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Tom Nalen

Thomas Andrew Nalen

Position: C
Height: 6-3    Weight: 286 lbs.
Born: May 13, 1971 in Foxboro, MA
College: Boston College

Career AV: 84 (291st overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 7th round (218th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1994 23 DEN 66 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
1995 24 DEN C 66 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 7
1996 25 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 7
1997* 26 DEN C 66 16 16 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 -1 0 0 11
1998* 27 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 11
1999* 28 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 10
2000*+ 29 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 13
2001 30 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 7
2002 31 DEN c 66 7 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 4
2003*+ 32 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 14
2004 33 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 8
2005 34 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 8
2006 35 DEN C 66 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 7
2007 36 DEN c 66 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 2
Career 194 188 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 -1 0 2 110

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1997
1998
1999
2000
2003

First-Team All-Pro

2000
2003

Games Started

Career 188 (90)

Playoff Games Started

Career 13 (148)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1999Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2000Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
2003Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL