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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1977-12-02)December 2, 1977 (age 47) Kettering, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Westerville South(Westerville, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999: 1st round, 28th pick | ||||||||||||
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Andrew Warren Katzenmoyer (born December 2, 1977) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker for theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Patriots in the first round (28th overall) of the1999 NFL draft. He playedcollege football for theOhio State Buckeyes, and became the first Buckeye to win theButkus Award. His playing career was shortened due to a neck injury.
Katzenmoyer was born inKettering, Ohio. He and his family moved toWesterville, Ohio when he was 5. He attendedWesterville South High School, and playedhigh school football for the Westerville South Wildcats. Katzenmoyer won the Mr. Football Award and was selected as the national defensive player of the year his final year of high school.[citation needed]
Katzenmoyer attended Ohio State University, where he played for theOhio State Buckeyes football team from 1996 to 1998. In the first game of his college career, he became the first true freshman to ever start at linebacker for the Buckeyes. As a freshman he recorded 12 sacks including three in the1997 Rose Bowl.[1] As a sophomore in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and won theDick Butkus Award andJack Lambert Trophy. Katzenmoyer was a three time first-team all-Big Ten selection. He started 37 consecutive games and finished his college career with 256 tackles, 50 tackles-for-loss, 18 sacks and six Interceptions. In 2009, he was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall Of Fame.[citation needed] Notably, he was the last player at Ohio State to wear number 45.
TheNew England Patriots selected Katzenmoyer in the first round (28th pick overall) of the1999 NFL draft.[2]
In Week 6 of the1999 season, Katzenmoyer became the second rookie in NFL history to record 2.0+ sacks and a touchdown in a single game, the first beingTodd Shell.[3] He had intercepted a pass fromMiami Dolphins quarterbackDan Marino in the first three minutes of the first quarter, and returned it for 57 yards. As of 2023, only 1 other rookie,Devon Witherspoon, had achieved this statistic afterwards.
He suffered a neck injury during his first season with the Patriots. After playing in 24 games with 14 starts throughout his career, he was eventually forced to have surgery and miss half of the2000 season.[4] Duringtraining camp in 2001, Katzenmoyer walked out, citing concern about a feeling in his neck. He was placed oninjured reserve for the entire2001 season.
On June 14, 2002, the Patriots released Katzenmoyer.[5]
Katzenmoyer is now selling property and casualty insurance and is the President of the NFL Alumni of Central Ohio.[citation needed]