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Shawn Lynch
No. 61, 62, 65
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1979-07-25) July 25, 1979 (age 45)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:Wellington
(Wellington, Florida)
College:Duke
Undrafted:2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shawn Michael Lynch (born July 25, 1979) is an American former professional football center who played with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the FC Barcelona Dragons and Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe. He played college football at Duke.[2][3]

College career

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Lynch redshirted his first year at Duke in 1997, then lettered for four years from 1998 to 2001.[3][4] In 2001, he started all 11 games at center and was recognized as the school's most outstanding offensive lineman.[5]

Professional career

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Kansas City Chiefs

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On April 26, 2002, Lynch signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie.[6] The Chiefs released him on September 2, 2002.[7]

FC Barcelona Dragons

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After being allocated to NFL Europe, Lynch signed with the FC Barcelona Dragons in 2003. He started all ten games of the 2003 season, which was the team's final season before folding.[3]

Miami Dolphins

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On September 30, 2003, Lynch was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.[8] He remained on the practice squad for the entirety of the 2003 season. He was released by the Dolphins on August 30, 2004.[9]

Hamburg Sea Devils

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Lynch signed with the Hamburg Sea Devils and played ten games with them in 2005, four of which were starts.[3]

Minnesota Vikings

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On June 13, 2005, Lynch signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[10] He was waived by the Vikings on August 22.[11]

Arizona Cardinals

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On August 23, 2005, the Arizona Cardinals claimed Lynch off waivers.[11] On September 11, 2005, in a game against the New York Giants, he became one of only a few players to start at center in their very first NFL game after going undrafted.[12][13] He was released by the Cardinals two days later on September 13.[14]

On November 22, the Cardinals re-signed Lynch.[14] He played one more game with the team, a 17–13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on January 1, 2006.[12]

Lynch signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on April 4, 2006.[14] However, he was cut before the beginning of the season, on September 2, 2006.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Shawn Lynch Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Shawn Lynch NFL Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Duke 2009 Football Tradition" (PDF). Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Five Blue Devils Sign NFL Free Agent Contracts". Duke University. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "NFL signings by month (April 2002)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "NFL waivers by month (September 2002)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "NFL signings by month (September 2003)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "NFL waivers by month (August 2004)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "NFL signings by month (June 2005)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "NFL waivers by month (August 2005)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Shawn Lynch 2005 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Deyshawn Bond Could Join Rare NFL List On Sunday". www.colts.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Shawn Lynch - Arizona Cardinals - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries". www.nbcsportsedge.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "Cuts roundup: Lions dump draft bust receiver Rogers". ESPN.com. September 2, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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