Lance Nimmo

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Lance Nimmo
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1979-09-13) September 13, 1979 (age 43)
New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
College: West Virginia
NFL Draft: 2003  / Round: 4 / Pick: 130
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:0
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Lance Nimmo (born September 13, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League (NFL).

A native of New Castle, Pennsylvania, Nimmo played college football at West Virginia and competed in 44 games. He was a two-year starter at left tackle and earned first-team all-conference as a senior as part of an offensive line that yielded only one sack all season. Nimmo was also Academic All-Big East for all four years. [1] He was represented by agent Joe Lenta. [2] In addition to football, Nimmo competed in pedal tractor pulls growing up, which his father, Bob Nimmo, credited as helping his conditioning. [3]

He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. [4] [5] Nimmo went to Japan as part of a preseason game for the Buccaneers but was waived after training camp. He spent the 2003 season on the active roster of the New York Jets, though he never played in a game. [1] He spent the spring of 2004 in NFL Europe, starting 10 games for the Cologne Centurions. [6] Nimmo was signed to the New England Patriots for the 2004–2005 season. [7] Despite remaining on the practice squad, he earned a Super Bowl ring after the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX. [1] Nimmo has no official NFL statistics, having only one season as an active, competitive player (with no game time), and having only worked on practice squads in other years. [5]

As of January 2020, Nimmo is a math teacher at Sharpsville Area Middle School, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. [8] He is a member of the Laurel School Board. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Finding Nimmo". Buccaneers.com. June 6, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ Meyer, Paul (April 23, 2003). "West Virginia quartet awaits draft with hopes high, TVs off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ Wagoner, Rachael (June 26, 2019). "Pedal tractor pulling fun for generations of New Castle family". Farm and Dairy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. 1 2 Draft Signings; Stats at ESPN.com; accessed September 2015
  6. ↑ "Patriots waive OT Lance Nimmo and QB Chris Redman". Patriots.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ Lance Nimmo; New England Patriots roster; via Wayback; accessed May 19, 2011
  8. ↑ "Sharpsville Area School District | Faculty" . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ Sirianni, Pete (January 16, 2020). "Board gives Rich new contract at Laurel". New Castle News . Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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