When Buckeyes fans think of former players at the position, Andy Katzenmoyer is perhaps the prototypical middle linebacker. Katzenmoyer is seeking binding arbitration to resolve the dispute, $50,000 in damages, interest, and court costs and attorneys fees.īutkus Award winner was a dominant force on some great OSU defenses The claim was denied on May 29, 2003, but the lawsuit does not provide a reason for the denial. The lawsuit says Katzenmoyer was injured on Jand that he presented a claim on the insurance policy on July 1, 2002. He now runs Katzenmoyer Performance, a 2,000-square-foot training facility in Westerville.
He played in 24 games in New England before sustaining a career-ending neck injury. District Court in Columbus.Īfter winning the Dick Butkus Award for college football?s most outstanding linebacker in 1997, Katzenmoyer returned for his junior season in 1998 and was drafted in the first round by the New England Patriots. The suit was originally filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court but transferred last week to U.S. Lawyers from neither side returned calls seeking comment Monday morning. The lawsuit says that the insurers denied Katzenmoyer?s 2002 claim on the policy and did not initiate the binding arbitration the policy requires. Katzenmoyer filed a lawsuit seeking binding arbitration in a dispute with TRBL Marketing Ltd., Petersen International Underwriters and underwriters at Lloyd?s of London. You don't have to make it rocket science, but I try to convey an idea and a thought that, no matter what, they can take with them."įormer OSU great Katzenmoyer sues Lloyd?s of London to collect on $1M injury policyīusiness First by Rick Rouan, Web coordinatorįormer Ohio State University linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer is trying to collect on a $1 million disability policy more than a decade after a neck injury ended his National Football League career. "I just try to make it fun and easy for the kids. Then you eliminate 80 percent of plays just by those things. "(You have to) compute that all in your head before the play actually happens. "Granted, instincts play a factor in some players' abilities, but when it comes down to it, you have to know situations, down and distance, formations and the defense you're in.
"I've always been a student of the game," he explained. But how can a player who seemed so instinctual on the field impart wisdom to young players? Katzenmoyer has been involved with the South program by lending a hand to Pentello over the years as a coach, something he's done well with. Hugo Quint, the DeSales strength and conditioning coach, and Katzenmoyer's father-in-law, spoke to the campers, as did South football coach Rocky Pentello. We really harped on the fundamentals of the game - footwork, technique, hand placement, where you drop step as a quarterback - every little thing that will make them better." "You always need fundamentals, whether you're a 7-year-old or a 27-year-old playing in the pros. Because the age range is 7-14, some of the kids have no experience, and some of the kids have a lot of experience.
"We really wanted to come in and give them, first of all, the expertise in coaching that these guys have gotten at the college level and professional level," Katzenmoyer said. The kids have learned a lot and they're having fun."įormer Ohio State University players James Cotton, Fred Pagac and Derek Ross were on hand to help coach the defense, while Greg Frey and Dee Miller helped with the offense. Really good coaches have come in, and so far, it's gone really well. "We've had a really good turnout for the first year, around 75 kids. "It's very exciting," Katzenmoyer said of the camp. The hit against Jones, which can still be viewed on YouTube, isn't something any of the campers age 7-14 saw or remember seeing live, but that didn't dampen the message the Big Kat was delivering, nor the kids' eagerness to soak it in. Offset against a dark, rainy sky, Andy Katzenmoyer still cuts an imposing figure.īut it's not Missouri quarterback Corby Jones the big linebacker is stalking while heading toward the sideline on this day, but a group of campers to instruct at his first annual Youth Football Camp at Westerville South High School Wednesday, July 22. Katzenmoyer camp big on teaching, fundamentals