Paul Frase

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Paul Frase
No. 91
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1965-05-05) May 5, 1965 (age 58)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
College:Syracuse
NFL draft:1988 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:11.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Paul Frase (born May 5, 1965) is a former American football player who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998. He grew up in Barrington, New Hampshire and studied psychology at Syracuse University.[1] Frase played with the New York Jets (1988–1994, where his teammates honored him with the Ed Block Courage Award), the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995–1996), Green Bay Packers (1997), and the Baltimore Ravens (1998). Frase was drafted by the Jets in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.[2]

During the 1995 season, Frase received the Ed Block Courage Award for an unprecedented second time in the award's 18-year history. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft.[3]

Paul Frase and his wife Alison Rockett-Frase founded and continue to run a charity called "The Joshua Frase Foundation", named after their son Joshua. The foundation raises funds for medical research of myotubular myopathy, and other related congenital myopathies. Frase now lives Jacksonville, Florida.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ About TCI – TCI Jacksonville Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "NFL Expansion Draft". Tampa Bay Times. February 16, 1995. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Jaguars continue to contribute in Jacksonville after playing days | Jax Daily Record | Financial News & Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida Retrieved August 26, 2018.

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