Damien Richardson (American football)

Tackles:	124
Sacks:	1.0
Interceptions:	1

Damien Richardson
No. 39
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	April 3, 1976 (age 48); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Clovis West
College:	Arizona State
NFL draft:	1998 / round: 6 / pick: 165
Career history
	Carolina Panthers (1998–2004);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Pac-10 (1997);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	124
Sacks:	1.0
Interceptions:	1
	Player stats at PFR

Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers from 1998 to 2004.^[1] He played college football at Arizona State.

While playing at Arizona State, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member.^[2]

Richardson was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft.^[3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee.^[4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center.^[5]

References

^ "Carolina Panthers | All-Time Roster". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Conditioned for success, ASU Magazine, September 2014". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ Melody K. Hoffman, Single Sports Dads Show They Can Be Star Parents Too, Jet Magazine, June 18, 2007
^ The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University

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[1] "Carolina Panthers | All-Time Roster". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[2] "Conditioned for success, ASU Magazine, September 2014". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[3] "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[4] Melody K. Hoffman, Single Sports Dads Show They Can Be Star Parents Too, Jet Magazine, June 18, 2007

[5] The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University

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