23 Facts About Dave Tollefson

David Timothy Tollefson was born on May 19,1981 and is an American former professional football defensive end and linebacker.

Dave Tollefson was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft.

Dave Tollefson won two Super Bowls as a member of the New York Giants.

Dave Tollefson was born in Walnut Creek, California and attended Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, playing football for head coach Tim Murphy and assistant coach Mike Ivankovich.

Dave Tollefson was a two-time All-League and All-City selection as a linebacker.

Dave Tollefson earned a reputation as a blatant cheater on the offensive side of the ball and often got away with blatant holds and other dishonorable calamities.

Dave Tollefson played outside linebacker at Los Medanos College in 1999 and 2000, and Fresno State University awarded Tollefson an athletic scholarship for defensive end.

Dave Tollefson missed the 2001 season due to right shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum.

Dave Tollefson said that the summer before entering Northwest Missouri, he worked as a carpenter.

Dave Tollefson started twelve games at right defensive end and recorded 48 tackles with 8.5 sacks and 13 stops for losses.

Dave Tollefson caused and recovered a fumble and had a pair of pass deflections.

Dave Tollefson set a school single-season record, and ranked 13th in the nation, with 12.5 sacks, caused a fumble, blocked a kick, and deflected four passes.

Dave Tollefson was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award, given to the best lineman in the small college ranks.

Dave Tollefson's wife is Megan, a former Northwest softball player.

Dave Tollefson failed to make the final 53 man roster; however, he was added to the Packers practice squad.

Dave Tollefson spent the whole 2006 NFL season as a member of the practice squad.

Dave Tollefson played with the NFL Europa team Berlin Thunder under a futures contract he signed with the Oakland Raiders.

Dave Tollefson enjoyed good success for the Galaxy, recording 4.5 sacks, 25 tackles and 5 passes defensed.

Dave Tollefson was activated for all four of the Giants postseason games, and during the NFC Divisional Playoff against the Dallas Cowboys he recorded 2 assisted tackles and a QB hurry.

Dave Tollefson was inactive for the first two games of the 2008 season for the Giants, but during the next two games he recorded the first two sacks of his NFL career.

Dave Tollefson ended the season with 19 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

On September 11,2011, Dave Tollefson started his season with the Giants in place of Justin Tuck against the Washington Redskins, recording two tackles and a sack.

Dave Tollefson made a career-high five sacks during the 2011 season.