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Jim Schwantz
#59 | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | Roster

Profile

Profile

Height: 6-2
Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1970, Arlington Heights, IL
College: Purdue
Drafted: Not drafted by an NFL team.
Acquired: Traded by the Chicago Bears to the Dallas Cowboys for a 1996 sixth-round draft pick (traded to the St. Louis Rams) on Aug. 28, 1994.

College
Finished second in the Big Ten with 10 sacks as a sophomore ... Registered 83 tackles as a junior ... Boilermaker MVP senior year with 143 tackles, including 12 for a loss ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week versus Northwestern with a touchdown following a 66-yard pickoff.

Personal
Born James William Schwantz ... Wife Brenda ... Daughter Ashlynne Marie ... Played for William Fremd High School in Chicago ... Elected top defensive player in northwest Chicago by area coaches senior year ... Played baseball and basketball, too.


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