1. Aaron Allan Kampman is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for ten seasons in the National Football League.
34 Facts About Aaron Kampman
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Aaron Kampman was selected by Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft, and played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Aaron Kampman was an all-state basketball player as a senior, and he placed third in the shot put at the state meet his junior and senior seasons.
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Aaron Kampman played the linebacker position and set school records for tackles in a game, a season, and a career.
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Aaron Kampman was the team MVP his junior and senior seasons and team captain as a senior.
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Aaron Kampman was named the Iowa Class 2A Player of the Year, a USA Today second-team All-American, and a Parade Magazine All-American.
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Aaron Kampman earned team MVP honors in the Iowa Shrine all-star game following his senior season, leading his team with 13 tackles.
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Aaron Kampman was highly recruited out of high school, and chose to attend the University of Iowa and play for coach Hayden Fry's Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
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Aaron Kampman played nine games as a true freshman in 1998, recording 49 tackles.
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Aaron Kampman had five games with ten or more tackles in 1999 and was academic All-Big Ten.
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Aaron Kampman was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week that week, recording 16 tackles, a blocked field goal, and the first interception of his career.
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Aaron Kampman had 94 tackles his junior season, and he was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.
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Aaron Kampman had 96 tackles in 2001 and led the team with nine sacks.
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Aaron Kampman was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career.
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Aaron Kampman won the Hayden Fry "Extra Heartbeat" award and Iowa's Scholastic Achievement award.
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Aaron Kampman was named first-team All-Big Ten and co-captain of the 2001 Hawkeyes.
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Aaron Kampman finished his career with 342 tackles, the seventh best total in Iowa history.
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Aaron Kampman was selected with the 21st pick in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.
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Aaron Kampman started six games and registered 24 tackles as a rookie in 2002.
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Aaron Kampman started 12 games in 2003 with 29 tackles, and led the NFC with three sacks in the 2003 playoffs.
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Aaron Kampman was named the Packers' 2003 "Walter Payton Man of the Year" for community service.
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Aaron Kampman had become a steady defender who anchored the left side of the Packers' line most of the prior two years.
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Aaron Kampman started all 16 games for Green Bay in 2004, as well as their playoff game.
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Aaron Kampman had a career-high 67 tackles in 2004 and improved to make 81 tackles in 2005.
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In week 8 of the 2006 NFL season Aaron Kampman was named the defensive player of the week after a solid performance against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Aaron Kampman recorded two sacks and the Packer defense held Arizona to a total of 218 yards.
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In 2006 Aaron Kampman was second in the NFL, behind San Diego's Shawne Merriman with 15.5 sacks.
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Aaron Kampman's achievements helped him earn a bid to the 2007 Pro Bowl as well as being named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.
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On November 1,2007, Aaron Kampman was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for October, having recorded 5.5 sacks during that time period.
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Aaron Kampman attended the 2008 Pro Bowl, along with teammates Chad Clifton, Donald Driver, and Al Harris, as well as head coach Mike McCarthy.
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On December 7,2009, Aaron Kampman was officially placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury he suffered earlier in the year versus the San Francisco 49ers in week 11.
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Aaron Kampman signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 6,2010.
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Aaron Kampman was released on June 7,2012, after missing nearly the entire 2011 season due to injury.
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Aaron Kampman is married to Linde, the couple has four children.