68 Dan Stevenson - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-5
WEIGHT: 300
COLLEGE: Notre Dame
CAREER: Young lineman who joined the Texans practice squad for the last month of the 2007 season…second of two sixth-round draft choices by the New England Patriots (205th overall) in 2006…spent time in 2006 on the practice squad in New England and Miami, and was inactive for two games for the Dolphins…went through training camp with Miami in 2007 but was released prior to the regular season.
CAREER: Was a four-year letterman (2002-05) at Notre Dame, during which time he started 35 of the 45 games that he played…started the final 34 games of his career at right guard, including all 12 as both a junior and a senior…as a senior in 2005, was the winner of the Guardian Insurance Guardian of the Year Award, given annually to Notre Dame's top offensive lineman…majored in marketing.
Selected by New England Patriots in sixth round (205th overall) of 2006 NFL Draft…signed by Patriots on July 13, 2006…waived by Patriots on September 2, 2006…signed to Patriots practice squad on September 3, 2006…released by Patriots on November 7, 2006…signed by Miami Dolphins to practice squad on November 9, 2006…signed by Dolphins to active roster on December 19, 2006…released by Dolphins on September 1, 2007…signed by Houston Texans to practice squad on December 4, 2007…signed by Texans on January 15, 2008...waived by Texans on July 22, 2008...placed on the reserve/injured list on July 24, 2008.
Attended Barrington (Ill.) High School where he was a Parade All-America selection and was rated as the top offensive lineman in the Midwest as a senior…served as team captain his senior year…father, Mark, played football at the University of Missouri and then the Detroit Lions in 1985…brother, Tony, played football at Arizona State while another brother, Joey, played football at Arizona Western…born Dan Whitney Stevenson in Chicago, Ill.
