Jason Garciaparra

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Jason Garciaparra
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Jason Garciaparra
No. 9 – New Orleans Second Line
Position:Defensive End
Personal information
Born: (2020-07-04)July 4, 2020 (aged 40)
Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Username:Starboy
Career information
High school:North Quincy High School
College:Georgia Tech
ISFL Draft:S30 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
DSFL Draft:S29 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Kansas City Coyotes S29 Chicago Butchers S30-S34
Roster status:Retired

Jason Garciaparra (born July 4, 2020) is an American football defensive end who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for Georgia Tech (GT) and was selected third overall in the S29 DSFL Draft to the Kansas City Coyotes. After a season, he was drafted again third overall by the Chicago Butchers and called up after his first season in the DSFL. After winning the Ultimus in S34, Jason signed with the New Orleans Second Line.

Early years

Jason Garciaparra was born on July 4, 2020 in Quincy, Massachusetts as the grandson to famous baseball player Nomar Garciaparra. Much like his grandfather, Jason was very interested in playing baseball growing up and was a two sport athlete all the way through college. His love for sports came at an early age and was a natural fit in the Garciaparra household where his younger sister, Tessie, and him would constantly get into competitions with and against each other. They played on the same teams regardless of the sport with a goal to always push each other.

While playing baseball in high school, he chased down a pop fly on the opposite end of the field and was given the nickname ""Minuteman Jay"" by his coach in reference to the speedy horseback riders of Massachusetts history. In football, he was a defensive athlete and played everything from defensive line to safety depending on where he was needed. His coaches were amazed at just how fast he played despite his measured speed not being insane and that he graduated as the valedictorian at North Quincy even with all of his work on the field.

College career

In his senior year of high school, Jason Garciaparra was ranked as the 65th best player in the state of Massachusetts and a three star athlete with offers from Harvard, Maine, Georgia Tech, Michigan, and Yale. Given his grandfather's experience down south, Jason committed to the Georgia Institute of Technology as a double sport athlete as both a catcher and an outside linebacker. He managed to make a quick impact in baseball but found that he was not fast enough to keep up with the speedy running backs in the ACC for his freshman and sophomore years.

After some workouts, Jason put on weight in order to move from linebacker to the defensive end position where he saw an immediate run of success. He was able to perform much strong when only having to work the outside instead of the constant field manuevering of the outside linebacker position. His high school speed had been a bit changed in college but he still managed to keep quick foot work to switch back and forth between defensive end and outside linebacker in his senior season at Georgia Tech. With his dual role position, he lit up the stat sheet and became the runner up for the Nagurski Trophy in his senior season as well as the William V. Campbell Trophy winner for his junior and senior years.

College career statistics

Career statistics Defense
Season Team Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG
2040 (S25) Georgia Tech 13 18 8 1/0 2 0 5 0 0 0/0/0
2041 (S26) Georgia Tech 13 28 11.5 2/3 4 0 3 0 1 0/0/1
2042 (S27) Georgia Tech 14 40 19.5 1/2 13 0 2 3 1 0/1/1
2043 (S28) Georgia Tech 13 42 19 2/4 12 0 1 1 2 0/0/2

Professional career

2044 - Kansas City Coyotes

After being selected third overall by Kansas City, Jason found the defensive line there was already filled by plenty of other veterans and went into training alongside his sister back in college in order to learn to play cornerback. It took only a couple of weeks of training before Jason moved to cornerback for the Coyotes and became a solid starter alongside Siege Cameron who covered the other side of the field for the Coyotes. While not performing up to award level, Jason was in charge of using his defensive end techniques in coverage to battle against tight ends in the DSFL through the season. This provided plenty of challenges for the rookie cornerback, but he rose to the challenge through the preseason.

The only issue that would come up would be the size differences of the tight ends that Jason was covering and himself after the long offseason workouts. His first game had plenty of things to work on as he let up a few catches that resulted in a high tackle game. Despite that, it would not take long before he was able to prove a good cornerback on the field as he managed to keep from any touchdowns getting scored on him against many challenging talents that lined up across from him. His talents through the season also allowed him to score a pick six with another almost following up later that was stopped short from securing himself on the CBotY ballot. The team would have their season end early after some misfortune on the offense that Jason constantly wished he could have done something to help out on both sides of the ball. That would cause him to open up his ISFL position to somewhere he deemed much more viable to the team that would draft him.


2045 - Chicago Butchers

After being drafted third overall by the Chicago Butchers, Jason Garciaparra was quickly called up by the team to fill a role on the defense before the ink dried on his contract. The team was expecting to use him at his DSFL position but Jason quickly was hitting weights and different pizza joints in Chicago that made playing at cornerback nearly impossible. He moved back to his college position as a defensive end to fill a massive need for the Butchers who were without a defensive end until he showed up. During the offseason, Jason spent most of his contract money through parties or various events that he hosted for the baseball season which landed him a spot on the streets. He remained homeless as a rookie while playing on the field and finding odd jobs to complete to keep getting Dunkin’ Donuts as well as eating out at different pizza places. In the middle of the season, Jason came out to the football world after announcing his engagement to a Dunkin’ Donut’s cashier, Alex Hamilton.

On the field, Jason managed to perform his role as a defensive end by allowing for multiple open lanes for his linebackers to work through. His assistance on the field worked more as a helper to his teammates that were having to pick up blocks themselves rather than being able to find open spots toward running backs or quarterbacks. However, Jason was able to make a small effect on defense with six sacks that kept his rookie season from being just helping others. The Butchers themselves did not make it far in the season, and the team was sent home after the regular season.


2046 - Chicago Butchers

In his sophomore season, Jason Garciaparra was not taking the step up that many expected to see him go through. He had taken slight steps in the right direction but was being outclassed on a defense that was taking a toll on the entire league. Jason never was able to have full standout games outside of a few that he provided a clutch sack or something able to keep scores from getting away from the Butchers. There were other roles that Jason played as a bigger player in the run game as he totaled 23 solo tackles in this season that helped keep his role somewhat important on the defensive front that was starting to show its age.

Outside of the football field, Jason and Alex finally married and moved into a proper apartment to keep Jason off of the streets around Butcher Stadium. There were still nights that Jason visited, but he kept mostly back home now as he had a family to grow around. He opened up a new pizzeria in Chicago called Jay’s Pizza that focuses on giving people without homes a job so that they can afford basic necessities. The pizza chain was a passion project of his that he focuses on whenever the offseason begins.


2047 - Chicago Butchers

After a somewhat promising 2046, the next season did not garner much hope for Jason Garciaparra as he grew to a faster speed but never was able to play a bigger role in the Butcher defense. The former college OLB was showing his bursts of speed on the field as a danger to running backs across the league but his pass rushing skills left much to be desired. Jason’s stats took a step back from the potential he had as a third year player and left many games where he did not grab success. The Butchers also managed to lose the luck they had in 2046 which left them out of the playoffs.

Once Jason Garciaparra had worked through being a veteran, Jason went for a more of an intimidating look with more tattoos. He dropped the #95 and went simply for #9 in order to shed off his history and make a name for himself as a dominant defender. While he has yet to really surprise many, he still has hopes that somewhere he can make it as a proper pass rusher with the speed that he has and hopefully he can make it to the award nominations in his fourth year. Discussions were made with Jason and his GM about the future he has with the Butchers as Jason hoped for finding a way to better stats. Perhaps something is on the horizon.


2048 - Chicago Butchers

This season could be considered the first arrival of Jason Garciaparra as he finally made the move from unknown defensive tool to now being able to show his talents as a pass rusher. While there were a few games that did not have much impact from the senior defensive end, when Jason made plays, he made them big. Many of the sacks that Jason earned through the season were final daggers in games that ended the other teams’ chances of winning. He was able to get two strip sacks as well and even a safety to boot. The sudden success brought to Jason got him much more involved into the locker room as he decided to bring a movie night from his home collection. To the dismay of his sister Tessie, the only movie that Jason brought was his signed copy of the 2005 underrated gem Zathura. The movie night sparked debate among the offseason between players and has put the team in a pro or anti Zathura box prior to the S34 draft that has given many their own vendettas.


2049 - Chicago Butchers

During the offseason, Jason Garciaparra and the entire Butchers defense spent every waking hour together. The training was something that the team was able to put together quite consistently and Garciaparra tried his best as a now veteran member of the team to make sure that everyone was keeping up with their workouts. When the season began, there was little doubt on how strong the team had gotten as well as Jason who now had to help out rookie defensive end Greg Strongjaw. Jason felt odd around the new rookie that guarded the front seven across from him with his massive love for puppets that he overcompensated for by denying anyone else the right to have a hobby in. Regardless, 2049 got Jason Garciaparra a very coveted position with the Butchers where he showed his consistency on defense and, with the help of his powerful friends, managed to make it to the Ultimus. Jason made a major splash in his final game with the Butchers as he took down the Hahalua offense at key points in the game with a lot of defensive stands. In the postgame, Jason Garciaparra announced that he would be leaving the Chicago Butchers and heading down south to the New Orleans Second Line to join a rookie linebacker whose talents had caught his eye and gave him a reason to move on from the thoughts of retiring sooner.


2050 - New Orleans Second Line

After winning the Ultimus with Chicago the season prior and signing with the New Orleans Second Line, expectations remained low for the aging defensive end as he was hitting his peak seasons without so much as a nomination for an award. He had been trained by some of the strongest defenders in Chicago and now was joining another retiring defense in New Orleans that forced him to begin teaching the next wave of talent being called up from the DSFL. Jason did not see the rise in stats that he expected on a more versatile defensive line and instead found that he was contending around the same level of talent in his new conference. One benefit was the increased amount of running plays he saw come his way which led to a career high forty-seven tackles which left him with at least something to point to as an improvement. The lack of success kept Jason quiet for most of the season and away from the spotlight like seasons prior, pushing him into last few seasons with early retirement heavy on his mind.



Professional career statistics

DSFL - 2044

Career statistics Defense Kick Returns
Season Team Pos Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG KR KR Yds KR Avg KR Lg KR TD
2044 (S29) KCC CB 14 56 0 1/0 0 3 13 0 1 0/0/0 27 548 20.3 30 0


ISFL - 2045-

Career statistics Defense
Season Team Pos Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG
2045 (S30) Butchers DE 16 14 2 0/0 6 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2046 (S31) Butchers DE 16 23 6 0/0 5 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2047 (S32) Butchers DE 16 21 5 1/0 3 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2048 (S33) Butchers DE 16 32 3 2/2 8 0 0 1 0 0/0/0
2049 (S34) Butchers DE 16 37 3 0/1 9 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2050 (S35) Second Line DE 16 47 6 2/0 4 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
Total --- DE 96 174 25 5/3 35 0 0 1 0 0/0/0


ISFL Playoffs

Career statistics Defense
Season Team Pos Games Tck TFL FF/FR Sck Int PD Sfty TD Blk P/XP/FG
2046 (S31) Butchers DE 2 3 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2048 (S33) Butchers DE 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2049 (S34) Butchers DE 2 7 0 0/1 1 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
Total --- DE 5 10 1 0/1 1 0 0 0 0 0/0/0

Achievements and records

- 2046 Chicago Butchers Defensive Captain

- 2049 Ultimus Champion