Ross Tucker
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| Washington Redskins — No. 68 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: March 2, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Wyomissing, Pennsylvania | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 310 lb (140 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2001 for the Washington Redskins | |
| Career history | |
| College: Princeton | |
| Undrafted in 2001 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Ross Finch Tucker (born March 2, 1979 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania) is an American football offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins and a journalist for Sports Illustrated. Tucker is also a co-founder of a high school recruiting website,GoBig Recruiting
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[edit] High school years
Tucker attended Wyomissing Area High School in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and won three varsity letters each in football and basketball. He was All-League at both Offensive Tackle and Defensive End, while earning All-County Honors at Offensive Tackle. As a senior basketball player, he averaged 16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds. Tucker was a team captain in both football and basketball and was an outstanding student as well. He received the school's US Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete award.
[edit] College years
A graduate of Princeton University, Tucker was a four year starter on the Tigers Ivy League football squad. Tucker wore the number 65 during his collegiate playing days, in honor of his Uncle Mike Bachman. He started against Colgate University as a Freshman at Defensive End before starting his final three years at Right Guard. Tucker was All-Ivy in 2000 and a two-time Academic All-American.
[edit] NFL career
Tucker has played for the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. As of March 9th, 2007 Tucker re-signed with the Redskins, but was placed on injured reserve after suffering a neck injury. He has stated that he has played his last down of football in the NFL.[1]
He played in 43 games in his 7-year NFL career, starting 24.
[edit] Journalistic career
Towards the end of the 2007-2008 season, Ross Tucker joined Sports Illustrated, writing on the NFL beat for their website.[2] Tucker is also a host for Sirius NFL Radio, Channel 124.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tucker's player page at NFL.com
- A brief article written by Tucker, for Peter King of Sports Illustrated.
- Go Big Recruiting Ross' post-NFL project.
