Max Nacewicz (born June 5, 1993) is a former American

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. He first played in the arena football for the Tampa Bay Storm and then internationally in the German Football League for the Saarland Hurricanes. In 2022, He signed with the

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in the European League of Football but retired in the preseason. Nacewicz played

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for the Springfield Pride football program where he was named multiple times All-American.

Early life

Nacewicz was born in

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and went to

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. There he began playing lacrosse and football under the coaching of former NFL player Steve George as a linebacker.

College career

2011 he enrolled at

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and played for the football varsity team. To this day, he holds multiple school records like tackles for loss (41) and sacks (27). Nacewicz graduated 2015 leading his team and was named

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defensive player of the year, as well as a two-time All-American. He also was Cliff Harris Award finalist and D3football.com All-East Region Second Team.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Storm

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he had several workouts with the

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in the

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and Philadelphia Soul but wasn't signed for the regular season. He took an offer of the Tampa Bay Storm for their

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season, bringing the team to the

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Saarland Hurricanes

After his first arena league season, Nacewicz played shortly for the Albany Empire (AFL) before being signed mid-season by the Hurricanes in the GFL 2. With him, the Canes finished 2nd of the GLF 2 south division and missing the promotion to the German Football League top level.

Barcelona Dragons

On April 26, 2022, Nacewicz signed with the Barcelona Dragons for the

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. Shortly before the start of the season, Nacewicz announced that he retired from professional football.

Personal life

Nacewicz majored in Applied Exercise Science.

References

External links

Springfield College bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nacewicz, Max 1993 births Living people American football linebackers Barcelona Dragons (ELF) players Springfield Pride football players American expatriate sportspeople in Germany American expatriate sportspeople in Spain Players of American football from Connecticut People from Sandy Hook, Connecticut American expatriate players of American football