Sean Gilbert (born April 10, 1970) is an American college football coach and former professional player.
As a senior Gilbert was a Parade Magazine All-America and the USA Today Prep Defensive Player of the Year and the Associated Press named him to its First-team All-state after leading the "Quips" to a 14–1 record and a Western Pennsylvania AAA championship.
His teammates included NFL standouts Curtis Martin, Billy Davis, Keith Hamilton, Anthony Dorsett and WWE wrestler Matt Bloom.
[2] Gilbert entered the 1992 NFL Draft as a junior after only two collegiate seasons, where he was selected as the third overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams.
Gilbert started as a rookie, recorded 5 sacks, and was named All-rookie by Pro Football Writers Association.
In addition he was named All-Madden and was the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after a 4 sack performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"We've got Kevin Carter, D'Marco Farr, Jimmie Jones, and Leslie O'Neal", Rams vice president and director of football operations Steve Ortmayer said.
After the 1997 season the Redskins again made Gilbert a franchise player, this time offering a one-year contract for $2.97 million (the average of the 5 highest paid DTs).
Gilbert objected and asked for arbitration saying the Redskins did not have the right to place their franchise player tag on him for a second straight year.
[9] Gilbert returned to right defensive end in 1998 and recorded 81 tackles, 25 quarterback pressures, and 6 sacks, starting all 16 games.
[11] In January 2020, he was hired as the head football coach at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina.