- Dan Connor (American football)
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Dan Connor 
Connor in 2008.No. 55 Carolina Panthers Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: November 2, 1985 Place of birth: Wallingford, Pennsylvania Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 231 lb (105 kg) Career information College: Penn State NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74 Debuted in 2008 for the Carolina Panthers Career history - Carolina Panthers (2008–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Sporting News Freshman All-American (2004)
- 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2006-2007)
- 2× First-team All-American (2006, 2007)
- Chuck Bednarik Award (2007)
- Senior Bowl North MVP (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2010 Tackles 81 Sacks 1.0 Interceptions 0 Stats at NFL.com Daniel Murphy Connor (born November 2, 1985) is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State.
Connor was a two-time All-American and the 2007 Chuck Bednarik Award winner at Penn State. His 419 career tackles is a school record.
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Early years
Connor played football at Strath Haven High School in suburban Philadelphia and was rated the number one linebacker in the country. He was also named to the USA Today Top 25 Supreme Team.[1] He played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Conner rushed for over 1,500 yards his junior season and scored 29 touchdowns. On defense, he had more than 160 tackles to go along with 3 interceptions. As a senior he rushed the ball 231 times for 1,807 yards and 28 touchdowns. Defensively, Connor recorded 141 tackles, 11 sacks and three interceptions. For his career, Connor was 56-3 and started in 59 straight games. He finished with 591 carries for 4,531 yards and 77 rushing touchdowns. On defense, Connor amassed 461 tackles, 38 sacks and 19 interceptions.
College career
Connor earned All-America honors his junior and senior seasons at Penn State[2][3] and passed Nittany Lion great Paul Posluszny on November 3, 2007 to become first on Penn State's career tackles list.
Connor's game-high nine tackles along with an interception of a Colt Brennan pass in the 2008 Senior Bowl earned him the game's Under Armour Award—essentially the North team's MVP.[4][5]
Professional career
Pre-draft
Connor's superlative college career led to his #23 ranking on Sports Illustrated‘s list of the top 25 2008 NFL Draft candidates.[6]
He ran a 4.63 40 yard dash at his Pro Day. He also bench pressed 225 lbs 22 times and jumped 35" vertically.
Carolina Panthers
Connor was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round (74th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.[7] Due the Panthers' wealth of talent at linebacker, Connor played sparingly—mostly on special teams—in the first 3 weeks of the 2008 season before a torn ACL suffered during a loss to the Minnesota Vikings ended his season.[8]
Despite reportedly fielding several trade inquiries during the 2010 offseason, the Panthers made it clear Connor will compete for a starting job this season after the team released veteran linebacker Na'il Diggs.[9]
References
- ^ "#40 Dan Connor". Penn State. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814004553/http://www.gopsusports.com/football/People/Player.cfm?rosterid=2514. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Trio of Nittany Lions Earn All-America Honors From The Sporting News". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2006-12-14. http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121406aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Tebow, McFadden top All-America team". FoxSports.com. http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7552834. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Penn State's Connor captures Senior Bowl Under Armour Award". The Phanatic Magazine. 2008-01-27. http://daily.phanaticmag.com/2008/01/penn-states-connor-captures-senior-bowl.html. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ Fernandez, Bernard (2008-04-23). "Any team will do in NFL draft for Penn State linebacker Connor". Philadelphia Daily News. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20080423_Any_team_will_do_in_NFL_draft_for_Penn_State_linebacker_Connor.html. Retrieved 2008-04-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Top 25 NFL Draft Candidates for 2008". SI.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0704/gallery.nfl.2008.draft.candids/content.3.html. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ^ Sam Ross, Jr.. "PSU's Connor picked by Panthers, WVU's Slaton picked by Texans". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_564606.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Schrager, Josh (2008-09-23). "Knee injury ends Connor's season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20080923_Knee_injury_ends_Connor_s_season.html. Retrieved 2008-09-23.[dead link]
- ^ Yasinskas, Pat (2010-03-24). "Panthers turn down Connor trade talk". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/9116/carolina-panthers-turn-down-dan-connor-trade-trade-talk.
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Awards Preceded by
Paul PoslusznyBednarik Award
2007Succeeded by
Rey Maualuga2007 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Tim Tebow | RB Darren McFadden | RB Kevin Smith | WR Michael Crabtree | WR Jordy Nelson | TE Martin Rucker
OT Ryan Clady | OT Jake Long | G Steve Justice | G Duke Robinson | C Jonathan LuigsDefense DE Chris Long | DE George Selvie | DT Glenn Dorsey | DT Sedrick Ellis
LB Dan Connor | LB Jordon Dizon | LB J Leman | LB James Laurinaitis | LB Curtis Lofton
CB Antoine Cason | CB Aqib Talib | S Jamie Silva | S Craig SteltzSpecial teams Chuck Bednarik Award winners Carolina Panthers 2008 NFL Draft selections Jonathan Stewart • Jeff Otah • Charles Godfrey • Dan Connor • Gary Barnidge • Nick Hayden • Hilee Taylor • Geoff Schwartz • Mackenzy BernadeauCarolina Panthers current roster Active roster 1 Cam Newton | 2 Jimmy Clausen | 3 Derek Anderson | 7 Jason Baker | 10 Olindo Mare | 11 Brandon LaFell | 14 Armanti Edwards | 17 Legedu Naanee | 19 Seyi Ajirotutu | 20 Chris Gamble | 21 Brandon Hogan | 22 Josh Thomas | 23 Sherrod Martin | 25 R. J. Stanford | 27 Darius Butler | 28 Jonathan Stewart | 29 Jordan Pugh | 30 Charles Godfrey | 32 Josh Vaughan | 34 DeAngelo Williams | 41 Captain Munnerlyn | 44 J. J. Jansen | 45 Jerome Felton | 47 Richie Brockel | 50 James Anderson | 53 Jason Phillips | 54 Jason Williams | 55 Dan Connor | 57 Jordan Senn | 59 Omar Gaither | 63 Geoff Hangartner | 67 Ryan Kalil | 68 Andre Neblett | 69 Jordan Gross | 70 Travelle Wharton | 73 Mackenzy Bernadeau | 75 Lee Ziemba | 76 Greg Hardy | 77 Byron Bell | 78 Reggie Wells | 80 Jeremy Shockey | 81 Kealoha Pilares | 84 Ben Hartsock | 88 Greg Olsen | 89 Steve Smith | 91 Kion Wilson | 92 Eric Norwood | 93 Antwan Applewhite | 94 Sione Fua | 95 Charles Johnson | 97 Terrell McClain | 98 Thomas Keiser | 99 Frank Kearse
Reserve lists 12 David Gettis (IR) | 25 Cletis Gordon (IR) | 33 Mike Goodson (IR) | 52 Jon Beason | (IR) | 56 Thomas Williams (IR) | 58 Thomas Davis (IR) | 64 Zack Williams (IR) | 65 Garry Williams (IR) | 74 Geoff Schwartz (IR) | 79 Jeff Otah (IR) | 82 Gary Barnidge (IR) | 96 Ron Edwards (IR)
Practice squad 36 Jermale Hines | 37 Jonathan Nelson | 46 Phillip Dillard | 60 Bryant Browning | 62 Jeff Byers | 71 Jason Shirley | 85 Greg Smith | 86 Darvin Adams
Name Connor, Dan Alternative names Short description American football linebacker Date of birth November 2, 1985 Place of birth Wallingford, Pennsylvania Date of death Place of death Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
- American people of Irish descent
- U.S. Army All-American football players
- American football linebackers
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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