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Position: | Linebacker |
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Born: | Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. | January 21, 1950
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Peddie School |
College: | Michigan State |
NFL draft: | 1973 / round: 7 / pick: 162 |
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Brian Thomas McConnell (born January 21, 1950) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State University.[1][2]
McConnell played two years in Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, mostly as an offensive lineman, becoming team captain, earning high school All-American honors, and graduating in 1969. He attended Michigan State University, graduating in 1973.[3] He was drafted in the seventh round to the Buffalo Bills[4] where he played tight end, and was traded to the Houston Oilers[3] where he would play 7 games that season as a linebacker.[5] In 1974 he was slated to report to the New England Patriots camp, but walked out as part of the strike that year.[6] He finished his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins in 1977.[3]