Nathan Parseghian (Armenian: Արա Րաոլ Պարսէքյան, born December 10, 1984, in Sylvania, Ohio) is a former

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for the

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team, and the great-grandnephew of

Ara Parseghian Ara Raoul Parseghian (; ; May 21, 1923 – August 2, 2017) was an American football coach and player who coached the University of Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973. He is noted for bringing Notre Dame's Fighting Irish footb ...

High school

Nathan attended Toledo St. John's Jesuit High School and played on the football team

College

After playing football at

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for a year, Nathan transferred to

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in the fall of 2004. He joined the team in January 2005. After getting limited playing time as a freshman in 2005, Nathan saw significant playing time his sophomore and junior seasons, before having a breakout senior year. He was 1st Team All-MAC his senior season completing 20/23 FG's. For his career he completed 35/49 FG's, and 47/47 extra points

After College

After seeing special teams consultant Gary Zauner in December, Nathan lived in Marco Island, while training in Naples, FL for his NFL Pro Day in Oxford, Ohio on March 20. He briefly played for the

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, an indoor football team in Montana.

References

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