- Guard
In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team. The guard's job is to protect the quarterback from the oncoming defensive line and linebackers during pass plays, as well as creating openings (holes) for the running backs to head through. Guards perform speed blocking and "pulling"--sprinting out in front of a running back in order to block for him.
- Osi Umenyiora
Osi Umenyiora (born November 16, 1981 in London, England) is an American Football player (defensive end) for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Troy State University, where he finished second in the nation with 16 sacks. Umenyiora was born in London to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria and later to Auburn, Alabama where he started playing football in high school.
- Lofa Tatupu
Mosiula Mea'alofa Tatupu (born November 15, 1982 in Plainville, Massachusetts) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California. As a rookie in 2005, he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104. He also had four sacks and three interceptions, …
- Casey Hampton
Casey Hampton (born September 3 1977 in Galveston, Texas) is an American Football nose tackle who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Hampton (#98) was selected out of the University of Texas in the first round with the 19th overall choice of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He quickly emerged as a solid player in the middle of the defensive line while logging considerable time as a rookie.
- Bryant McKinnie
Bryant McKinnie (born September 23 1979 in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA) is an offensive tackle currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. In 2006, he started his fifth consecutive NFL season with the Vikings.
- Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson (born on February 9, 1982 in Riverside, California) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (205th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Washington.
- Aaron Smith
Aaron Douglas Smith (born April 9, 1976 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a professional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He plays left Defensive End in a 3-4 defensive alignment. Smith played college football at the University of Northern Colorado. While there he was the team captain for two straight years and set a university career record with 44 sacks.
- Fred Miller
Fred J. Miller, Jr. (born February 6, 1973 in Houston, Texas) is an American football tackle for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected with the ninth pick of the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams out of Baylor University. He has also played for the Tennessee Titans. In 2005, teammate Olin Kreutz broke Miller's Jaw in an altercation. Both players were fined $50,000 by the NFL.
- Cornelius Griffin
Cornelius Griffin (born December 3, 1976 in Troy, Alabama) is a football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins. Griffin was selected in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, where he played for four seasons. He was signed by the Giants' NFC East-rival Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2004, during the 2004 offseason. He had his best season as a pro in 2004, …
- Keith Traylor
Byron Keith Traylor (born September 3, 1969 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round (61st overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Central Oklahoma.
- John St. Clair
John Bradley St. Clair (born July 31, 1977 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American football tackle for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was originally selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 32nd pick of the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
- Marcus McNeill
Marcus McNeill (born November 16, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football offensive tackle who was selected by San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft
- Willie Colon
Willie Colon (born April 9 1983) is a current American football tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He started the first two games of his career in Weeks 16 and 17 of the 2006 season, replacing an injured Max Starks, and in early 2007 team activities has replaced Starks as the 1st-team right tackle for the team.
- Gary Baxter
Gary Wayne Baxter (born November 24, 1978) is an American Football player for the Cleveland Browns. His size, listed at six feet two inches, 215 pounds, has given him the ability to play both safety and cornerback in the NFL. Baxter was drafted out of Baylor University in the second round, with the 62nd overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. After playing in a situational and reserve role for Baltimore during his rookie season, …
- Matt Lepsis
Matt Lepsis (born January 13, 1974) is a current American football ninth year veteran who plays left tackle, but has experience at both tackle positions, for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He was part of the Broncos Super Bowl XXXII team.
- Langston Walker
Langston Walker (born September 3, 1979 in Oakland, California) is an American football player currently with the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Walker plays guard and tackle and is frequently used as a field goal blocker. He blocked a potential game winning field goal against the Denver Broncos in on November 28, 2004. Walker grew up in Oakland and graduated from Bishop O'Dowd High School and attended the University of California, Berkeley.
- Shaun Ellis
Shaun Ellis (born June 24, 1977 in Anderson, South Carolina) is an American football player for the New York Jets of the NFL. He is a 1995 Graduate of Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Ellis was a stand-out defensive end at the University of Tennessee and was drafted by the Jets as the 12th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. Ellis immediately was an impact player and became the second all-time rookie sack leader with 8.5 sacks.
- Todd Weiner
Todd Weiner (born September 16, 1975 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) is an American football tackle currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. In 2005 he started his 8th season. He has also played with the Seattle Seahawks. He attended college at Kansas State University.
- Renaldo Hill
Renaldo Hill (born November 12, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan) is a current American Football safety who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round (202nd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan State.
- Tony Pashos
Anthony George Pashos (born August 3, 1980) is an American football player. He is a tackle who plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and attended University of Illinois. Pashos played football at and graduated from Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois. At Illinois, Pashos started all 47 games of his collegiate career at right tackle, beginning in 1999, and was named First-Team All-Big Ten in 2001 and 2002.
- Josh Bullocks
Josh Bullocks (born February 23, 1983, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an American football free safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Bullocks was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for whom he started 28 collegiate games across three seasons, notably totalling ten interceptions and 49 tackles in 2003, …
- Ted Johnson
Ted Curtis Johnson (born December 4, 1972) grew up in Carlsbad, CA where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the University of Colorado and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft with the 57th overall selection. He helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl XXXI and win Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX.
- Steve Moore
Stephen Elliott Moore (born October 1, 1960 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a tackle who played five professional seasons with the NFL New England Patriots. Moore attended Tennessee State University.
- Marcus Johnson
Marcus Johnson (born December 1, 1981 in Coffeeville, Mississippi) is a tackle currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 2nd round (17th pick) in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He attended college at the University of Mississippi.
- John Jackson
John Jackson is a former tackle in the National Football League. Drafted out of Eastern Kentucky University, Jackson spent 14 seasons with 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988-1997), the San Diego Chargers (1998-1999), and the Cincinnati Bengals (2000-2001). He started in Super Bowl XXX for the Steelers.
- Alvin McKinley
Alvin McKinley (born June 9, 1978) is a National Football League defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos. Alvin was a standout at Weir High School in Weir, Mississippi. After winning two state championships, he joined his brother Dennis McKinley at Mississippi State University in the fall of 1996. He was drafted in 2000 by the Carolina Panthers, but joined the Cleveland Browns in 2001. McKinley had his best season in 2005, recording 68 tackles and 5 sacks.
- Glenn Earl
Glenn Earl (born June 10, 1981 in Lisle, Illinois) is an American football player who use to play safety for the Houston Texans. He began his career at the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver before switching to safety after his redshirt freshman season. He played in 38 games for the Irish with 24 starts and amassed 169 career tackles, three forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, four INTs and four sacks. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by Houston.
- Steve Wright
Stephen Hough Wright (born April 8, 1959) was an American college and professional football player. He played college football at Northern Iowa and then played ten professional seasons as a tackle for three teams from 1981-1992.
- Tony McDaniel
Anthony Dewayne McDaniel (born January 20, 1985, Columbia, South Carolina) is a defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. McDaniel played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he had nearly 100 tackles and 15 sacks in his final year. He left college after three years, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by Jacksonville. In the 2006 season, he appeared in 11 games for the Jaguars.
- Brad Hopkins
Bradley D. Hopkins (born September 5, 1970) is a former American football player. He played left tackle for 13 seasons in the National Football League, all of them with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans organization.
- John Hill
John Stark Hill (born April 16, 1950 in East Orange, New Jersey) was a center and tackle in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints.
- Chase Johnson
Chase Johnson (born December 16, 1983 in Grant, Nebraska) is an American football tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Johnson played college football at the University of Wyoming.
- Oshiomogho Atogwe
At Stanford: A starter the past two seasons and 22 consecutive games, Atogwe enters the 2004 campaign as one of the best safeties in college football and a legitimate honors candidate ... He was the Cardinal's starter at strong safety in 2002 and team's starter at free safety in 2003 ... He is an active, aggressive, …
- Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards (born February 20, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the NFL. Formerly a player for the Baltimore Ravens, he was an undrafted free agent out of the University of Central Florida. Edwards attended Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's south side. Mount Carmel has produced such athletes as current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Simeon Rice, …
- Ron Stone
Ron Christopher Stone (born July 20, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former professional American football guard and tackle who played 12 seasons in the NFL from 1994 to 2005. He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX winning team and was selected to three Pro Bowls.
- Brock Marion
Brock Elliot Marion (born June 11 1970 in Bakersfield, California) is a former American Football free safety who played twelve seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the Miami Dolphins, and the Detroit Lions from 1993 to 2004. Marion was a three time Pro Bowler in 2000, 2002 and 2003 with the Dolphins.
- Orlando Huff
Orlando Huff (born August 14, 1978 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American Football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals in his six year career. Huff played college football in Fresno State University and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He attended Upland High School, where he was on the football and track and field teams.
- Lauri Rapala
Lauri Rapala (1905-1974), Finland, was the founder of Rapala-Normark Group, the worlds largest fishing lure and tackle producer. He died in 1974 at the age of 69. During the course of his life, he married once and fathered four children. He created one of the first artificial fishing lures in 1936, which would later become the Original Floater, a lure for which he would be made somewhat famous.
- Jessie Armstead
Jessie W. Armstead (born October 26, 1970 in Dallas, Texas) is a former National Football League linebacker who played for eleven seasons with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins between 1993 and 2003. Armstead attended Carter High School in Dallas, Texas, before attending the University of Miami. When Armstead committed to Miami, Jimmy Johnson was the head coach. However, weeks later, Johnson left Miami to take over as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Bob Miller
Robert Marguese Miller (December 11 1929 - August 7 2006) was an American football player who played as a tackle with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1952 to 1958. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he attended the University of Virginia, which finished 8-1 and ranked 13th in the AP poll in his final year in 1951. After being selected by Detroit in the 1952 NFL Draft, he was on the teams which won NFL championships in 1952, 1953 and 1957, …