Tom Nalen

Games played:	194
Games started:	188

Tom Nalen
	Foxborough (MA)
College:	Boston College
NFL draft:	1994 / Round: 7 / Pick: 218
Career history
	Denver Broncos (1994–2008);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII); 2× First-team All-Pro (2000, 2003); Second-team All-Pro (1999); 5× Pro Bowl (1997–2000, 2003); NFL Alumni Offensive Lineman of the Year (2003); Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team; Denver Broncos Ring of Fame; Third-team All-American (1993);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	194
Games started:	188
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Thomas Andrew Nalen (born May 13, 1971) is an American former professional

center who played for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Boston and raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts

.

College career

Nalen was a three-year

East–West Shrine and Senior Bowl games. In 1993, Nalen was an All-American honorable mention and All-Big East second-team pick by The Poor Man’s Guide to the NFL Draft. That year, Boston College ranked fourth in the nation in total offense (506.4 yards per game). Nalen's blocking was a key factor in the Eagles' 41–39 upset win over Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana

.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	5.02 s	1.79 s	2.96 s	4.59 s	28.0 in (0.71 m)	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)	20 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[1]

Nalen was drafted by the

center.^[2] He won two Super Bowls as a member of the Broncos and played in five Pro Bowls. Six different running backs

have had 1,000-yard rushing seasons behind Nalen and the Broncos' offensive line.

On January 6, 2009, Nalen retired from professional football after spending his entire career playing for the Denver Broncos. He was the last remaining player from the Broncos' Super Bowl titles in the late 1990s.

In 2013, Nalen was named to the Broncos Ring of Fame.

References

^ "Tom Nalen, Combine Results, C - Boston College". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

External links

Biography on official NFL website

[1] "Tom Nalen, Combine Results, C - Boston College". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[2] "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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v t e Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII champions
1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway 8 Jeff Lewis 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Randy Hilliard 22 Vaughn Hebron 23 Darrien Gordon 24 Selwyn Jones 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Tim McKyer 27 Steve Atwater 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis (MVP) 31 Derek Loville 32 Tony Veland 33 Dedrick Dodge 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 50 Jon Hesse 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 56 Keith Burns 57 Allen Aldridge 58 Steve Russ 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 65 Gary Zimmerman 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Jamie Brown 72 Ernest Jones 74 Harry Swayne 75 Brian Habib 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Jumpy Geathers 80 Rod Smith 81 Patrick Jeffers 82 David Gamble 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 88 Sir Mawn Wilson 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 David Richie
Head coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Dwain Painter Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

v t e Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII champions
1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway (MVP) 14 Brian Griese 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Darrien Gordon 22 Vaughn Hebron 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Eric Brown 27 Steve Atwater 28 Tito Paul 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis 31 Derek Loville 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 48 George Coghill 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Nate Wayne 56 Keith Burns 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Trey Teague 72 Ernest Jones 73 Cyron Brown 74 Harry Swayne 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Chris Banks 80 Rod Smith 82 Marcus Nash 83 Justin Armour 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 95 Marvin Washington 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 Seth Joyner
Head coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Pat McPherson Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

v t e Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team (2009)
Offense	QB Elway RB Davis Little WR McCaffrey Smith TE Sharpe T Lepsis Zimmerman G Bishop Schlereth C Nalen
Defense	DE Fletcher R. Jackson DT Pryce Carter LB Mecklenburg Gradishar T. Jackson CB Bailey Wright S Atwater Smith
Special teams	K Elam P Rouen RS Upchurch