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Position: | Guard / Tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Date of birth: | July 26, 1967 | ||||
Place of birth: | Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 297 lb (135 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Houston (TX) Clear Lake | ||||
College: | Texas State | ||||
NFL Draft: |
1990 / Round: 7 / Pick: 172 (By the San Diego Chargers) |
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Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Games played: | 40 |
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Games started: | 15 |
Jeff Ladd Novak (born July 27, 1967) is a former American football offensive lineman who played professionally in the World League of American Football and the National Football League. Novak was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois and considers his city of upbringing to be Clear Lake City outside of Houston, Texas. He went to Clear Lake High School and he graduated from Texas State University in 1990.
Novak was drafted as a guard in the 1990 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, but was cut and signed by the World Football League. He played for the Montreal Machine in 1990 and 1991. The New York Giants signed him in 1991 and he made the team as a development player. He played for the Giants in 1991 and 1992 and then went to the Miami Dolphins and made the active roster to play for 1993 and 1994. Novak was signed by the Miami Dolphins in 1994. In 1995, he was taken in the expansion draft that brought the first NFL team to Jacksonville, Florida. Novak played for the Jacksonville Jaguars until he was placed on injured reserve in November, 1998. His Jaguar contract expired at the end of 1998 and was not renewed.