Dave Ahrens

Dave Ahrens
Born: (1958-12-05) December 5, 1958
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Career information
Position(s) LB
College Wisconsin
High school Oregon (WI)
NFL draft 1981 / Round: 6 / Pick: 143
Career history
As player
1981–1984 St. Louis Cardinals
1985–1987 Indianapolis Colts
1988 Detroit Lions
1989 Miami Dolphins
1990 Seattle Seahawks

Dave Ahrens (born 1958) is a former American Football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League.[1] The Cedar Falls, Iowa native played college football at the University of Wisconsin.

Early career

Ahrens played high school at Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin, where he played fullback and linebacker and was named All-State by the Associated Press his senior year.[2] Ahrens started out at the University of Wisconsin playing fullback but switched to linebacker and was captain[3] and Team MVP of the 1980 Wisconsin Badgers football team.[4]

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

Ahrens was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round (143rd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.[5] He recorded his only interception his rookie year, which was returned for a towuchdown.[6] Ahrens played in all the games and started ten his rookie season, but his playing time diminsihed and after four years he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts[7] for a tenth-round pick in the 1986 NFL Draft.[8]

Indianapolis Colts

Ahrens was traded to the Indianapolis Colts before the 1985 season. He did not start a single game in 1985 but had arguably his best NFL season in 1986, starting ten games,[9] and registering two quarterback sacks,[10]one of them helping the Colts secure their first win of the year late in the season against the Atlanta Falcons.[11]

Detroit Lions

Ahrens spent 1988 with the Detroit Lions but only played in half the games and was left unprotected.[12]

Miami Dolphins

Ahrens was signed by the Miami Dolphins before 1989[13] and recorded one sack with the team. Due to salary concerns, the Dolphins released him but he did sign a Plan B contract.[14]

Seattle Seahawks

Ahrens signed with the Seattle Seahawks in free agency before the 1990 season.[15] He was cut during final cuts[16] only to be re-signed by the team. Ahrens was placed on injured reserve following a broken leg against the Denver Broncos late in the season.[17]

Post-career life

Ahrens spent the 1991 season with the Colts as an assistant coach.[18] He was part of a large group of Colts players named in a 2011 concussion lawsuit against the NFL.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Ahrens Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine.", databasefootball.com, retrieved 2010-10-08
  2. ↑ "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin football 1977: Wisconsin football 1977". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  3. ↑ 608-252-6174, JASON GALLOWAY jgalloway@madison.com,. "Badgers football: Seen and heard at Camp Randall Stadium". madison.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. ↑ "The Top Badgers Since 1975". www.badgermaniac.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. ↑ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009-01-01). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781602396777.
  6. ↑ "Dave Ahrens Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  7. ↑ "Wednesday's Sports Transactions". UPI. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  8. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  9. ↑ "Dave Ahrens - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  10. ↑ "Dave Ahrens". NFL.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  11. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Football | Page not found". Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  12. ↑ "Players Who Cashed In On Their Chance To Move". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  13. ↑ "Free agency helped lesser players and hurt the Bears (April 3, 1989)". Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  14. ↑ "Plan B: It Pays Not To Succeed So-so Players Find How To Get Ahead Without Really Vying". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  15. ↑ "Deal For Marino Seen As Unlikely". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  16. ↑ "ROUNDUP". The Washington Post. 1990-08-28. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  17. ↑ "Sports | Woods Survives Return To Lb | Seattle Times Newspaper". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Dave Ahrens Coaching History - CoachTrees.com". www.coachtrees.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  19. ↑ "NFL reaches concussion settlement with former players, including about 136 former Colts". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2017-05-11.


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