Gabe Northern
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Position: | Linebacker, defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | June 8, 1974||||||||
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High school: | Baton Rouge (LA) Glen Oaks | ||||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / round: 2 / pick: 53 | ||||||||
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Gabriel O'Kara Northern (born June 8, 1974) is a former American football linebacker and defensive end who played for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings. He served as defensive line coach at Prairie View A&M from 2011 to 2012 and 2014, and in the same position at Grambling State from 2001 to 2003.[1]
As a rookie in 1996, he finished the year with 5.0 Sacks and 19 Tackles. In his second season, he started one game and recorded 24 tackles. He made the switch to outside linebacker in 1998 and started 16 games, finishing with 2.0 Sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and 32 Tackles. In 1999, he again started 16 games and finished with 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and 35 Tackles.[2]
References
- ^ "2011 Football Coaching Staff - Gabe Northern". pvpanthers.com. Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Gabe Northern NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- LSU Tigers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Prairie View A&M Panthers football coaches
- Grambling State Tigers football coaches
- American football linebacker, 1970s birth stubs