Patrick Aaron Angerer is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Education
Angerer attended Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf Iowa, where he recorded career totals of 344 tackles, including 63 tackles for loss, 17 quarterback sacks, five forced fumbles, four recovered fumbles and one interception while playing middle linebacker. He chose the University of Iowa over Iowa State, Indiana and Northern Illinois.
Career
He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa. A team captain as a senior, he holds school records for tackles in a game (25), season (197) and career (344).
Angerer earned first team all-state honors as a senior and junior.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Angerer was listed as the Number. 26 inside linebacker prospect in the nation.
After redshirting his initial year at Iowa, Angerer saw limited action as third team weak side linebacker in his freshman season, and second team weak side linebacker in his injury-filled sophomore season. Working through mononucleosis, as well as hamstring, groin and shoulder injuries, Angerer finally made the starting lineup in 2008.
Occupying the middle linebacker spot, he led the Hawkeyes in tackles with 107 stops, including 45 solo tackles and 62 assists, and also had five interceptions.
Angerer subsequently earned Second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2008. By November 2009, Angerer was named one of sixteen semifinalists for the Bednarik Award. Indianapolis Colts
In the 2010 NFL Draft Angerer was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the sixty-third overall pick.
Angerer finished the 2010 preseason with 36 tackles and 2 sacks.
He started the season backing Gary Brackett at MLB. Angerer made his first career start during week 6 against Washington Redskins in place of an injured Brackett. In 2011, Angerer was the starting middle linebacker for all 16 regular season games and he led the Colts in tackles with 148.
Atlanta Falcons
On July 22, 2014, Angerer signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons. He was subsequently released by the Falcons for final roster cuts before the start of the 2014 season.
On October 14, 2014, Angerer announced his retirement.
NFL stats
Key
General Practice: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
Air Service Training: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
First Revision: fumble recoveries
First Revision YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards
AVG International Rectifier : average interception return
Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return
Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown
Privatdozent : passes defensed
Angerer is the son of Mary and Cliff Angerer. He has three older brothers and 1 older sister. Angerer proposed to his high school sweetheart, Mary Beth Porter, after the Orange Bowl victory.
Pat and Tavian Banks are currently the only former Bettendorf Bulldogs to be drafted into the NFL. The Colts reunited him with fellow linebacker and former Hawkeye teammate A. J. Edds.
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Angerer had an impressive game with 11 tackles, a sack and 2 passes defended.