Dan Neil (American football)
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 21, 1973 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Cypress Creek | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 108 |
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| Games started: | 104 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 2 |
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Daniel Patrick Neil (born October 21, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Texas, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played for the Broncos during his entire pro football career. Neil was a candidate for the Texas House of Representatives in the 2010 general election.
Neil was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Cypress Creek High School in suburban Houston, where he played high school football for the Cypress Creek Cougars.
He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin, and played for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
The Denver Broncos selected Neil in the third round (67th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, and he played for the Broncos from 1997 to 2004. After seeing limited playing time as a rookie in 1997, he became a reliable starter on the Broncos' offensive line, starting in 104 of 108 games over the next seven seasons. He played on the Broncos' NFL championship teams in Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII.
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