Ex-Wolverine Jon Runyan considers run for Congress
Associated Press
Mount Laurel, N.J. -- Former Michigan football player Jon Runyan says he's considering running for Congress.
In a statement issued Wednesday by the Burlington County (N.J.) Republican Committee, Runyan says he believes the country is being taken in the wrong direction by career politicians.
Runyan, an offensive lineman, was drafted in the fourth round by the Houston Oilers out of Michigan in 1996. He played 13 seasons in the NFL, the last nine with the Philadelphia Eagles, and retired in 2008.
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If Runyan, 35, runs for Congress, it would be in New Jersey's 3rd District, which stretches from the Philadelphia suburbs to central New Jersey's beach towns.
The seat was won a year ago by Democrat John Adler. Adler followed Republican Jim Saxton, who retired after more than two decades in office.
Runyan is a native of Flint.
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