Mike Frier
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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, 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. He also had a daughter named Mikkell Frier who now resides in Federal Way, WA, and is 13 years of age.
