Dan France

Daniel Joseph France (born April 1, 1991) is an American former football offensive tackle. He played college football at Michigan State. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Early life France attended North Royalton High School in North Royalton, Ohio. He was a three-year starter for North Royalton's basketball and football teams. France played both defensive end and tight end for head coach Nick Ciulli and excelled at both positions. He was ranked the nation's #21 strong side defensive end by Rivals.com, OhioVarsity.com's #6 tight end in Ohio, OhioVarsity.com's top blocking tight end in the state, Rivals.com's #22 senior player in Ohio, and the Plain Dealer's #13 senior in the state. France was also voted to Prepstar's and Superprep's All-Midwest teams.

College career

2009 France attended Michigan State University from 2009 to 2013. He redshirted his first year as a true freshman.

2010 In 2010, he played as a defensive tackle behind Jerel Worthy and Anthony White. He made his collegiate debut in the Spartan's season opener against Western Michigan and finished the victory with two tackles, a quarterback hurry, and a pass break-up. He played in seven games during the season. During the team's bowl practices, he began practicing as an offensive lineman.

Professional career France was not invited to the NFL combine but did perform at Michigan State's annual pro day on March 11, 2014.

Cincinnati Bengals After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, France was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2014. On August 30, 2014, he was waived by the Bengals and was signed to their practice squad the following day. On January 6, 2015, signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals.

On September 5, 2015, France was waived by the Bengals and was signed to their practice squad the next day. He was released by the Bengals on November 30, 2015.

Cleveland Browns On December 2, 2015, the Cleveland Browns signed France to their practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 5, 2016. France united with his former Cincinnati Bengals' offensive coordinator Hue Jackson when he was hired as the Browns' new head coach on January 13, 2016. On September 3, 2016, the Browns waived him as a part of their final roster cuts and he was signed to their practice squad the next day.

Carolina Panthers On November 29, 2016, France was signed to the Carolina Panthers' active roster from the Browns' practice squad after the Panthers suffered numerous injuries to their offensive linemen, including Michael Oher, Ryan Kalil, and Gino Gradkowski.

On September 1, 2017, France was placed on injured reserve.

Personal life He was raised by his parents, John and Judy France, and majored in hospitality business at Michigan State.