Dane Fletcher is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Montana State.

Dane Fletcher was signed by the Patriots as a rookie free agent on April 29, 2010.

2010 (6/0)
* Made one special teams tackle against the Steelers (11/14).
* Recorded one special teams tackle against the Browns (11/7).
* Pressured Brett Favre into committing an intentional grounding penalty in the fourth quarter against the Vikings (10/31).
* Registered three tackles and forced a Chargers fumble at the San Diego 22-yard line that was recovered by Jerod Mayo and helped set up the Patriots' ?rst touchdown of the game. Also saw time at on special teams, recovering an onside kick attempt in the ?rst quarter and making one special teams tackles (10/24).
* Saw signi?cant action at linebacker in the second half and recorded his ?rst career tackle against the Ravens (10/17).
* Played in his ?rst NFL game, seeing time on special teams against the Dolphins (10/4).
* Was inactive for the ?rst three games of the season.

College

* Was the defensive MVP of the Big Sky Conference for Montana State last season after finishing the season with 67 total tackles and seven sacks.
* After redshirting as a freshman in 2005, he played primarily on special teams as a freshman before topping the Big Sky Conference with 19 tackles for a loss in 2007 with 51 tackles and three sacks.
* In 2008, had 6.5 sacks despite missing three games, before finishing his college career in 2009 with 67 total tackles, seven sacks and two blocked kicks.

Personal

* Born Sept. 14, 1986 in Bozeman, Montana.
* Earned "Hawk of the Year" honors after an outstanding career at Bozeman High, and was named first-team all-state linebacker and honorable mention tight end.
* Was also an outstanding hockey player and one of the top defensive catchers in the state.