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Nate Wayne is an NFL weak-side linebacker for the Detroit Lions. He was born on January 12, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss.) He graduated with a degree in criminal justice. He is known as "Mr. Monday Night" due to his tendency to make big plays when his team is playing on Monday Night Football.

Wayne was drafted with 219th selection in the 1998 NFL draft. Wayne played one game for the Denver Broncos in 1998, when they won their second straight Super Bowl. Wayne played a slightly larger role on the team in 1999, but was mainly a special teamer. He would sign with the Green Bay Packers and play with them as a starter for three years, recording 298 tackles, 10 sacks, 6 interceptions, 5 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries, and 23 passes defensed.

He signed a four-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 14, 2003. He started in 2003, but was limited to playing on nickel defensive packages in 2004, due to the promotion of Jeremiah Trotter, and movement of Mark Simoneau to weak-side linebacker. Even then he lost playing time to Keith Adams. Wayne was the first Eagle released in the 2005 off-season, and signed with the Lions later that year.

Wayne has a wife, Tamika, and three children.

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