Nick Browder

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Nick Browder
No. 12
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1975-04-08) April 8, 1975 (age 48)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College: Valparaiso
Undrafted: 1997
Career history
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:450 / 732
Passing yards:5,427
TD-INT:99-23
Passer rating:104.92
Rushing TD:8
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Nick Browder (born April 8, 1975) is a former Arena football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Destroyers (2000), the Grand Rapids Rampage (2001, 2003, 2005), the Detroit Fury (2002), and the Philadelphia Soul (2004) and the New York Dragons. In 2007, he signed with the Dallas Desperados as the backup to Clint Dolezel. He played college football at Valparaiso University. He is a member of the Valparaiso University Athletic Hall of Fame.

In 2006, he was signed by the New York Dragons after star quarterback Aaron Garcia went down for the season with an injury. When backup to Garcia, Juston Wood, also was injured for the season, Browder was brought into the game on March 12 against the Austin Wranglers. Browder led the team to a 10-6 record, 8-2 with Browder and a playoff berth, but they fell to the Georgia Force in the opening round.


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