David Michael Nugent (born October 27, 1977) is a former professional American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).

Early life and education [ edit ]

Nugent attended Houston High School ^[1] and later Purdue University , where he played football as a defensive tackle. ^{[2] [3]}

Career [ edit ]

Nugent was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. ^{[4] [5]} In his rookie season he played in six games. ^[6] In his second season after playing a backup role at defensive end for seven games Nugent made his first career start for the Patriots against the Cleveland Browns on December 9, 2001. ^[7] Nugent and the Patriots went on to win their first Super Bowl championship that season on February 3, 2002 in Super Bowl 36. ^[8] Following his release from the Patriots due to an injury in training camp the Baltimore Ravens signed Nugent to their active roster on October 29, 2002. ^[9] Nugent played in nine games with the Baltimore Ravens at defensive end. ^[6] On September 5, 2003 the Ravens released Nugent following training camp. ^[10] In February 2004 Nugent was allocated by the Oakland Raiders to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe where after recording six sacks he earned 1st Team All NFL Europe honors. ^[11]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Purdue Boilermakers bio Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine

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