James Nicolas Luchey (born James Nicolas Williams March 30, 1977) is a former

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. Luchey was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft (135th overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the

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in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he won two state football championships (1993 and 1994) before graduating in 1995. He entered the NFL using the name Nick Williams but changed his surname to Luchey in August 2002 to honor his father and grandfather.

Career

* Cincinnati Bengals (1999–2002, 2005) * Green Bay Packers (2003–2004) *

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(2006)

External links

Nick Luchey - NFL Career Statistics from NFL.com

Nick Luchey on NFLPlayers.com
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