Greg Eslinger
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| Houston Texans — No. 50 | |
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| Date of birth: April 23, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Bismarck, North Dakota | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 290 lb (130 kg) |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| College: Minnesota | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198 | |
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Greg Eslinger (born April 23, 1983 in Bismarck, North Dakota) is an American football center who is a practice squad player for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Minnesota
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[edit] College career
At Minnesota, he was a four-year starter. As a senior, he was awarded the Outland Trophy, which is given to college football's best interior lineman, as well as the Dave Rimington Trophy, awarded to college football's top center. A Bismarck, North Dakota native, Eslinger was also two-time Associated Press All-American (2003, 2005) and a three-time First Team All-Big Ten performer (2003, 2004, 2005).
[edit] Awards and honors
- Sporting News Freshman All-American (2002)
- Third-team All-American (2003)
- 3x First-team All-Big Ten (2003-2005)
- FWAA All-American (2004)
- Rimington Trophy finalist (2004)
- Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year (2005)
- Lombardi Award semifinalist (2005)
- Consensus All-American (2005)
- Outland Trophy (2005)
- Rimington Trophy (2005)
[edit] Professional career
Eslinger was projected to be a second- or third-round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, but was chosen in the sixth round (198th overall) by the Broncos. Greg was on their injured reserve and did not play during the 2006 NFL season. Assigned to the Cologne Centurions of the NFL Europa for 2007, he started at center where he earned All-NFL Europa honors. The Broncos moved Eslinger to the practice squad at the beginning of 2007. On Nov. 13, 2007, the Cleveland Browns picked him off the Bronco practice squad. On December 12, 2007 he was released from the Cleveland Browns. On December 20, 2007 he was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.
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| Preceded by Jammal Brown |
Outland Trophy Winner 2005 |
Succeeded by Joe Thomas |
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