Carl-Johan Björk (born February 26, 1982) is a former American football linebacker in

NFL Europe NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...

for the Amsterdam Admirals. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys,

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and

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in the National Football League.

Early years

Björk played with Team Europe, which was a squad of top junior players from Europe, that was put together to compete against high school All-star teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan. He was a member of the Swedish National team and was also a two-time Nordic champion. He was a three-time Swedish champion with the Stockholm Mean Machines. In 2004, he was named the MVP in the Swedish league.

Professional career

Amsterdam Admirals (NFLEL)

In 2005, Björk was signed by the Amsterdam Admirals of

, with nine years of previous amateur American football experience. He was a backup linebacker, posting 27 tackles, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. In 2006, he started 10 games, registering 47 tackles and one interception. On April 10, he received National Player of the Week honors, after making 6 tackles and one interception against the

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. In 2007, he returned to play for the Admirals and was a starter at linebacker.

Dallas Cowboys

On June 15, 2006, he was allocated by the league to the Dallas Cowboys, as part of the NFL International Development Practice Squad Program. At the time, the best international players with previous

League experience, were allotted to some NFL teams every year on a rotating basis, with clubs acquiring one player per roster. These players were exempted by the league from counting on the preseason roster, as well as on the

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during the regular season. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Green Bay Packers

On July 9, 2007, he was allocated by the NFL to the

to join the team's

. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Cincinnati Bengals

On July 15, 2008, he was allocated by the league to the

to join the team's

. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Personal life

Björk served as an in studio host/analyst for NFL broadcasts on Sweden's Viasat coverage of American football carried on TV3 Sport.

References

External links

Carl-Johan Björk Statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjork, Carl-Johan 1982 births Living people American football linebackers Amsterdam Admirals players Cincinnati Bengals players Dallas Cowboys players Green Bay Packers players Sportspeople from Stockholm Swedish players of American football