Shawn Lynch

Shawn Michael Lynch (born July 25, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the FC Barcelona Dragons and Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.

College career Lynch redshirted his first year at Duke in 1997, then lettered for four years from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, he started all 11 games at center and was recognized as the school's most outstanding offensive lineman.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs On April 26, 2002, Lynch signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie. The Chiefs released him on September 2, 2002.

FC Barcelona Dragons After being allocated to NFL Europe, Lynch signed with the FC Barcelona Dragons in 2003. He started all ten games of the 2003 season, which was the team's final season before folding. He remained on the practice squad for the entirety of the 2003 season. He was released by the Dolphins on August 30, 2004.

Hamburg Sea Devils Lynch signed with the Hamburg Sea Devils and played ten games with them in 2005, four of which were starts. He was waived by the Vikings on August 22.

Arizona Cardinals On August 23, 2005, the Arizona Cardinals claimed Lynch off waivers. He was released by the Cardinals two days later on September 13.

On November 22, the Cardinals re-signed Lynch.