Trai Essex
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| Pittsburgh Steelers — No. 79 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: December 5, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 324 lb (147 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Northwestern | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Trai J. Essex (born December 5, 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League.
Essex showed promise after a slow start to his career, finishing with two strong performances against the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. Essex started his first-ever playoff game on January 5, 2007 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit] High School Years
Essex attended Paul Harding High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. Essex played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30th, 2000. In football, he was a four-year letterman. In basketball, he was an All-Conference honoree as a junior.
[edit] College Years
Essex attended Northwestern University and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a three-year starter as an offensive lineman.
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