Jared James Tomich is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive end

Defensive end

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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. Tomich went to high school at Lake Central High School

Lake Central High School

Lake Central High School is located in St. John, Indiana, USA for students in grades nine through twelve. In the 2005-06 academic year, it had an enrollment of 3,014, which puts it near the top of list of Indiana high schools in terms of enrollment. Its students come from the towns of St...

 where he led his team to the 1993 state championship game. Lake Central recently retired his number. Tomich played college football

College football

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 for the University of Nebraska. Jared came to Nebraska as a Walk-on, but ended up becoming an All-American in both 1995

1995 College Football All-America Team

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 and 1996

1996 College Football All-America Team

The 1996 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football News....

.

He played for the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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 from 1997-2000 after being drafted by them in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft

1997 NFL Draft

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. He played one season for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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in 2002.