:Paul Grasmanis
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Paul Grasmanis
| number = 93, 95, 96
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|2}}
| birth_place = Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 298
| high_school = Jenison
| college = Notre Dame
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 116
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1996|1998}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
- Denver Broncos (1999)
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2000|2005}})
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 151
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 12.0
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = GrasPa20
}}
Paul Ryan Grasmanis (born August 2, 1974) is an American former professional football defensive lineman from Jenison, Michigan[http://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/in-the-locker-room-with-paul-grasmanis/article_01cec445-b70e-544e-bad4-a2a8cca3b619.html In the Locker room with Paul Grasmanis] Retrieved 2017-05-20. of Latvian descent.
He was a ten-year veteran of the NFL and was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Paul was also a standout defensive tackle during his career at the University of Notre Dame.
In 1999, he spent one week with the St. Louis Rams and was dropped and picked up by the Denver Broncos. He signed onto the Eagles in 2000, and retired prior to the 2006 season due to his persistent injuries.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1996 | CHI
| 14 || 3 || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | CHI
| 16 || 1 || 14 || 9 || 5 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | CHI
| 15 || 0 || 17 || 15 || 2 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | DEN
| 5 || 0 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | PHI
| 16 || 0 || 35 || 30 || 5 || 3.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | PHI
| 14 || 2 || 19 || 14 || 5 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | PHI
| 16 || 3 || 31 || 20 || 11 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | PHI
| 2 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | PHI
| 4 || 0 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | PHI
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 104 | 9 | 151 | 116 | 35 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | PHI
| 2 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | PHI
| 3 || 3 || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | PHI
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:American people of Latvian descent
Category:Players of American football from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Category:People from Jenison, Michigan
Category:Players of American football from Ottawa County, Michigan
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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