Jonathan Dekker
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Position: | Tight end |
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Born: | Greenfield, Wisconsin | May 15, 1983
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Princeton |
Undrafted: | 2006 |
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Jonathan Dekker (born May 15, 1983) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Dekker won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Princeton.
Early years[]
Dekker played high school football at Saint Thomas More in Milwaukee.
College career[]
Dekker played college football at Princeton. He finished his career with 64 receptions for 760 yards and five touchdowns.
Professional career[]
Dekker was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a rookie free agent and spent the 2006 season on the practice squad. He played in three games for the Steelers in 2007. On August 16, 2008, he was waived injured before the season started, after suffering a preseason knee injury. Dekker was part of the Super Bowl XLIII team that won the Super Bowl.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American football tight ends
- Florida Tuskers players
- People from Greenfield, Wisconsin
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- Princeton Tigers football players
- Sportspeople from the Milwaukee metropolitan area
- American football tight end, 1980s birth stubs