20 Facts About Dane Fletcher

Dane Fletcher was born on September 14,1986 and is a former American football linebacker.

Dane Fletcher played college football at Montana State, and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010.

Dane Fletcher played ice hockey and baseball as a catcher.

Dane Fletcher's parents are well known throughout the Bozeman community and own a local cheese burger joint and a bar.

Dane Fletcher played as a defensive end and in 2007 he recorded 51 tackles and three sacks, as well as a Big Sky Conference-high 19 tackles for a loss.

In 2008 Dane Fletcher missed three games but finished the season with 6.5 sacks.

Dane Fletcher was named as a finalist for the Buck Buchanon Award which is given to the top defensive player in NCAA Division I FCS.

Dane Fletcher was on the Bozeman Icedogs junior hockey team, but decided to focus on football full-time.

Dane Fletcher became one of two undrafted rookies to make the Patriots' opening day roster, although he was inactive for the first three games of the 2010 season.

In Week 4, Dane Fletcher made his NFL debut against the Miami Dolphins.

In Week 6, Dane Fletcher saw his first considerable action on defense as a reserve against the Baltimore Ravens.

The next week against the San Diego Chargers, Dane Fletcher forced his first career fumble.

Dane Fletcher finished his 2010 rookie season with 23 tackles and two sacks in 13 games played, all as a reserve.

Dane Fletcher missed six games with a thumb injury for the 2011 season, returning in week 13 against the Washington Redskins where he would record his career high of tackles in a game with eight.

On March 16,2014, Dane Fletcher signed a one-year $1.2 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Dane Fletcher appeared in all 16 games for Tampa and set a career high in tackles with 39.

However in the last game of the season Dane Fletcher tore his ACL.

On May 26,2015, Dane Fletcher signed with the Patriots for the second time in his career on a one-year deal, however Dane Fletcher would miss the entire 2015 season recovering from an ACL tear suffered at the end of the 2014 season.

Dane Fletcher announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2015 league year and he was released by the New England Patriots.

Dane Fletcher owns and operates a gym called "The Pitt" in his hometown of Bozeman, Montana.