Peter Charles Monty (born July 3, 1974, in
Fort Collins, Colorado) is a former
American football
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linebacker
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in the
National Football League
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for the
New York Giants and the
Minnesota Vikings
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. He played
college football at the
University of Wisconsin
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where his team won the
1994 Rose Bowl, and was then
drafted in the fourth round of the
1997 NFL Draft
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.
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Fort Collins, Colorado
American football linebackers
Wisconsin Badgers football players
New York Giants players
Minnesota Vikings players
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