Niko Koutouvides
Koutouvides in 2011
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 25, 1981 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Britain, Connecticut | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Plainville (CT) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 164 |
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| Sacks: | 1.0 |
| INTs: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Niko Stelios Koutouvides (born March 25, 1981) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
He has also played for the Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.
Koutouvides was born in New Britain, Connecticut, to Stelios and Niki Koutouvides. His paternal grandfather's side of the family were Greeks who fled Asia Minor during the Greek-Turkish War, early in the 20th century, and settled in Tanzania, Africa. Subsequently, Niko's father moved to the United States. His mother's side of the family is from the Greek island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. Growing up, Niko and his two brothers used to work as busboys or in the kitchen of the family-owned restaurant, The Stonewell, in Farmington, Connecticut.
Koutouvides attended Plainville High School, where he was a letterman in football. He topped the team in sacks and ranked second in tackles in 1999. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player, was an All-Conference selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Niko's older brother, Daki, was a senior defensive back at Merrimack College.
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