Tom Nütten
| Tom Nütten | |
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Position (s): Guard |
Jersey numbers: 64, 61 |
| born June 8, 1971 in Toledo , Ohio | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1995 - 2005 | |
| NFL Draft : 1995 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230 | |
| College : Western Michigan | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games played | 78 |
| Play as a starter | 69 |
| Fumbles secured | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Thomas R. Nütten (* 8. June 1971 in Toledo , Ohio ) is a former American American football - and Canadian football poker players. He played as an offensive guard with the Amsterdam Admirals in the NFL Europe and the St. Louis Rams in the National Football League (NFL).
Youth / college
Nütten has a German mother and grew up in Oelde , Germany . In Oelde he played handball for TV Jahn Oelde . At his Champain High School in Lennoxville , Canada , he first played rugby and ice hockey . He received his football training at Western Michigan University with the Western Michigan Broncos in Kalamazoo , Michigan . Nütten speaks fluent German; he is a US citizen.
Professional time
Nütten was selected in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills in 221st place. In Buffalo he was not used and then moved to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1997 in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 1998 he accepted the offer to move to Europe in the NFL Europe to get match practice. At the Amsterdam Admirals he then met the player with whom he should celebrate the greatest successes, quarterback Kurt Warner . In Amsterdam, Nütten had the opportunity to gain experience as a guard, but also as a center . The Admirals had the strongest running assault in the league. Nütten was used in all ten games. In the same year he went to the St. Louis Rams with Warner .
Due to injury, Nütten initially had little time in St. Louis . In the 1999 season, however, Nütten was on the field as a starter for almost the entire season. In the play-offs , the Rams with Warner and Nütten under their coach Dick Vermeil were able to move into the Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta and beat the Tennessee Titans 23:16. Warner, who was protected by Nütten on his passing plays, was voted Most Valuable Player of the Game (MVP) . In the 2001 season , the Rams moved into Super Bowl XXXVI against the New England Patriots and lost in New Orleans at 17:20.
Injuries made Nütten more and more troublesome and reduced his time with the Rams. In 2005 he moved to the New York Jets , but ended his career there due to an injury, without being used there.
According to the NFL
Nütten works as a columnist and presenter on television . He was a co-commentator on the broadcasts of the Super Bowl in Germany.
Tom lives in Florida with his wife and two sons, where he runs a restaurant.
Web links
- Short biography on the website of the daily newspaper Die Welt
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nütten, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nütten, Tom R .; Hookers, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8th 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo (Ohio) , Ohio, United States |