Mike Frier
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| Mike Frier | |
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| Date of birth: | March 20, 1969 |
| Place of birth: |  Jacksonville, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | DE/DT |
| College: | Appalachian State |
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 7 / Pick: 178 |
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| 1992-1994 1994 |
Cincinnati Bengals Seattle Seahawks |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Mike Frier (born March 20, 1969 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive end/defensive tackle in the NFL. He played collegiately at Appalachian State University and professionally with the Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals.
[edit] Career ending injury
Lamar Smith, his teammate with the Seahawks, was charged with vehicular assault in 1994, when he was drinking and driving prior to a car wreck that left teammate Frier paralyzed from the neck down. Smith in a legal settlement was forced to pay a portion of his salary for his entire career to Frier.
