Lance Nimmo
No. 65, 73, 77
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1979-09-13) September 13, 1979 (age 44)
New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
College:West Virginia
NFL Draft:2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 130
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Lance Nimmo (born September 13, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League (NFL).

A native of New Castle, Pennsylvania, Nimmo played high school football at Laurel[1] JSHS, just outside New Castle, played college football at West Virginia, and competed in 44 games. He was a two-year starter at left tackle and earned first-team all-conference as a senior as part of an offensive line that yielded only one sack all season. Nimmo was also Academic All-Big East for all four years.[2] He was represented by agent Joe Lenta.[3] In addition to football, Nimmo competed in pedal tractor pulls growing up, which his father, Bob Nimmo, credited as helping his conditioning.[4]

He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.[5][6] Nimmo went to Japan as part of a preseason game for the Buccaneers but was waived after training camp. He spent the 2003 season on the active roster of the New York Jets, though he never played in a game.[2] He spent the spring of 2004 in NFL Europe, starting 10 games for the Cologne Centurions.[7] Nimmo was signed to the New England Patriots for the 2004–2005 season.[8] Despite remaining on the practice squad, he earned a Super Bowl ring after the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX.[2] Nimmo has no official NFL statistics, having only one season as an active, competitive player (with no game time), and having only worked on practice squads in other years.[6]

As of January 2020, Nimmo is a math teacher at Sharpsville Area Middle School, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania.[9] He is a member of the Laurel School Board.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Lance Nimmo - Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Finding Nimmo". Buccaneers.com. June 6, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyer, Paul (April 23, 2003). "West Virginia quartet awaits draft with hopes high, TVs off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Wagoner, Rachael (June 26, 2019). "Pedal tractor pulling fun for generations of New Castle family". Farm and Dairy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. ^ a b Draft Signings; Stats at ESPN.com; accessed September 2015
  7. ^ "Patriots waive OT Lance Nimmo and QB Chris Redman". Patriots.com. June 1, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Lance Nimmo; New England Patriots roster; via Wayback; accessed May 19, 2011
  9. ^ "Sharpsville Area School District | Faculty". Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Sirianni, Pete (January 16, 2020). "Board gives Rich new contract at Laurel". New Castle News. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2003 NFL Draft selections
New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX champions
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