Brad Scioli

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Brad Scioli
Career information
Date of birth:	(1976-09-06) September 6, 1976
Place of birth:	Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Position(s):	DE/DT
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	277 lb (126 kg)
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	1999 / Round: 5
Organizations
As player:
1999–2004	Indianapolis Colts
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Brad Elliott Scioli (born September 6, 1976 in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania) is a former American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.

College career

Scioli attended Penn State University, playing defensive end for coach Joe Paterno. Following a senior campaign in 1998 where he recorded ten sacks he was named the outstanding senior member of the Penn State team . Scioli was also named defensive player of the game at the 1999 Hula Bowl college all-star game . Scioli spent a season playing Tight end while in college.

Scioli earned a Bachelor degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Penn State.

Pro career

Scioli played for the Colts from 1999 to 2006. He recorded 15 sacks in his six year career, with a high of 7 sacks in 2002. He was drafted with a fifth round draft selection acquired from St. Louis for the Colt's star running back Marshall Faulk (also included in the deal was a 2nd round pick used on LB Mike Peterson). Scioli retired in 2004 due to injuries.

Post-Football career

He currently teaches health and physical education and coaches freshmen football at Upper Merion Area High School in King of Prussia, PA, where he also attended high school and played football.

Lawsuit against the NFL

In December 2011, Kacyvenski announced that he and a group of 11 other professional players had filed a lawsuit against the NFL. Kacyvenski and his attorneys allege that the League failed to properly treat head injuries in spite of prevailing medical evidence and the prevalent use of Toradol administered by the team to the players as a pain-masking agent, leading the players to develop effects of brain injury.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Seeger Weiss Represents Former NFL Players in Concussion Lawsuit". Seeger Weiss LLP. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
↑ http://www.hbo.com/#/schedule/on-demand/detail/Real+Sports+178%3A+Segment+1%3A+Toradol+in+the+NFL/576794

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External links

Brads Upper Merion Web Site

http://www.umasd.org/13331071585559137/site/default.asp

Persondata
Name	Scioli, Brad
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	September 6, 1976
Place of birth	Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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