, he helped block for each of the four best individual single-season rushing performances in franchise history.
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Legacy
Waters' legacy combines sustained offensive-line excellence with long-running community work.
Kansas City inducted him into its Hall of Honor in 2019. The club says his Brian Waters 54 Foundation, launched in 2004, supported children and families in Kansas City and Texas through back-to-school programs and scholarships.
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18568, 00-0018584, 1977-02-18, Brian Waters, Brian, Waters
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