Max Starks

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Max Starks
Date of birth	January 10, 1982
Place of birth	Orlando, Florida
Position(s)	offensive lineman
College	Florida
NFL Draft	2004 / Round 3/ Pick 102
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
2004-present	Pittsburgh Steelers

Max W. Starks IV, (born January 10, 1982 in Orlando, Florida), is an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL.

1 Professional Career
2 College Career
3 High School Career
4 Personal
5 Teams
6 External links

[edit] Professional Career

Starks is among the tallest NFL players, standing at 6'8" and 337 pounds. Four other relatives of Starks have been professional football players. He was drafted in 2004, round three, pick 12, by the Steelers. He became a starter, for the first time, in 2005 for the eventual Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

[edit] College Career

He previously attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and played football as a Gator from 2000 to 2003.

[edit] High School Career

He went to Lake Highland Preparatory School, an academic private school in Orlando, Florida. He was the only football player from Lake Highland to become a pro athlete.

[edit] Personal

Starks is the son of former professional defensive lineman Ross Browner. Presuming he was the biological son of Max Starks III, he didn't discover the true identity of his father until he was in high school. [1]

The Browner family as a whole has had more players in the NFL than any other family. Ross' brothers Joey Browner, Jimmy Browner, and Keith Browner all played in the NFL. Starks's cousin, Keith Browner Jr., plays college football linebacker for the University of California.

In 2006, he traveled with Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bryce Fisher and Atlanta Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney on the USO Tour, traveling to United States military bases, a tradition begun by such NFL greats as Frank Gifford and Johnny Unitas. In 2005 Starks visited the USS Theodore Roosevelt at sea, along with members of the Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Attended June 5th's edition of WWE's Monday Night RAW.