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{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brian Stablein
| number = 86, 83
| position = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|04|14}}
| birth_place = [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 193
| high_school = [[McDowell High School|McDowell]] {{nowrap|([[Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania]])}}
| college = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| draftyear = 1993
| draftround = 8
| draftpick = 210
| pastteams =
* [[Denver Broncos]] (1993)*
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] (1993)*
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1993|1997}})
* [[New England Patriots]] (1998)*
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}})
| statlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue1 = 77
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 792
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = StabBr00
}}

'''Brian Patrick Stablein''' (born April 14, 1970) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]].

==Early years==
Stablein played [[high school football]] at [[McDowell High School]] in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was a [[Walk-on (sports)|walk-on]] to the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football]] team in [[1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|1988]]. He earned a scholarship in 1990 with the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]].

==Professional career==
===Denver Broncos===
He was selected by the [[Denver Broncos]] in the eighth round of the [[1993 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On August 22, 1993, he was waived along with 11 other players.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-08-22-9308220196-story.html| title = OILERS TOP AIKMAN, COWBOYS – Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

===Cincinnati Bengals===
On August 25, 1993, he was claimed off of waivers by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-08-25-9308250094-story.html| title = ELSEWHERE – Sun Sentinel}}</ref> He was waived by the Bengals on August 31, 1993.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/31/sports/transactions-693593.html|title=Transactions|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 August 1993}}</ref>

===Indianapolis Colts===
From 1994 to 1997, Stablein played four seasons with the [[Indianapolis Colts]], where he caught 51 passes for 540 yards and caught 2 touchdown passes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/brian-stablein/stats/career|title = Brian Stablein Career Stats|website = [[NFL.com]]}}</ref>

===New England Patriots===
On March 19, 1998, he signed a three-year contract with the [[New England Patriots]], and was projected to replace the departed [[Dave Meggett]] on returns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/3d825b294d78a8319bac6509a9c8f8a5|title = Lions Sign Brian Stablein|website = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref> In 5 exhibition games with the team, he caught two passes for 19 yards and fair caught his only 2 punt return attempts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/3d825b294d78a8319bac6509a9c8f8a5|title = Lions Sign Brian Stablein|website = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He was waived on August 31, 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1998-08-31-9808310086-story.html|title = Around the Camps}}</ref>

===Detroit Lions===
On September 1, 1998, he signed with the [[Detroit Lions]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/3d825b294d78a8319bac6509a9c8f8a5|title = Lions Sign Brian Stablein|website = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref> where he played from 1998 to 2000, catching 26 passes for 252 yards and one touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StabBr00.htm|title = Brian Stablein Stats|website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Broncos1993DraftPicks}}

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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Erie, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players]]
[[Category:Indianapolis Colts players]]
[[Category:Detroit Lions players]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Brian Stablein - Revision history

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