Daniel Hrapmann (born April 21, 1989) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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from 2010 to 2012. He went on to play in the preseason with the

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, two preseasons with the

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and two with the

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. Hrapmann is a native of

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, Louisiana, where he attended and graduated from the Holy Cross school for boys, eventually transferring to Southern Miss from the Southeastern Louisiana University in 2008. During college, Hrapmann was awarded the Walter Camp All-American award, the All-Conference award, as-well as being a Lou Graza Award Finalist, in the year 2010.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

On May 17, 2012, Hrapmann was signed as an undrafted free agent for the

. On August 27, 2012, he was waived along with 14 others. He was signed to the Reserve/Future squad on January 11, 2013. On August 16, 2013, he was waived by the Steelers.

Miami Dolphins

Hrapmann was signed by the

during the 2014 offseason, but was waived on August 15, 2014, after the team signed John Potter.

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1989 births Living people Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players New Orleans VooDoo players Arizona Cardinals players Players of American football from New Orleans Holy Cross High School, New Orleans alumni Southeastern Louisiana Lions football players {{Amfoot-kicker-stub