Tony Case (born July 10, 1982 in

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) is an

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formerly for the

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of the

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. Case was originally signed by the

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as an

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following the

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. He was released by the Bills on June 18, 2004. Before being signed by the Patriots on April 25, 2007, Case played for Rapid City Flying Aces in the

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, and had also been a graduate assistant for

Chadron State College Chadron State College (CSC) is a public college in Chadron, Nebraska, United States. It is one of three public colleges in the Nebraska State College System. It practices open admissions. The school opened in June 1911, although a previous ins ...

football team. Case attended

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, where he was a four-year starter on their

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earning All-American accolades, he also served as the teams long snapper. He was released by the Patriots on June 8, 2007. He was offensive line coach at

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and

Northern State University Northern State University (NSU) is a public university in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 45 bachelor's degrees, 53 minors, six associate degrees, 16 pre-professional prog ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Case, Tony 1982 births Living people Players of American football from Colorado Springs, Colorado American football long snappers New England Patriots players Adams State University alumni