Todd Layne Hammel is a retired professional arena football player who played for 10 teams since his Arena Football League career began in 1992.
Education
Hammel attended Durant High School in Durant, Oklahoma and was a four sport letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Hammel graduated from Durant High School in 1985. Todd Hammel attended Stephen F. Austin State University, and he finished his spectacular career with 8,631 passing yards, and 65 touchdowns.
Career
As a junior, he helped lead his football team to the 1983-1984 Class 3-A State Championship. He also helped lead the Lions in basketball to a District Championship. He left school as the school"s all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and total yardage.
He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 12th round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
In 1991, he played for the New New York/New Jersey Jersey Knights in the World League of American Football. Hammel"s long football career includes stints with more than a dozen different American Federation of Labor-Congress teams.
1992-1993 - Dallas Texans
1994 - Fort Worth Cavalry
1995-1999 - Milwaukee Mustangs
2000 - Florida Bobcats
2001 - Houston Thunderbears
2002 - Grand Rapids Rampage
2003 - Las Vegas Gladiators
2004 - Philadelphia Soul
2005 - Chicago Rush
2006 - Colorado Crush
2009 - Milwaukee Iron
2010 - Jacksonville Sharks
2010 - Chicago Rush
2011 - Utah Blaze
He spent the 2009 season playing for the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football 2 AF2. In 2010, at age 43 he played for the Jacksonville Sharks and Chicago Rush.
He was signed to the Utah Blaze on July 7, 2011.
He has a twin brother, Tad. Todd is married to Tanna Bryant and they currently reside in McKinney, Texas.