Craig Dahl (born June 17, 1985) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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for nine seasons in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the North Dakota State Bison and was signed by the Giants as an

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in 2007. He earned a

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during his first stint with the Giants in their

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win against

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and the

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. Dahl has also played for the

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and

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Early life

Dahl was a First-team All-state, All-conference and All-city for Mankato East High School. He ran for 3,398 yards and passed for 1,769 yards as a quarterback over his final two years and scored 57 touchdowns. He quarterbacked the team to a runner up finish at the state tournament his junior year.

College career

Dahl played in 43 games for the Bison and posted 238 tackles (134 solo), 8 passes defensed, 7 interceptions and two sacks. In 2006 As a senior, recorded 61 tackles (32 solo), 2 interceptions and a sack and was First-team All-GWFC. In 2005, he was Second-team All-Great West and had 71 tackles, an interception forced a fumble and blocked a kick. He started in all 11 games at strong safety and led NDSU with 49 solo tackles including one tackle for loss and second overall with 71 total tackles and two pass breakups, one interception, a fumble recovery and one forced fumble. In 2004, as a sophomore, he started all 11 games and was named First-team All- Great West Football Conference. In 2003, he played in 10 games and had 24 tackles, and an interception and blocked a kick .

Professional career

New York Giants (first stint)

Dahl signed with the

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after playing

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. On September 2, 2007, he was placed on the 53-man roster. Through week 12 of the 2007 season, Dahl had three tackles. One tackle was against his home-state Vikings. On December 8, 2007, Craig made his first NFL start of his career against the Eagles. He had five tackles in the game. He tore his

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in a game against the

, and did not play again. Dahl was waived by the Giants in February 2008 after failing a physical. He was re-signed on July 30, 2008, however, Dahl later again in the Giants' third

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game tore his ACL. He was placed on

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ending his season. An exclusive-rights free agent after the 2008 season, Dahl was not tendered an offer and became an

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in the 2009 offseason.

St. Louis Rams

Dahl was signed by the

on March 17, 2009. The move reunited him with Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo, who was the Giants' defensive coordinator during Dahl's time in New York. The Rams re-signed Dahl on March 7, 2010.

San Francisco 49ers

Dahl signed a three-year deal with the

on March 16, 2013. He was released by the 49ers on September 4, 2015.

New York Giants (second stint)

Dahl re-signed with the

on September 7, 2015.

NFL statistics

References

External links

San Francisco 49ers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Craig 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Mankato, Minnesota Players of American football from Minnesota American football safeties North Dakota State Bison football players New York Giants players St. Louis Rams players San Francisco 49ers players