Brad Elliott Scioli (born September 6, 1976) is a former

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He is also a health and gym teacher at the Upper Merion Area Middle School.

College career

Scioli attended

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, playing defensive end for coach

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. Following a senior campaign in 1998, during which he recorded ten sacks, he was named the outstanding senior member of the Penn State team. Scioli was also named defensive player of the game at the 1999

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college all-star game. Scioli spent a season playing

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while in college. Scioli earned a bachelor's degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Penn State.

Professional career

Scioli was drafted as the 138th overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the

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and played for the team from 1999 to 2006. He recorded 15 sacks in his six-year career, with a high of seven sacks in 2002. He was drafted with a fifth round

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selection acquired from

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for the Colts' star running back

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(also included in the deal was a second round pick used on LB

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). Scioli retired in 2004 due to injuries.

Personal life

After retiring from football with a shoulder injury, Scioli went back to school at West Chester University, where he earned his certification to teach. He then got a master's degree in Education Development & Strategies at Wilkes University. Scioli then moved back to his home town of

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, which is in the

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. Following his move, in 2007 he began teaching Health and Physical Education at Upper Merion Area High School. Scioli is married and has two daughters.

Lawsuit against the NFL

In December 2011, Scioli was part of a group of 11 other professional players who filed a lawsuit against the

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. The players and their attorneys alleged that the League failed to properly treat head injuries in spite of prevailing medical evidence and the prevalent use of

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administered by the team to the players as a pain-masking agent, leading the players to develop effects of brain injury.

References

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