Background
Israel grew up in Lawnside, New Jersey and played high school football at Haddon Heights High School.
Israel grew up in Lawnside, New Jersey and played high school football at Haddon Heights High School.
He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was selected 1st in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers, Israel is now a college football analyst on ESPNU.