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Position: | Guard Center | ||||||||
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Born: | Milford, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 23, 1971||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Milford | ||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 7 / pick: 200 | ||||||||
Expansion draft: | 1999 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||
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James M. Pyne (born November 23, 1971) is an American businessman and former professional football player. He played as a guard and center for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is the co-founder of Wheels Up and has also served as the chief partnership officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1]
Pyne played college football for Virginia Tech, and earned All-American honors. Selected by Tampa Bay in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL draft, he became a reliable starter for the Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles. After playing in the NFL, Pyne became an assistant coach for the Buccaneers from 2003 to 2004 and for the New Orleans Saints in 2005.[2]