Patrick Trahan

{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Patrick Trahan

| image = Patrick Trahan.JPG

| caption = Trahan in the 2011 NFL season.

| current_team =

| number = 48, 59

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|7|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 236

| high_school = St. Augustine
(New Orleans, Louisiana)

| college = Mississippi

| undraftedyear = 2010

| pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2010}})*

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2011}}−{{NFL Year|2012}})
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2014}})

| status =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 1

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 =

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 =

}}

Patrick Trahan (born November 7, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Auburn and Northwest Mississippi Community College for two years (one at Auburn, one at Northwest), and two at Ole Miss, where he recorded 98 tackles, 7 sacks, 16.5 tackles for loss, one quarterback pressure, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/43339-sec-get-ready-to-meet-patrick-trahan-of-ole-miss |title=SEC: Get Ready to Meet Patrick Trahan of Ole Miss |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=August 1, 2008 |accessdate=August 7, 2012}} In January 2011, Trahan was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad after the termination of Rashaun Greer's contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=7529 |title=Peppers and Hester tabbed as All-Pros |publisher=Chicagobears.com |date=January 24, 2011 |accessdate=August 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127012503/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=7529 |url-status=dead }} In November 2011, Trahan was promoted to the active roster after waiving Brian Iwuh.{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/11/29/bears-elevate-trahan-waive-iwuh |title=Bears elevate Trahan, waive Iwuh |publisher=ProFootballWeekly.com |date=November 29, 2011 |accessdate=August 7, 2012 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130208171028/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/11/29/bears-elevate-trahan-waive-iwuh |archivedate=February 8, 2013 }}

Trahan was released by the Bears on September 8, 2012.{{cite news|last=Mayer|first=Larry|title=Bears add Allen, place Booker on IR|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-add-Allen-place-Booker-on-IR/42a1ed12-929d-4947-8235-7577d405c3d8|accessdate=September 8, 2012|newspaper=ChicagoBears.com|date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911001809/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-add-Allen-place-Booker-on-IR/42a1ed12-929d-4947-8235-7577d405c3d8|archive-date=September 11, 2012|url-status=dead}} He was once again waived by the Bears on December 4.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-sign-DeCicco-waive-Trahan/e669e34c-155e-459c-9342-09829e96ca06|title=Bears sign DeCicco, waive Trahan|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=December 4, 2012|accessdate=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110947/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-sign-DeCicco-waive-Trahan/e669e34c-155e-459c-9342-09829e96ca06|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} Trahan was brought back on January 8, 2013,{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mike-Brown-impressed-with-Bears-starting-safeties/8e2a7d62-dd12-4a46-9a97-610c050ee7a2|title=Mike Brown impressed with Bears' starting safeties|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=January 8, 2013|accessdate=January 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111083833/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mike-Brown-impressed-with-Bears-starting-safeties/8e2a7d62-dd12-4a46-9a97-610c050ee7a2|archive-date=January 11, 2013|url-status=dead}} and was again released on August 25.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-waive-14-players-roster-now-stands-at-76/6d1c271a-b4db-42ae-9902-c75b064637bd|title=Bears waive 14 players; roster now stands at 76|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=August 25, 2013|accessdate=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331115645/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-waive-14-players-roster-now-stands-at-76/6d1c271a-b4db-42ae-9902-c75b064637bd|archive-date=March 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}