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David Michael Nugent (born October 27, 1977) is a former professional American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).

David Nugent

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Position:	Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born:	(1977-10-27) October 27, 1977 (age 44) Cincinnati, Ohio
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:	Germantown (TN) Houston
College:	Purdue
NFL Draft:	2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201
Career history
New England Patriots (2000–2001) Baltimore Ravens (2002)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 13.0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and education

Nugent attended Houston High School[1] and later Purdue University, where he played football as a defensive tackle.[2][3]

Career

Nugent was drafted in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL draft by the New England Patriots.[4] In his rookie season he played in six games.[5] In his second season after playing a backup role at defensive end for seven games Nugent made his first career start for the Patriots against the Cleveland Browns on December 9, 2001.[6] Nugent and the Patriots went on to win their first Super Bowl championship that season on February 3, 2002 in Super Bowl 36.[7] Following his release from the Patriots due to an injury in training camp the Baltimore Ravens signed Nugent to their active roster on October 29, 2002.[8] Nugent played in nine games with the Baltimore Ravens at defensive end.[5] On September 5, 2003 the Ravens released Nugent following training camp.[9] In February 2004 Nugent was allocated by the Oakland Raiders to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe where after recording six sacks he earned 1st Team All NFL Europe honors.[10]

References

External links

• Purdue Boilermakers bio

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