Lance Nimmo
Lance Nimmo (born September 13, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 13, 1979 New Castle, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 130 | ||||||||
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A native of New Castle, Pennsylvania, Nimmo played college football at West Virginia and competed in 44 games. He was a two-year starter at left tackle and earned first-team all-conference as a senior as part of an offensive line that yielded only one sack all season. Nimmo was also Academic All-Big East for all four years.[1] He was represented by agent Joe Lenta.[2] In addition to football, Nimmo competed in pedal tractor pulls growing up, which his father, Bob Nimmo, credited as helping his conditioning.[3]
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.[4] Nimmo went to Japan as part of a preseason game for the Buccaneers but was waived after training camp. He spent the 2003 season on the active roster of the New York Jets, though he never played in a game.[1] He spent the spring of 2004 in NFL Europe, starting 10 games for the Cologne Centurions.[5] Nimmo was signed to the New England Patriots for the 2004–2005 season.[6] Despite remaining on the practice squad, he earned a Super Bowl ring after the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX.[1] Nimmo has no official NFL statistics, having only one season as an active, competitive player (with no game time), and having only worked on practice squads in other years.[4]
As of January 2020, Nimmo is a math teacher at Sharpsville Area Middle School, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.[7] He is a member of the Laurel School Board.[8]
References
- "Finding Nimmo". Buccaneers.com. June 6, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- Meyer, Paul (April 23, 2003). "West Virginia quartet awaits draft with hopes high, TVs off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- Wagoner, Rachael (June 26, 2019). "Pedal tractor pulling fun for generations of New Castle family". Farm and Dairy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- Draft Signings; Stats at ESPN.com; accessed September 2015
- "Patriots waive OT Lance Nimmo and QB Chris Redman". Patriots.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- Lance Nimmo; New England Patriots roster; via Wayback; accessed May 19, 2011
- "Sharpsville Area School District | Faculty". Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- Sirianni, Pete (January 16, 2020). "Board gives Rich new contract at Laurel". New Castle News. Retrieved January 19, 2020.