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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. | September 30, 1978
Career information | |
College: | Kansas |
NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 4 / pick: 113 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Nate Dwyer (born September 30, 1978) is an American former professional football defensive tackle of the National Football League (NFL).
He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. [1] He played college football at Kansas. Dwyer was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
On April 13, 2013, he married his Junior High/High School sweetheart Martha Vandenberg. Together they have 4 children.
In 2003, Dwyer and his wife started a truck parts company called Performance Truck Products based out of Tomball, TX. [2]
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