{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = | position = Nose tackle | number = 71 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|4}} | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 267 | high_school = Amador Valley {{nowrap|(Pleasanton, California)}} | college = Utah State | undraftedyear = 1984 | expansiondraftyear = 1995 | expansiondraftround = 9 | expansiondraftpick = 18 | teams = * Denver Broncos (1984–1993) * Kansas City Chiefs (1994) * Carolina Panthers (1995–1997) | statlabel1 = Sacks | statvalue1 = 28.5 | statlabel2 = Games | statvalue2 = 200 | statlabel3 = Interceptions | statvalue3 = 1 | highlights = * 2× First-team All-Pro (1989, 1991) * Second-team All-Pro (1992) * Pro Bowl (1989) | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | pfr = K/KragGr00 }}
'''Gregory John Kragen''' (born March 4, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played in three Super Bowls and five championship games. He was selected for the Pro Bowl in 1989 and made the All-Madden team twice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greg Kragen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KragGr00.htm |access-date=2025-10-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
Kragen went to high school at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, and then played college football for the Utah State Aggies and went undrafted in the 1984 NFL draft. After trying out for the Denver Broncos, he was cut. The next year, he again was invited to training camp and this time he made the team. His career lasted thirteen years. He played nine seasons for the Broncos followed by a year for the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL expansion draft, and played his final three seasons with that team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 1995 |title=NFL Expansion Draft |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/02/16/nfl-expansion-draft/ |access-date=November 2, 2023 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref>
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