Nathaniel "Than" Merrill (born December 12, 1977) is an American

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, and former professional football player. He is the co-owner of the

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company CT Homes and the

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educational company FortuneBuilders Inc. He was featured in the A&E's ''

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'' in seasons 3 and 4 as part airing in 2007 to 2009, of the "

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" team.

Football career

In high school Merrill was selected as an All-Far West Quarterback. In college, he started as a strong safety at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, where he was named to Yale’s First-team All-Ivy Selections from 1999-2001. After graduating from Yale he was drafted by the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

in the 7th round of the

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, but ultimately signed as a free agent with the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

for the 2001 season. He spent one season with the Bears, and registered 7 tackles. He was later allocated by the Bears to the Barcelona Dragons of

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 ...

. In 2003, Merrill was signed by the Buccaneers and was allocated again to NFLE, this time to the

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. In 2003, Merrill suffered a career-ending knee injury.

Real estate career

Merrill co-founded CT Homes, LLC in 2004. The residential real estate investment company purchases, redevelops, and sells residential, multi-family, and commercial property. Merrill and CT Homes caught the attention of the producers of ''

'', a popular reality TV show featured on A&E, during their nationwide search for a real estate investing business. The show documented and educated prospective entrepreneurs on the intricacies of buying and selling real estate. Merrill’s “New Haven” team was featured on the last three seasons, from 2007 to 2009. Merrill helped open Realty National Inc., a San Diego Real Estate Brokerage affiliated with CT Homes, in 2011. Realty National Inc. was established in Pacific Beach, San Diego and has continued to open other offices throughout California and the United States including; Orange County, Sacramento and Boston, MA. Merrill wrote ''The Real Estate Wholesaling Bible: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Get Started in Real Estate'', which was published on April 21, 2014.

References

External links

Than Merrill's FortuneBuilders Inc bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merrill, Than 1977 births Living people Players of American football from Fresno, California American football safeties Stanford Cardinal football players Yale Bulldogs football players Chicago Bears players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players Amsterdam Admirals players Television personalities from California 21st-century American businesspeople