Chris Bober
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Guard / Center | |
| Date of birth: December 24, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 310 lb (140 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2001 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
| College: Nebraska-Omaha | |
| Undrafted in 2000 | |
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Chris Bober (born December 24, 1976 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Nebraska-Omaha.
Bober has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs in his career.
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[edit] College career
He played college football and started 45 consecutive games as an offensive lineman at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. There he earned first-team American Football Coaches Association, first-team All-America by Daktronics/CoSIDA, Football News All-America honors along with first team All America and Division II Offensive LIneman of the Year by Gazette Magazine when his club led Division II with 335.2 rushing yards per game in 1999. He Was also a first-team All-America selection by Daktronics/CoSIDA his junior year along with first team All North Central Conference and Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 1998 & 1999. He was a team captain his senior year at UNO and offensive captain of his Snow Bowl team, a division II All Star game. Finally graduated from Nebraska-Omaha with a degree in General Studies in May of 2006 earning the NFL’s Continuing Education Award.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Giants
Spent the first 10 weeks on the practice squad before being promoted to the 53-man roster on November 6th also was inactive for three games and was active for three contests, but did not see any game action, stay inactive for three postseason games, including Super Bowl XXXV vs. Baltimore (1/28/01).
Next year he played in all 16 games on special teams and two games as a reserve offensive lineman. Saw action at both right and left tackle because of injuries at Minnesota.
Next season opened 15 games at center. Opened training camp battling for a starting position at right tackle, but moved to center due to injuries along the club’s offensive front. Started his first NFL game at center vs. San Francisco. also handled the long-snapping duties for placements vs. Washington. Was inactive at Houston (11/24) due to a left biceps injury. Started at center in the club’s NFC Wild Card contest at San Francisco.
2003 was his final year with New York. He started all 16 games for the first time in his career; opened 11 games at center and five games at right tackle. Shifted to the starting center position for the season’s final 10 contests after starting G Rich Seubert suffered a season-ending injury.
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs
With Kansas played in 12 games on offense and special teams, getting two starts at right tackle. Was inactive for four games. Played in the club’s jumbo package and on special teams at Denver and vs. Carolina. Saw action as a reserve right tackle and on special teams vs. Houston. Played in the team’s jumbo package and on special teams at Baltimore. Started his first game for the Chiefs at right tackle in place of an injured Welbourn vs. San Diego. Started at right tackle at Oakland (12/5), but left the game in the second quarter with a right toe sprain.
After that he played in 16 games on special teams and eight contests on offense with two starts at right tackle). Saw reserve action at right tackle vs. the N.Y. Jets. Started at right tackle in place of Black who opened at left tackle in place of an injured Roaf at Oakland and at Denver. Opened as a reserve right tackle and on the placement protection team at Miami also played in the club’s jumbo package and on the placement protection team at San Diego and vs. Oakland. Recovered a fumble by WR Dante Hall on a kickoff return in the third quarter at Houston.
On February 29, 2008, the Chiefs released Bober.
