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| Position | Center | ||||||
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| Born | January 18, 1971 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Bloomington (Bloomington, Illinois) | ||||||
| College | Illinois (1989–1993) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: undrafted | ||||||
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Gregory Allen Engel (born January 18, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a center for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Early life
[edit]Gregory Allen Engel was born on January 18, 1971, in Davenport, Iowa.[1] He attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois.[1]
College career
[edit]Engel attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was a member of the Fighting Illini from 1989 to 1993 and a four-year letterman from 1990 to 1993.[1] He had a disk removed from his back in the summer of 1990 that caused him to miss three months.[2] He made his debut in November 1990 after Curt Lovelace suffered an injury.[2] Engel was then a three-year starter from 1991 to 1993.[2] He was named second-team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press as a senior in 1993.[3]
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 1994 NFL draft, Engel signed with the San Diego Chargers on April 28, 1994.[4] He made the team as the third-string center behind starter Courtney Hall and backup Curtis Whitley.[5] He spent the 1994 season as a healthy scratch on the inactive list and did not play in any games.[6] Engel played in ten regular season games and one postseason game in 1995.[7] In 1996, he appeared in 12 games with nine starts.[7] He then played in nine games during his final year with the Chargers in 1997.[7] Engel became a free agent after the season and re-signed with the Chargers on February 13, 1998.[4] He was released on July 23, 1998.[4]
Engel signed with the Oakland Raiders on July 25, 1998.[4] He was released on August 25, 1998.[4]
Engel signed with the Florida Bobcats in March 1999.[8] He was waived in early April 1999.[9]
Engel was then a member of the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe during the 1999 NFL Europe season and was listed as an offensive guard.[1]
He was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 10, 1999, and played in one regular season game before being released on October 8, 1999.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Engel has worked in sales after his football career.[2] His son Preston Engel also played football for the Fighting Illini.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Greg Engel". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Illini Legends, Lists & Lore: Greg Engel". The News-Gazette. January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Badgers, Buckeyes head All-Big Ten football selections". The Telegraph-Herald. December 7, 1993. p. 2B.
- ^ a b c d e f "Greg Engel NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ Kindred, Randy (September 9, 1994). "Engel getting a charge out of NFL experience". The Pantagraph. pp. C1. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Chargers". North County Times. December 23, 1994. pp. C2. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Greg Engel". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Transactions". Chronicle Tribune. March 18, 1999. pp. B2. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Transactions". Enterprise-Record. April 6, 1999. pp. 3C. Retrieved January 28, 2025.