Steven Lee Nelson is an American former professional football player and high school coach. He played as a linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1987. He served as the head coach at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts from 1998 to 2005, compiling a record of 64–22.
Patrick DeAndrea Pass is an American football coach and former fullback, who is currently the director of football personnel development for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. He has also been a member of the New York Giants and the Houston Texans.
Brian Fuller St. Pierre is a former American football quarterback who is currently the head football coach of St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boston College.
Peter Marcus Kendall is a former American football guard.
Jamaal Branch is a former American football running back. who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Colgate University.
Ryan Marcus Powdrell is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Southern California, and was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Seattle Seahawks.
Thomas Swords was an American soccer forward, who served as captain of the U.S. national team in its first two games. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Brandon Jaime London is a retired Canadian football wide receiver who last played with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Massachusetts.
James Ugochu Ihedigbo is a former American football safety. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Jonathan Goff is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. He was a member of the Super Bowl XLVI Giants, defeating the New England Patriots, though he remained on injured reserve for the entire season.
John Joseph Grigas was an American football player. He played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team from 1940 to 1942 and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) from 1943 to 1947. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1941, a first-team All-NFL player in 1944, and led the NFL in all-purpose yards in 1944.
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Massachusetts is the fourth-oldest program in FBS. The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts.
Daniel Aaron Southwick is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for BYU, Oregon State, Dixie State, and Occidental. He previously played for the Louisville Fire of the af2; Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL); Dallas Vigilantes, Tampa Bay Storm, Portland Thunder, Spokane Shock, Los Angeles Kiss, Orlando Predators, Cleveland Gladiators, Philadelphia Soul, and Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL); Massachusetts Pirates, Jacksonville Sharks, Jersey Flight, and Columbus Lions of the National Arena League (NAL); and the FCF Zappers of Fan Controlled Football (FCF).
Marshawn "Mardy" Gilyard is a current American football wide receiver who is a free agent and current defensive backs coach at Nichols College. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
Brandon Washington is a former American football offensive tackle and current coach. He has played for the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Brandon was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Joshua Samuda is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Andy Isabella is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Massachusetts, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Patrick John Freiermuth is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Ifeatu Christian-David Melifonwu is an American football defensive back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse and was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Lewis Tom Cine is a Haitian-born American football strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.