Dan Klecko

No. 90, 92, 68, 49, 43, 61

Position:

Defensive tackle/Fullback

Personal information

Date of birth:

January 12, 1981

Place of birth:

Chester, Pennsylvania

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

260 lb (118 kg)

Career information

College:

Temple

NFL Draft:

2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLI)
1× Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	46
Sacks:	5.0
INTs:	0
Player stats at NFL.com

Dan Klecko (born January 12, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Temple.

Klecko has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. He has earned three Super Bowl rings in his career - two with the Patriots and one with the Colts. He is the son of former New York Jets defensive lineman Joe Klecko.

Professional career

New England Patriots

He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (117th pick overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. Klecko has been a versatile player; he attended Saint Patrick School in Malvern, PA, Great Valley High School, graduated from Marlboro High School, and then Temple University as an accomplished defensive lineman, but was moved to linebacker in the summer of 2004.^[1] He has seen time on special teams, and in his rookie season was a blocking fullback on five of the Patriots' nine running touchdowns.

Klecko was cut by the Patriots after the 2006 preseason.^[2]

Indianapolis Colts

Shortly after his release from New England, Klecko signed with the Indianapolis Colts.

With the Colts, he occasionally filled in for the injured James Mungro as fullback during the 2006 season. Klecko scored his first career touchdown on a 2nd and goal four-yard pass from Peyton Manning against the Miami Dolphins on December 31, 2006.

He also caught a touchdown against the New England Patriots, his former team, to tie the game in the 3rd quarter of the 2006 AFC Championship game. The Colts went on to win that game. They advanced and won Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida.

Klecko was declared an unrestricted free agent on March 2, 2007, but on March 24, 2007 he re-signed with the Colts, agreeing to a one-year contract.^[3]

On November 17, 2007, Klecko was waived by the Colts.^[4] He was re-signed three days later.^[5]

Philadelphia Eagles

On March 14, 2008, Klecko was signed by the hometown Philadelphia Eagles,^[6] who intended to convert him back to fullback.^[7] He was brought in to compete with the incumbent Jason Davis. After the Eagles traded for former teammate Luke Lawton, Klecko has been moved back to his natural defensive tackle position.^[8] He registered a sack against the St. Louis Rams in his first game for the Eagles.

On October 8, 2008, it was announced that Klecko would be moved back to fullback. He switched jersey numbers from No. 68 to No. 49. In the 2009 preseason, the Eagles moved Klecko to defensive tackle and switched his jersey number to back to No. 68. He was released from the Eagles on September 5, 2009.

Atlanta Falcons

Klecko signed a reserve/future contract with the Atlanta Falcons on January 11, 2010. He was waived on September 3.

Personal

He is the son of former Pro Bowler Joe Klecko, best known as a tackle for the New York Sack Exchange, the New York Jets defense of the early 1980s, along with defensive end Mark Gastineau, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam.

References

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New England Patriots 2003 NFL draft selections

Ty Warren Eugene Wilson Bethel Johnson Dan Klecko Asante Samuel Dan Koppen Kliff Kingsbury Spencer Nead Tully Banta-Cain Ethan Kelley

New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII champions

4 Adam Vinatieri 6 Rohan Davey 10 Jamin Elliott 12 Tom Brady (MVP) 13 Ken Walter 16 Kliff Kingsbury 17 Dedric Ward 18 Chas Gessner 19 Damon Huard 21 Mike Cloud 22 Asante Samuel 23 Antwan Harris 24 Ty Law 26 Eugene Wilson 30 Je'Rod Cherry 31 Larry Centers 32 Antowain Smith 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Chris Akins 35 Patrick Pass 37 Rodney Harrison 38 Tyrone Poole 39 Shawn Mayer 44 Fred McCrary 46 Brian Kinchen 48 Tully Banta-Cain 49 Sean McDermott 50 Mike Vrabel 51 Don Davis 52 Ted Johnson 53 Larry Izzo 54 Tedy Bruschi 55 Willie McGinest 58 Matt Chatham 59 Rosevelt Colvin 60 Wilbert Brown 61 Stephen Neal 62 Tim Provost 63 Joe Andruzzi 64 Gene Mruczkowski 65 Damien Woody 66 Lonie Paxton 67 Dan Koppen 68 Tom Ashworth 70 Adrian Klemm 71 Russ Hochstein 72 Matt Light 75 Jamil Soriano 76 Brandon Gorin 77 Mike Compton 80 Troy Brown 81 Bethel Johnson 82 Daniel Graham 83 Deion Branch 84 Fred Baxter 85 J. J. Stokes 86 David Patten 87 David Givens 88 Christian Fauria 90 Dan Klecko 91 Bobby Hamilton 92 Ted Washington 93 Richard Seymour 94 Ty Warren 95 Roman Phifer 96 Rick Lyle 97 Jarvis Green 98 Anthony Pleasant 99 Ethan Kelley

Head coach: Bill Belichick

Coaches: Romeo Crennel Brian Daboll Jeff Davidson Ivan Fears Sean Gustus John Hufnagel Pepper Johnson Josh McDaniels Eric Mangini Markus Paul Rob Ryan Dante Scarnecchia Brad Seely Charlie Weis Mike Woicik

New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX champions

4 Adam Vinatieri 6 Rohan Davey 8 Josh Miller 10 Kevin Kasper 12 Tom Brady 13 Jim Miller 14 P. K. Sam 18 Cedric James 19 Ricky Bryant 21 Randall Gay 22 Asante Samuel 23 Omare Lowe 24 Ty Law 26 Eugene Wilson 27 Rabih Abdullah 28 Corey Dillon 29 Earthwind Moreland 30 Je'Rod Cherry 31 Hank Poteat 32 Kory Chapman 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Cedric Cobbs 35 Patrick Pass 37 Rodney Harrison 38 Tyrone Poole 39 Guss Scott 42 Dexter Reid 46 Zeron Flemister 47 Justin Kurpeikis 48 Tully Banta-Cain 49 Eric Alexander 50 Mike Vrabel 51 Don Davis 52 Ted Johnson 53 Larry Izzo 54 Tedy Bruschi 55 Willie McGinest 58 Matt Chatham 59 Rosevelt Colvin 61 Stephen Neal 63 Joe Andruzzi 64 Gene Mruczkowski 65 Lance Nimmo 66 Lonie Paxton 67 Dan Koppen 68 Tom Ashworth 69 Buck Rasmussen 70 Adrian Klemm 71 Russ Hochstein 72 Matt Light 74 Billy Yates 75 Vince Wilfork 76 Brandon Gorin 80 Troy Brown 81 Bethel Johnson 82 Daniel Graham 83 Deion Branch (MVP) 84 Benjamin Watson 85 Jed Weaver 86 David Patten 87 David Givens 88 Christian Fauria 90 Dan Klecko 91 Marquise Hill 93 Richard Seymour 94 Ty Warren 95 Roman Phifer 96 Rodney Bailey 97 Jarvis Green 98 Keith Traylor 99 Ethan Kelley

Head coach: Bill Belichick

Coaches: Romeo Crennel Brian Daboll Jeff Davidson Ivan Fears Pepper Johnson Josh McDaniels Eric Mangini Matt Patricia Markus Paul Dean Pees Dante Scarnecchia Brad Seely Cory Undlin Charlie Weis Mike Woicik

Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI champions

4 Adam Vinatieri 10 Terrence Wilkins 11 Ricky Proehl 12 Jim Sorgi 17 Hunter Smith 18 Peyton Manning (MVP) 20 Mike Doss 21 Bob Sanders 23 James Mungro 25 Nick Harper 26 Kelvin Hayden 27 Tim Jennings 28 Marlin Jackson 29 Joseph Addai 30 DeDe Dorsey 33 Dominic Rhodes 34 T. J. Rushing 36 Dexter Reid 41 Antoine Bethea 42 Jason David 43 Matt Giordano 44 Dallas Clark 47 Jerome Collins 48 Justin Snow 50 Rocky Boiman 51 Gilbert Gardner 53 Keith O'Neil 54 Freddy Keiaho 56 Tyjuan Hagler 57 Dylan Gandy 58 Gary Brackett 59 Cato June 61 Dan Klecko 63 Jeff Saturday 64 Bo Schobel 65 Ryan Lilja 69 Matt Ulrich 71 Ryan Diem 73 Jake Scott 74 Charlie Johnson 76 Dan Federkeil 78 Tarik Glenn 79 Raheem Brock 81 Bryan Fletcher 83 Brandon Stokley 84 John Standeford 85 Aaron Moorehead 86 Ben Utecht 87 Reggie Wayne 88 Marvin Harrison 91 Josh Thomas 92 Anthony McFarland 93 Dwight Freeney 94 Rob Morris 95 Darrell Reid 96 Johnathan Goddard 98 Robert Mathis 99 Ryan LaCasse

Head coach: Tony Dungy

Coaches: Jim Caldwell Clyde Christensen Leslie Frazier Gene Huey Ron Meeks Pete Metzelaars Tom Moore Howard Mudd Mike Murphy Russ Purnell Diron Reynolds John Teerlinck Ricky Thomas Alan Williams

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