Adam O'Connor

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Adam O'Connor (born January 27, 1983) [1] is a former professional offensive tackle. Youngest of 9 brothers, he excelled at pickleball and sometimes football growing up. He attended William & Mary, where he was an All-American defensive end. [2] He spent time with the Carolina Panthers in 2006, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings on July 3, 2007. [3] However, he was released due to injury on August 22 and never played another game in the NFL. He won a World Bowl championship while starting at left tackle in NFL Europa with the Hamburg Sea Devils on June 23, 2007. [4] After that, he attended East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine [5] and is now, as of 2021, completing his residency as an emergency physician at the University of Virginia Health System. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Adam O'Connor". NFL.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Fairbank, Dave (August 30, 2005). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WILLIAM AND MARY". dailypress.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Brown, Kevin (July 3, 2007). "VikingBuzz BLOG: 7/3". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "STAR TRACK: ADAM O'CONNOR". dailypress.com. June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ Boyd, Doug (September 18, 2018). "Student Snapshot Adam O'Connor". east.ecu.edu. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Current Residents". Emergency Medicine. Retrieved 2021-02-12.


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