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American football player (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derek L. Pagel (born October 24, 1979) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. He was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa.
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Position: | Safety | ||||
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Born: | Plainfield, Iowa, U.S. | October 24, 1979||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Nashua (IA) Plainfield | ||||
College: | Iowa | ||||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 140 | ||||
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Pagel attended Nashua-Plainfield High School, where he played football and basketball.[1] He walked-on at the University of Iowa.[2] He played mostly on special teams in his first 2 seasons.
As a junior, he became a starter at free safety playing alongside Bob Sanders and recorded one interception. As a senior, he tied with Jovon Johnson for the team lead with 4 interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.[3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.56 s | 1.58 s | 2.66 s | 4.08 s | 6.87 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 25 reps | |
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Pagel was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2003 NFL draft.[5][6] On November 9, 2004, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a left calf injury he suffered in the eighth game against the Buffalo Bills, finishing the season with 5 special teams tackles.[7] He was waived on August 8, 2005.[8]
On August 9, 2005, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys. He suffered a torn rotator cuff injury in the first preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals and was placed on the injured reserve list on August 18. He was released on March 2, 2006.
Pagel wrote the book "Growing Up Hawkeye".
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