Craig Sauer

Craig Curtis Sauer (born December 13, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons from 1996 to 1999 and the Minnesota Vikings in 2000. His father was a professional minor league baseball player and he has three brothers who have played professional ice hockey.

Football career Sauer played college football at the University of Minnesota. He ended up playing more NFL games than all but 12 of the 87 players taken in the last two rounds of that year's draft. As a rookie in 1996, Sauer played in all 16 games for the Falcons, but only started one. He had seven tackles, four assists and one forced fumble that season. He set a career high with 29 tackles, and also had five assists and his only career interception, and got to play in Super Bowl XXXIII. Kent Sauer was a 4th round draft pick by the Nashville Predators in 1998, but his professional career was derailed by a knee injury. Kurt was a defenseman who played for three different National Hockey League franchises., while Michael was a defenseman for the National Hockey League's New York Rangers. Both brothers had their careers end prematurely as a result of concussions.