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Born: | Dubuque, Iowa | September 12, 1979||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Whitehall (PA) | ||||||
College: | Boston College | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164 | ||||||
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Daniel Koppen (born September 12, 1979) is a former
Early years
Koppen was born in
College career
Koppen attended Boston College, where he was a three-year starter at center for the Boston College Eagles football team. After spending his freshman season in 1999 as a reserve, Koppen closed out his 2000 sophomore season with second-team All-Big East Conference honors. He was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list in 2001, starting every game at center and was named a second-team All-Big East selection again. As a senior in 2002, Koppen was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy and received second-team All-Big East honors for the third straight season.
Professional career
New England Patriots (2003-2011)
Koppen entered the
After starting the first nine games, Koppen's
In 2007, Koppen missed one game due to a foot injury, but managed to start the other 15 games, not allowing a single sack and helping the Patriots to get to Super Bowl XLII. He was selected as a starter to the 2008 Pro Bowl, his first appearance in the game.
Koppen proceeded to start all 16 games for the next two seasons. In the 2009 season he was a member of an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks (18) by a Patriots offensive line since the NFL moved to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said the following of Koppen in August 2007:
Seeing the front seven, even sometimes the secondary rotation on a particular play...he does that very well and is on the same page with our quarterback...He's really good at that, probably as good as anybody I've ever coached.[2]
Koppen was named to the Patriots' 2000s all-decade team in 2010. The following season, Koppen started all 16 games for the Patriots.
Koppen fractured his ankle during the Week 1 matchup of the 2011 season against the Miami Dolphins. On September 21, he was placed on injured reserve.
Koppen was released during final cuts prior to the 2012 season on August 31, 2012.[3]
Denver Broncos (2012-2013)
On September 10, 2012, Koppen agreed to a 1-year deal with the Denver Broncos.[4]
On July 28, 2013, Koppen suffered a torn ACL during training camp and missed the entire 2013 season.
Coaching career
In March 2014, Koppen became an assistant football coach at Bishop Hendricken HS in Rhode Island. [5]
References
- ^ Pasquarelli, Len (2006-10-12). "Patriots reward center Koppen with five-year extension". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ Malloy, Daniel (2007-08-08). "Calls a snap for Koppen". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ MikeReiss (September 10, 2012). "Former Patriots center Dan Koppen agrees to terms on 1-year deal with Broncos, source says". Twitter. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "Former Patriot Dan Koppen joins Hendricken staff". providencejournal.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.