NFL: Foreign Players in History

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Published: July 22, 2009

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... know that football, or should I say American football, has been growing for years. It's just that the main stream media does not cover American styled football as much as, say, the NCAA or NFL.

And since Americans don't really realize the game is being played in other countries, my thoughts revolved around one question: "What foreigners have played American football professionally?"

Well, here's what I've come up with.

 

Denmark

Morten Andersen (born in Copenhagen, Denmark), who is the all-time leading scorer in the NFL with two different teams (New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons). In college, Anderson played for the Michigan State Spartans. Anderson set several kicking records, including a Big 10 Conference record:  a 63-yard field goal against Ohio State. In 1981, Anderson was named an All-American.

Italy

Lino Dante "Alan...

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