Jeff Lageman
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 18, 1967 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fairfax, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 266 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sterling (VA) Park View | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 459 |
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| Sacks: | 47.0 |
| Forced Fumbles: | 11 |
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Jeffrey David Lageman (born July 18, 1967), is a former American football player and current sports commentator. He played college football for the University of Virginia Cavaliers and was signed as a defensive end by the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft. In 1994, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars; he retired after an injury in 1998. Though considered small for a defensive lineman, he distinguished himself on the field, recording a total of 47 career quarterback sacks. Following his retirement from sports he went into sports broadcasting in Jacksonville, Florida.
Lageman was born in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended Park View High School in nearby Sterling. He attended the University of Virginia for college, where he played both linebacker and defensive end for the Virginia Cavaliers football team.
Although considered undersized to play defensive end in the NFL, a fact that was pointed out by Mel Kiper during ESPN's coverage of the 1989 NFL Draft, Lageman was taken in the first round by the New York Jets. Lageman's NFL career spanned 10 seasons, the first six with the Jets, and the final four with the Jacksonville Jaguars. His best year came in 1991 when he made ten quarterback sacks. He made a career total of 47 sacks in the NFL.
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