Antonio Garay
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| Free Agent — No. 90 | |
| Defensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: November 30, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Rahway, New Jersey | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 303 lb (137 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2003 for the Cleveland Browns | |
| Career history | |
| College: Boston College | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Antonio Garay (born November 30, 1979, in Rahway, New Jersey) is an unrestricted free agent American football defensive tackle.
He was originally selected with the 22nd pick of the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns out of Boston College.
His parents are from Peru and Puerto Rico.[citation needed] Garay has been included on lists of Jewish football players.[1]
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[edit] High School Years
Garay attended Rahway High School in Rahway, New Jersey, and was a standout Offensive and Defensive lineman in football and wrestling. In football, he was a Prep Star All-American. In wrestling, he was the 1998 275 pound class New Jersey State and National Champion.[2]
[edit] NFL career
[edit] Chicago Bears
Garay spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears and was a member of the 2006 NFC Championship team. In a December 2007 game at the Washington Redskins, Garay was injured by an illegal block. He was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the 2007 season. On 8 March 2008, the Chicago Bears announced that they would part ways with the defensive tackle; he became an unrestricted free agent on 29 February 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Bloom, Nate. "Celebrities: Gridiron Hebrews", j., October 11, 2007. Accessed November 4, 2007. "Here is my roundup of this season’s NFL Jewish players, prepared with the help of Jewish Sports Review newsletter. Included are players with at least one Jewish parent who were raised Jewish or “nothing” and, when contacted by the Review, had no objection to being included as a Jewish athlete.... Antonio Garay, defensive tackle, Chicago Bears."
- ^ Antonio Garay player profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 23, 2007. "Attended Rahway (N.J.) High ... Earned Prep Star All-American and All-New Jersey Group III honors as a senior defensive end ... Played in the first-ever New Jersey-New York Governor's Bowl and the New Jersey North-South all-star game ... An outstanding wrestler who was the National High School Coaches' Association 275-pound national champion as a senior"
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