Pat Angerer

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Pat Angerer
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Angerer with the Colts in 2010
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1987-01-31) January 31, 1987 (age 37)
Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Bettendorf (IA)
College: Iowa
NFL draft: 2010  / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:327
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Patrick Aaron Angerer (born January 31, 1987) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa.

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High school career

Angerer attended Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa, where he recorded career totals of 344 tackles, including 63 tackles for loss, 17 quarterback sacks, five forced fumbles, four recovered fumbles and one interception while playing middle linebacker. A team captain as a senior, he holds school records for tackles in a game (25), season (197) and career (344). Angerer earned first team all-state honors as a senior and junior.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com , Angerer was listed as the No. 26 inside linebacker prospect in the nation. [1] He chose the University of Iowa over Iowa State, Indiana and Northern Illinois.

College career

After redshirting his initial year at Iowa, Angerer saw limited action as third team weak side linebacker in his freshman season, and second team weak side linebacker in his injury-filled sophomore season.

Working through mononucleosis, as well as hamstring, groin and shoulder injuries, Angerer finally made the starting lineup in 2008. Occupying the middle linebacker spot, he led the Hawkeyes in tackles with 107 stops, including 45 solo tackles and 62 assists, and also had five interceptions. Angerer subsequently earned Second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2008.

For the 2009 season, Angerer was named to Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, and Bednarik Award watch lists. By November 2009, Angerer was named one of sixteen semifinalists for the Bednarik Award. [2]

Angerer was one of five finalists for Bronko Nagurski Award

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

In the 2010 NFL Draft, Angerer was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 63rd overall pick. [3]

Angerer finished the 2010 preseason with 36 tackles and 2 sacks. He started the season backing up Gary Brackett at middle linebacker. Angerer made his first career start during Week 6 against the Washington Redskins in place of an injured Brackett. Angerer had an impressive game with 11 tackles, a sack and 2 passes defended.

In 2011, Angerer was the starting middle linebacker for all 16 regular season games and he led the Colts in tackles with 148.

Atlanta Falcons

On July 22, 2014, Angerer signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons. [4] He was subsequently released by the Falcons for final roster cuts before the start of the 2014 season. [5]

On October 14, 2014, Angerer announced his retirement. [6]

NFL statistics

YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFRFR YDSINTIR YDSAVG IRLNGTDPD
2010 IND 168858301.0100000002
2011 IND 1614878701.02110100003
2012 IND 11282170.0100000001
2013 IND 116337260.5000144402
Career543271941332.5410242408

[7]

Personal life

Angerer is the son of Mary and Cliff Angerer. He has three older brothers and one older sister. In middle school he was a star baseball player for the Bettendorf Diamondkings. Angerer proposed to his high school sweetheart, Mary Beth Porter, after the Orange Bowl victory. They were married on July 10, 2010, in Bettendorf, IA.[ citation needed ]

Pat and Tavian Banks are currently the only former Bettendorf Bulldogs to be drafted into the NFL.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Inside linebackers 2005", Rivals.com, January 19, 2005
  2. ↑ "Iowa's Angerer, UW's Schofield semifinalists", Dubuque Telegraph Herald, November 6, 2009[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. ↑ Alper, Josh (July 22, 2014). "Pat Angerer signs with Falcons". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  5. ↑ Alper, Josh (August 29, 2014). "Pat Angerer, Yawin Smallwood out in Atlanta". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  6. ↑ Bowen, Kevin (October 14, 2014). "Former Colt Pat Angerer Retires". colts.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pat Angerer Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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