Gabe Northern
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Position: | Linebacker, defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | June 8, 1974||||||
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High school: | Glen Oaks (Merrydale, Louisiana) | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53 | ||||||
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Gabriel O'Kara Northern (born June 8, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He served as defensive line coach at Prairie View A&M from 2011 to 2012 and 2014, and in the same position at Grambling State from 2001 to 2003.[1]
Northern was selected in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.[2] As a rookie in 1996, he finished the year with 5.0 Sacks and 19 Tackles. In his second season, he started one game and recorded 24 tackles. He made the switch to outside linebacker in 1998 and started 16 games, finishing with 2.0 Sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and 32 Tackles. In 1999, he again started 16 games and finished with 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and 35 Tackles.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Football Coaching Staff - Gabe Northern". pvpanthers.com. Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Gabe Northern NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2016.