Shawn Mayer
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Shawn A. Mayer (born March 4, 1979) is an American former professional football defensive back, and currently a player development coach at Rutgers University.
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots in 2003, Mayer played in 9 games that season, compiling 15 tackles, including one in Super Bowl XXXVIII.[1] That one Super Bowl tackle remarkably was of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ricky Proehl, who attended the same Hillsborough High School as Mayer. He would appear in only 3 games in 2004, and in February 2005 he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons who then allocated him to NFL Europe. Mayer excelled as a member of the Hamburg Sea Devils, matching the NFL Europe record for interceptions in a game (3),[2] setting team records for interceptions in a season (5) and in a game (3)[3] and earning All-NFL Europe honors. He would return to play for Hamburg during the 2006 season, this time allocated by the Cleveland Browns.[4]
Mayer started 23 games while at Penn State University and finished his career with 252 tackles, 5 interceptions, 1.5 sacks and 8 tackles for loss. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from Penn State University in 2003.
He grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey[5] and was twice-named a USA Today All-American and New Jersey SuperPrep following his junior and senior seasons at Hillsborough High School where he also excelled in track and field.
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External links
- NFL player page www.nfl.com
- Player profile, www.nfleurope.com
- Transaction history, Sportsnet
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- 1979 births
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- Atlanta Falcons players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Hamburg Sea Devils players
- Living people
- New England Patriots players
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Sportspeople from Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
- Players of American football from Somerset County, New Jersey
- Hillsborough High School (New Jersey) alumni
- American expatriate players of American football
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany