NFL players of Greek descent?

[Apollo510]

Gia sas,

Any football fans here? I'm wondering if anyone knows any NFL players who are Greek. I know of only two currently, Niko Koutouvides who plays linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks and Tony Pashos who is an offensive tackle on the Jacksonville Jaguars. ...Koutouvides was a star at the University of Perdue where I think his nickname was something like "the Greek God of Defense"
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because of his aggressive playing style.

Also, in the past there was Alex Karras who was a pro-bowler for the Detroit Lions before moving on to a career in Hollywood.

Any others?

[Prokomenos]

I watch American football occasionaly not a huge fan. Dont know of any Greek players off hand. I know their is a Greek baseball player who plays for the Baltimore Orioles and is pretty good to.

[Napalm]

I got the below list from Greek-American sports figures of the usually anti-Greek web site Wikipedia. So i guess any NFL players who are Greek but not American would not be included.

Sports
Harry "the Golden Greek" Agganis1 - College football star and professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
Peter Angelos - MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Annastasia Batikis - played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945
David Batista (Bautista) - WWE SmackDown!, professional wrestler (Greek mother)
Clay Bellinger - MLB player of the Baltimore Orioles
Al Campanis - MLB player and executive of the L.A. Dodgers
Jimmy Carson - NHL hockey player, (Original family surname Kyriazopoulos)
Chris Chelios - NHL hockey player
Anton Christoforidis - Professional boxer, NBA World Light Heavyweight Champion 1941
James Colis - former MLB pitcher with the Chicago White Sox
Harry Deligianis - former NFL Europe player
Tara Dakides - pro snowboarder and champion from California
Chris Farasopoulos - NFL player, played for the NY Jets
Danielle Fotopoulos - female soccer player, US women's national soccer team
Nick Galis - basketball player, played in Europe and is regarded as one of Europe's all-time basketball greats
Nick Gianacakos - former NFL Europe player
Alex Grammas - MLB manager and infielder for St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs.
Laird Hamilton (born Laird John Zerfas) - surfer
Alex Holmes - NFL tight end for the St. Louis Rams, mother is Greek.
Kurt Kafentzis - NFL player with the Houston Oilers 1987, younger brother of Mark Kafentzis
Mark Kafentzis - NFL player with the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts 1982-1984
Maria Kanellis - WWE RAW
Dean Karnazes - ultramarathon champion, writer, businessman
Mike Karakas - NHL player for the Islanders 1935-1946
Alex Karras - NFL player with the Detroit Lions, wrestler and actor
Lou Karras - NFL player with the Washington Redskins, older brother of Alex Karras
Ted Karras - NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, older brother of Alex Karras
Gus Kartes - former Olympiakos Piraeus footballer.
Eric Karros - MLB player for the L.A. Dodgers and baseball broadcaster
Bobby Kingsbury - MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Frank Klopas - soccer player for the Chicago Sting, U.S. national team and AEK Athens
Chris Kontos - Former NHL player known for his prolific scoring in the play-offs
Niko Koutouvides - NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
Nick Kypreos - NHL hockey player
Alexi Lalas - soccer player for the L.A. Galaxy, U.S. national team
Steve Lappas - former basketball coach of Villanova University
Themistocles Leftheris - American pair skater, 2007 U.S. National Pairs bronze medalist
Kay Lionikas - played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948-1950
Billy Loes, MLB Pitcher for the Dodgers and other teams
Jim Londos - champion wrestler during the 1930s
Greg Louganis - Olympic divind champion (Greek by adoption; ethnically Samoan and Swedish)
Nick Markakis (1983 - ) - MLB outfielder who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles[73]
Tino Martinez - former MLB first baseman for the N.Y. Yankees
Aaron Miles - MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, and Colorado Rockies (paternal grandmother)
Stefanos Miltsakakis - Former NCAA All-American wrestler, MMA record of 3-0, actor
Gus Niarhos - MLB Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox, Phillies
Joe Panos - NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills 1994-2000 (birth name Zois Panagiotopoulos)
Petros Papadakis - Host of various sports shows on radio, former college football tailback and team captain at USC 1996-2000.
Eric Pappas - Former MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals
Milt Pappas - MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds and other teams
Tom Pappas - Track & field decathlete, 2003 world decathlon champion and 2-time Olympian.
June Peppas - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1948-1954
George Parros - NHL hockey player
Tony Pashos - NFL lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Lonnie Paxton - NFL New England Patriots long-snapper 2001-2003
Peter Philipakos - football (soccer) player, formerly of Olympiacos, currently of Czech premier league club FK SIAD Most
Pete Pihos - NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Joseph Pilates - inventor of Pilates
Dawn Marie Psaltis (Dawn Marie) - former WWE diva
Kurt Rambis - Former NBA player, won 4 championships with the L.A. Lakers (birth name Kyriakos Rambidis)
Dusty Rhodes - MLB player for the New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants
Pete Sampras - tennis player, holds record for most grand slam titles and is considered one of the best tennis players in history
Fred Smerlas - NFL player for the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots
Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder1 - sports commentator
Alex Spanos - NFL owner of the San Diego Chargers
Trish Stratus - WWE diva
Matt Stover - NFL player, kicker for Baltimore Ravens
George Theodore - MLB outfielder for the New York Mets
Craig Titus - American bodybuilder
Gus Triandos - MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles and other teams
Jake Tsakalidis - NBA player for Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns
Lou Tsiropoulos - Former NBA player with the Boston Celtics
Garo Yepremian - NFL player (Greek Cypriot origin)
George Zaharias - Sports promoter and professional wrestler in the 1930's (birth name Theodore Vetoyanis)
Gust Zarnas - NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers 1938-1940
Dave Batista - WWE SmackDown

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[Prokomenos]

Thats a decent number of Greeks. Good find napalm..