Jason Fisk (born September 4, 1972) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(NFL). He played high school football at Davis High School, and

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, where he lettered four years. He was a member of the

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and earned

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and

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while at Stanford.

Career

Professional career

Fisk was selected by the

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with the 35th pick in the seventh round (243rd out of 249 overall) of the

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. He played for the Vikings (

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

–

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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(

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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(

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

–

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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(

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

) and

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(

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). While with the Titans, he played in

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, where he recorded a

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. Fisk retired following the 2006 season.

Coaching career

Fisk previously coached for his high school football team, the Davis High School Blue Devils, and then coached at UC Davis. He is currently a science/chemist teacher at Chartwell High School in Seaside, California.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Personal life

Fisk is married with three children.

References

External links

DraftHistory.com 1995NFLPLAYERS.com bioNFL.com bioNFL.com St. Louis Rams Team News
American football defensive tackles Cleveland Browns players Minnesota Vikings players San Diego Chargers players St. Louis Rams players Stanford Cardinal football players Tennessee Titans players Sportspeople from Davis, California 1972 births Living people Davis Senior High School (California) alumni Players of American football from Yolo County, California 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensive-lineman-1970s-stub