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| Positions | Long snapper Tight end | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (1977-11-12)November 12, 1977 (age 48) Fairview Heights, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Belleville East(Belleville, Illinois) | ||||||
| College | Illinois | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2001: undrafted | ||||||
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Nathan William Hodel (/ˈhoʊdəl/; born November 12, 1977) is an American former professionalfootball player who was along snapper in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIllinois Fighting Illini and was signed by theCarolina Panthers as anundrafted free agent in 2001. Hodel was also a member of theArizona Cardinals,New England Patriots andDetroit Lions. He finished his NFL career playing in 133 games. He is fifth in Cardinals history in consecutive games played at 132.
Hodel attended Belleville East High School inBelleville, Illinois, and was a two-sport star in baseball and football. In football, he was the team captain and an All-Conference pick as an offensive lineman. In baseball, he was a pitcher, the team captain, an All-Conference pitcher, and an all-Illinois prep pitcher.[1]
At theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hodel was a long snapper on the football team and a pitcher on the baseball team.[1]
After graduating from college in 2001, Hodel spent six games on thepractice squad with theCarolina Panthers and was then released.[2]
Hodel signed with the Arizona Cardinals shortly after his release by the Panthers and spent the next nine games on their practice squad. He was activated to the Cardinals' 53-man roster for the last two games of the 2001 season but did not enter a game. He handled long snapping duties with the Cardinals from 2002 to 2008.[2]
Hodel was released by the Cardinals on February 26, 2009.
Hodel was signed by theNew England Patriots on March 10, 2009, after the team's previous long snapper,Lonie Paxton, signed with theDenver Broncos.
Hodel signed with theDetroit Lions on December 17, 2009, after an injury to Lionslong snapperDon Muhlbach. The Lions waived Hodel on December 24. Hodel retired after the 2009 season and now lives with his family in Wauconda, Illinois.