- Patrick Hape
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date|1974|6|6|mf=y
Birthplace=Killen, Alabama
College=Alabama
Position=FB/Tight end
DraftedYear=1997
DraftedRound=5/ Pick 137
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years=1997-2000
2001-2005
2006
teams=Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos Houston Texans
NFL=Patrick Hape is a former
American football fullback andtight end for theDenver Broncos ,Tampa Bay Buccaneers , andHouston Texans of theNFL .Patrick Hape played 4 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a tight end, and 5 seasons with the Denver Broncos, although he did not play in 2005. His career high in receptions came in 2001 when he had 15 catches for 96 yards and 3 touchdowns in his first year with the Broncos. In eight seasons, Hape managed to grab 51 receptions for 287 yards and 11 touchdowns. 22% of his career receptions were touchdowns. [http://pro-football-reference.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi] He also scored the very first regular season touchdown at Invesco Field at Mile High.
In December 2000, Hape was fined $5,000 by the NFL for excessive endzone celebration with teammates Keyshawn Johnson and Dave Moore. [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2000/12/22/bobnweave001222.html]
He was known for his versatility, outstanding blocking, durability in remaining rather injury-free, reliability near the goaline, ability to play the H-Back position (a position developed by coach
Joe Gibbs ), and a colorful personality in the locker room.Signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract with the Broncos in April, 2004, [http://www.fanball.com/fb/playerProfile.cfm/pid.1292] only to be cut by Denver on August 30, 2005. [http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/playerTransactions?categoryId=69569]
In late May 2006, free agent jack-of-many-trades Patrick Hape was briefly reunited with his former offensive coordinator, Gary Kubiak, signing a contract with the Houston Texans after being out of the league in 2005. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2465878] He was released by the Houston Texans less than three months later essentially ending his active NFL career. [http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1864] He is no longer listed as an active NFL player, nor has he explicitly retired. [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerindex/H]
Hape is also friends with former-Buccaneer teammate,
Mike Alstott .As a Buccaneer, he wore jersey #82. As a Bronco, he switched to #86. In his brief stint as a Texan in 2006, he wore #45.
He is an avid golfer even winning the Town of Castle Rock Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2004, playing with other Denver Bronco teammates. [http://www.townofcastlerock.org/Calendar.asp?View=EVENT&EventID=597&Date=06/28/2005&SectionID=-1]
He went on bowling excursions to bolster team chemistry while in Denver with then-Bronco teammates including
Matt Lepsis ,Tom Nalen , andJeb Putzier . [http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_182185517.html]The future NFLer earned all-state accolades while playing tight end, linebacker and running back at Brooks High School in Alabama. Hape rushed for 660 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a prep. At the University of Alabama, Pat Hape majored in Business Management. [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=25111]
Residing in Aurora, Colorado, Patrick is married to his wife, Jennifer Hape. [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=25111]
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