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Norm Katnik

American football player (born 1981)

American football player

Norm Katnik

No. 3

Position:

Center and Guard

Personal information

Born:

(1981-07-02) July 2, 1981 (age 42)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

305 lb (138 kg)

Career information

College:

USC

Undrafted:

2004

Career history

San Francisco 49ers (2004–2005)
New York Jets (2005)
Minnesota Vikings (2006–2007)*
Denver Broncos (2008)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Rimington Trophy finalist (2003)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Norm Katnik (born July 2, 1981) is a former American football center who played four seasons in the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Southern California.

Katnik has also been a member of the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and most recently in camp with the Baltimore Ravens.

Early years

Katnik prepped at Foothill High in Santa Ana, California. He started on both the offensive and defensive lines.

College career

Katnik played college football at the University of Southern California. He was 1 of 6 finalists for the 2003 Dave Rimington Trophy, third-team All-America and first-team All-Pac-10 Conference.

Professional career

He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers but saw no action in a regular season game. He also spent time with the New York Jets, and started two games during the 2006 season. He was signed to the Vikings practice squad near the end of the 2006 NFL season and was on the practice squad for the remainder of that year.