Bryce Paup

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Bryce Paup
Northern Iowa Panthers
Position:Assistant head coach & defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1968-02-29) February 29, 1968 (age 56)
Jefferson, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Scranton (Scranton, Iowa)
College: Northern Iowa
NFL draft: 1990  / round: 6 / pick: 159
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:545
Sacks:75.0
Forced fumbles:15
Fumble recoveries:6
Interceptions:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bryce Eric Paup (born February 29, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings.

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Early life

Paup grew up on a farm in Scranton, Iowa, where he played football at Scranton High School.

He played collegiately at the University of Northern Iowa, and was selected by the Packers in the sixth round of the 1990 NFL draft. [1]

Professional career

In the first game of the 1991 season, Paup was involved in a tackle that sidelined Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham, ending Cunningham's season. The tackle was below the waist and right at Cunningham's knee which ruined Cunningham's 1991 season. His aggressive physical style led Packers fans to refer to his tackle as “Paup Smear”.

In 1995, his first season with the Buffalo Bills, Paup was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. Paup led the NFL with 17.5 sacks, the fourth-highest single-season total of the 1990s. [2] Paup has been considered one of the top 50 players in Bills history. [3] NFL Total Access listed him as one of the Top 10 free agents of all time. [4]

Paup was a four-time Pro Bowl selection.

NFL career statistics

Legend
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckIntYdsTDFFFR
1990 GB 501––0.000000
1991 GB 12128––7.500030
1992 GB 161043––6.500012
1993 GB 151474––11.018020
1994 GB 16167947327.5347122
1995 BUF 161689701917.520031
1996 BUF 12114838106.000020
1997 BUF 16167858209.500021
1998 JAX 16166855136.500000
1999 JAX 1514302461.000000
2000 MIN 1007612.000000
Career 14811354529810175.06551156

Coaching career

On March 19, 2007, Paup was introduced as the head football coach at Green Bay Southwest High School. [5] He compiled a 22–14 regular season record in his first four seasons, and in 2009 secured the second playoff victory in school history. Prior to accepting the job, he was an assistant volunteer football coach for the De Pere High School Redbirds of De Pere, Wisconsin for three years, working primarily with the linemen and linebackers.

On March 5, 2013, Paup resigned from Green Bay Southwest and began his first season as the defensive line coach at the University of Northern Iowa. [6]

January 14, 2017, Paup was named University of Minnesota's defensive line coach. After one season with the Gophers, Paup left the Minnesota coaching staff, reportedly to pursue a coaching opportunity in the NFL. [7]

In August 2018, he returned to the University of Northern Iowa defensive line coach. [8]

Personal life

Paup lives in Cedar Falls, IA, with his wife Denise. They have six children: Alex, Nathan, Rachel, Hailey, and twins Paige and Lauren. [9]

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  2. ↑ "Player Season Finder Query Results - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ Jun, Kurupt (June 11, 2009). "Top 50 All-Time Bills, No. 42: LB Bryce Paup". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Video: Top 10 free agents all-time". NFL Total Access.
  5. ↑ "High school sports in Northeastern Wisconsin: Bryce Paup named coach of the week by former employer | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bryce Paup reportedly coming back to UNI to coach". wcfcourier.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "West in, Paup reportedly out as Gophers football coaching changes continue". Star Tribune. February 7, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ "UNI football: Relationships, expertise driving force in Bryce Paup's return to Panthers". The Des Moines Register .
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