Tom Nütten (; born June 8, 1971) is a former
American football guard who played eight seasons in the
National Football League (NFL) with the
St. Louis Rams. He was raised in
Oelde, Germany and played high school football in
Magog, Quebec
Magog (; ) is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog—after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River. It is a major centre and industrial city in ...
and at
Bishop's College School in
Lennoxville, Quebec.
American football
He played college football at Champlain Lennoxville – Prep School located on the Bishop's University campus, also in Lennoxville, and at
Western Michigan University in
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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.
He was drafted by the Bills in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL draft, but the Bills released him before the season started. Nütten spent the majority of his career with the Rams, where he started in two Super Bowls.
In 2003, he joined the
New York Jets
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but retired before ever playing a game.
In 2004, he came out of retirement to finish his career with the Rams.
Personal life
Nütten lives in
Florida with his wife, Allison, their two sons, Tyson and Tristan, and daughter, Nola. He currently owns a restaurant in Naples, FL called Lamoraga which is serving Tapas and international modern cuisine.
References
See also
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List of Bishop's College School alumni
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1971 births
Living people
American football offensive guards
Buffalo Bills players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Amsterdam Admirals players
St. Louis Rams players
New York Jets players
Players of American football from Ohio
Bishop's College School alumni
Western Michigan Broncos football players
German players of American football
Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio