Nick Browder (born April 8, 1975) is a former Arena football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the

Buffalo Destroyers Buffalo most commonly refers to: * Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tr ...

(2000), the

Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage was an arena football team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team began play in 1998 in the Arena Football League as an expansion team. They were last coached by Steve Thonn. Their home arena was the Van Andel Arena. ...

(2001, 2003, 2005), the

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(2002), and the Philadelphia Soul (2004) and the New York Dragons. In 2007, he signed with the Dallas Desperados as the backup to Clint Dolezel. He played

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at Valparaiso University. He is a member of the Valparaiso University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was signed by the New York Dragons after star quarterback Aaron Garcia went down for the season with an injury. When backup to Garcia,

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, also was injured for the season, Browder was brought into the game on March 12 against the

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. Browder led the team to a 10-6 record, 8-2 with Browder and a playoff berth, but they fell to the Georgia Force in the opening round. Browder is the current head coach of the Waukegan High School Football Team

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on ArenaFan.com 1975 births Living people American football quarterbacks Buffalo Destroyers players Dallas Desperados players Detroit Fury players Grand Rapids Rampage players New York Dragons players Philadelphia Soul players Sportspeople from Waukegan, Illinois Players of American football from Lake County, Illinois Valparaiso Beacons football players {{Quarterback-1970s-stub