Nate Stupar

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nate Stupar
Nate Stupar 2015.jpg
Stupar 2015
No. -
Linebacker
Date of birth: March 14, 1988
Place of birth: State College , Pennsylvania
Height: 1.88 m Weight: 109 kg
NFL debut
2012 for the San Francisco 49ers
Career
College : Penn State
NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230
 Teams:
* Offseason and / or Practice Squad member only
Current status: FreeAgent
Career highlights and awards
college
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2018 season
Tackles     133
Sacks     2.0
Interceptions     1
Forced fumbles     2
Passes prevented     4th
Defensive touchdowns     1
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Stephen Nathan Stupar (* 14. March 1988 in State College , Pennsylvania ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He last played for the New York Giants as a linebacker .

college

Stupar, who came from an athletic family - his older brother Jonathan played for the Buffalo Bills as tight end - attended Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and successfully played college football for their team, the Nittany Lions . In 52 games he was able to set a total of 205 tackles .

NFL

Oakland Raiders

Stupar began his professional career with the Oakland Raiders , who selected him in the 2012 NFL Draft in the 7th round as a total of 230 players, but were dismissed before the start of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles

In November 2012 he was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles for their practice squad and remained without engagement.

San Francisco 49ers

In January 2013, after the end of the regular season , he got a contract with the San Francisco 49ers . In the 2013 season he was able to play games in the NFL for the first time , where he was used in the special teams . At the beginning of November 2013, however, he was released again.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The rest of the season he spent with the Jacksonville Jaguars, also in the special teams.

Atlanta Falcons

In 2014 he moved to the Atlanta Falcons and was a special teamer in all games. In 2015 he also ran on defense as a linebacker and was able to achieve his first touchdown .

New Orleans Saints

On March 16, 2016, Stupar received a three-year contract from the New Orleans Saints . He should help stabilize the Saints defense, the worst in the league for the past two seasons.
In 2017 he was out of action after only four games.
When the squad was downsized before the start of the 2018 regular season, Stupar was still on the roster, but was still released two days later.

New York Giants

Shortly thereafter, the New York Giants signed Stupar. He was released just before the start of the 2019 season.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ College statistics at http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/nathan-stupar-1.html , accessed on July 2, 2016
  2. Times Picayune report , March 16, 2013, accessed July 2, 2016
  3. Defense Ranking at pro-football-reference.com, accessed on June 7, 2016
  4. ^ New Orleans Saints cut linebacker Nate Stupar. Report. The Times-Picayune, September 3, 2018, accessed September 21, 2018 .
  5. Times Picayune report , September 5, 2018, accessed September 5, 2018
  6. Report on profootballtalk.nbcsports.com from September 6, 2019, accessed on September 9, 2018