Dave Tollefson Dave Tollefson ( born May 19 , 1981 ) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round , with the 253rd pick of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at Northwest Missouri State . This is his second stint in Oakland ; he has also been a member of the Berlin Thunder , and won two Super Bowls as a member of the New York Giants . Early years . Tollefson was born in Walnut Creek , California and attended Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord , playing football for head coach Tim Murphy . He was a two - time All - League and All - City selection as a linebacker . He also played Tight End . During his senior year , Tollefson transferred to Olympic continuation school in Concord , CA and later obtained his high school diploma . Tollefson ' s mother is a teacher with a temper . College career . Dave Tollefson played outside linebacker at Los Medanos College in 1999 and 2000 , and Fresno State University awarded Tollefson an athletic scholarship for defensive end . However , he suffered a series of injuries that made him miss three seasons . He missed the 2001 season due to right shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum . Then , he spent the 2002 season working at Home Depot , undergoing surgery on his right shoulder to clean up debris . In 2003 he enrolled at Northwest Missouri , but did not play ; he was granted a medical hardship after suffering a broken bone in his right foot in August camp . He said that the summer before entering Northwest Missouri , he worked as a carpenter . In the 2004 season he was an All - MIAA second - team choice in his first year at Northwest Missouri . He started twelve games at right defensive end and recorded 48 tackles ( 19 solos ) with 8 . 5 sacks and 13 stops for losses . He also caused and recovered a fumble and had a pair of pass deflections . In 2005 , as a senior , he started fourteen games at right defensive end , recording 58 tackles ( 38 solos ) with a team - high 16 . 5 stops for losses and five quarterback pressures . He set a school single - season record , and ranked 13th in the nation , with 12 . 5 sacks , caused a fumble , blocked a kick , and deflected four passes . As a result , he was named First - team All - Mid - America Intercollegiate Athletic Association , was the league ' s Defensive MVP , was named to the All - Southwest Region team , and earned College - division All - American First - team honors from the American Football Coaches Association . He was also a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award , given to the best lineman in the small college ranks . At Northwest he was coached by Mel Tjeerdsma who took the Bearcats to five consecutive Division II national championship games between 2005 to 2009 . During his years the team went to the quarterfinals in 2004 and the finals in 2005 . In 2011 he personally paid for the Northwest jerseys at the request of Scott Bostwick who as defensive coordinator had brought him to Northwest . Bostwick had succeeded Tjeerdsma in 2011 but died of a heart attack before the start of the 2011 season . His wife is Megan ( née Stalder ) , a former Northwest softball player . Measureables . " Bench press " : 410 lb " Squat " : 665 lb Professional career . Green Bay Packers . The Green Bay Packers drafted Tollefson as their last pick of the 2006 NFL draft . He failed to make the final 53 man roster ; however , he was added to the Packers practice squad . Tollefson spent the whole 2006 NFL season as a member of the practice squad . Oakland Raiders . Tollefson played with the NFL Europa team Berlin Thunder under a futures contract he signed with the Oakland Raiders . The Raiders signed Dave Tollefson from the Packers practice squad before the 2007 NFL season , but he was waived by the Raiders during the final round of cuts . The Raiders allocated Tollefson to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa . Tollefson enjoyed good success for the Galaxy , recording 4 . 5 sacks , 25 tackles and 5 passes defensed . New York Giants . The New York Giants signed Tollefson from the Raiders practice squad on October 2 , 2007 ; he played the final six games of the regular season for the Giants , recording 4 tackles . Tollefson was also activated for all four of the Giants postseason games , and during the NFC Divisional Playoff against the Dallas Cowboys he recorded 2 assisted tackles and a QB hurry . He also played in Super Bowl XLII . He was inactive for the first two games of the 2008 season for the Giants , but during the next two games he recorded the first two sacks of his NFL career . He ended the season with 19 tackles and 3 . 5 sacks . After the 2010 season , he became an unrestricted free agent . However , he was re - signed on August 5 , 2011 . On September 11 , 2011 , Tollefson started his season with the Giants in place of Justin Tuck against the Washington Redskins , recording two tackles and a sack . His sack dance is composed of an intentionally comical round - house spin kick ( a homage to Patrick Swayze ' s role in " Road House " ) . He made a career - high five sacks during the 2011 season .