- Shane Dronett
Infobox NFLretired
|position=Defensive lineman
number=99, 75
birthdate=birth date and age|1971|1|12Orange, Texas
debutyear=1992
finalyear=2002
draftyear=1992
draftround=2
draftpick=54
college=Texas
teams=
*Denver Broncos (1992-1995)
*Atlanta Falcons (1996)
*Detroit Lions (1996)
* Atlanta Falcons (1997-2002)
stat1label=Tackles
stat1value=317
stat2label=Sacks
stat2value=44
stat3label=Interceptions
stat3value=3
nfl=DRO207645Shane Dronett (born
January 12 ,1971 inOrange, Texas ) is an American formerdefensive lineman , who most recently played for theNFL 'sAtlanta Falcons .Early years
Shane Dronett was born in Orange, Texas, and was graduated from Bridge City High School in
Bridge City, Texas in 1989. He then attended theUniversity of Texas at Austin on a football scholarship. In 1991, he was named an All-American [http://www.answers.com/topic/texas-longhorn-athletics] . Dronett is 6'6" tall and weighs 300 pounds.NFL Years
Dronett was selected in the second round of the 1992
NFL Draft by theDenver Broncos as an end. In his first season with the Broncos, he played in 16 games. He played for the Broncos from 1992-1995 [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=254] .In 1996, Dronett joined the Atlanta Falcons. Dronett then played briefly for the
Detroit Lions . In 1997, the Falcons hiredDan Reeves , the man who originally drafted Dronett to play for the Broncos, to be their new head coach, and he rehired Dronett, who had just been released by the Lions.In the 1998 season, Dronett anchored a defense that ranked second in the NFL against the run. That defense allowed only 75.2 running yards per game, and produced 313 tackles, 29.5 sacks, and 13 forced fumbles (11 recovered). The team won the NFC championship and played in
Super Bowl XXXIII against Dronett's old team, the Broncos.In January 2000, Dronett signed a five-year contract worth $20 million [http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives/features_2000/spin_091900.asp] . In September, Dronett suffered a torn ACL when sacking the
Pittsburgh Panthers quarterback.2001 and 2002 were likewise marked by a serious of injuries, a knee injury in early 2002, and a season-ending shoulder injury in August 2002 [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/2126] .
In 2003 the Falcons released Dronett from his contract [http://www.kffl.com/player/71/NFL] .
Shane is married to Kris and has two daughters, Berkley and Hayley.
External links
* [http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/Content/Personalities/Sports_Legends/Shane_Dronett Museum of the Gulf Coast Shane Dronett Biography]
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