Dan Connor (American football)
Connor in 2010 with the Carolina Panthers
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 2, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Wallingford, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Wallingford (PA) Strath Haven | ||||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 216 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 1.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Daniel Murphy Connor (born November 2, 1985) is an American football coach and former linebacker. He played college football for Penn State University and was a two-time All-American. The Carolina Panthers drafted him in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
Connor was born in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. He played high school football at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford and was rated the number one linebacker in the country. He was also named to the USA Today Top 25 Supreme Team. He played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Connor rushed for over 1,500 yards his junior season and scored 29 touchdowns. On defense, he had more than 160 tackles to go along with 3 interceptions. As a senior, he rushed the ball 231 times for 1,807 yards and 28 touchdowns. Defensively, Connor recorded 141 tackles, 11 sacks and three interceptions. For his career, Connor was 56-3 and started in 59 straight games. He finished with 591 carries for 4,531 yards and 77 rushing touchdowns. On defense, Connor amassed 461 tackles, 38 sacks and 19 interceptions.
Connor attended Pennsylvania State University, where he played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2004 to 2007. He earned All-America honors his junior and senior seasons at Penn State and passed Nittany Lion great Paul Posluszny on November 3, 2007 to become first on Penn State's career tackles list.
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