Name Scott Slutzker College: University of Iowa Role American football player | Receptions: 15 Positions Tight end Receiving yards: 196 | |
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Date of birth: (1972-12-20) December 20, 1972 (age 43) NFL draft: 1996 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 Education University of Iowa, Hasbrouck Heights High School | ||
Place of birth: Oakland, California | ||
Scott Lawrence Slutzker (born December 20, 1972) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League.
Biography
Slutzker is Jewish. Growing up in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, he attended Hasbrouck Heights High School, where he played basketball and baseball as well as football. Slutzker made first team all league in baseball and basketball his senior year and was an All-American in football. He is one of few to score 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his high school.
He turned down Notre Dame to play football at the University of Iowa.
In the 1996 NFL Draft, he was selected in the 3rd round (82nd overall pick), out of the University of Iowa by the Indianapolis Colts. He played 41 games over four seasons in the NFL with the Colts and the New Orleans Saints, and spent one preseason with the New York Jets.