Chad Setterstrom
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| number =
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|13}}
| birth_place = Northfield, Minnesota
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 310
| high_school = Northfield (MN)
| college = Northern Iowa
| undraftedyear = 2003
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
- →Amsterdam Admirals (2005)
- New Orleans VooDoo (2007)
| highlights =
- 2× All-Gateway Conference (2001, 2002)
}}
Chad Aaron Setterstrom (born June 13, 1980) is a former American football guard. He signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2003. He played college football at Northern Iowa.
College
A graduate of Northfield High School in Northfied, Minnesota, Setterstrom started 45 games at tackle at Northern Iowa, entering the lineup as a redshirt freshman in 1999. As a juniorHaller, Erin. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bonus/2002-08-22-setterstrom_x.htm "Northern Iowa's hopes built around lineman"]. USA Today, August 22, 2002. Retrieved on July 29, 2013. and seniorMissouri Valley Conference. [http://www.valley-football.org/news/default-print/2002-03/1889/2002-gateway-all-conference-team/ "2002 Gateway All-Conference Team"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226003116/http://www.valley-football.org/news/default-print/2002-03/1889/2002-gateway-all-conference-team/ |date=2014-02-26 }}. November 26, 2002. Retrieved on July 29, 2013. he was named to the All-Gateway Conference team, and did not allow a sack in 20 of his last 23 games.
Pro
Signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2003, where he spent the next four seasons as a reserve offensive lineman. He spent the majority of his first 3 seasons on the team's practice squad and played for the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe, and spent all of 2006 on injured reserve.
In 2007, Setterstrom signed with the New Orleans VooDoo of the AFL. He spent the first two weeks on the team's practice squad before being activated in week 3 and starting the final 14 games of the season.New Orleans Times-Picayune. [http://www.nola.com/voodoo/t-p/?/base/sports-0/1205159420281620.xml&coll=1 "MEET THE VOODOO"]. March 9, 2008. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
Personal life
Setterstrom is married to Sara (Freeman), and has a daughter named Elyse and a son named Anders. Chad is also the older brother of St. Louis Rams guard Mark Setterstrom. He graduated from Northern Iowa with a degree in biology education.Northfield News. [http://www.southernminn.com/northfield_news/archives/article_ae5c0b53-27c7-584c-8cac-5632aaeba219.html "Setterstrom knocking on NFL's door"]. May 31, 2003. Retrieved on July 29, 2013. He currently{{when|date=October 2013}} is living in Fairfield, Iowa, working as a football coach for the high school.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Northern Iowa Panthers football players
Category:People from Northfield, Minnesota
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:New Orleans VooDoo players