| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Guard / Center | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: August 27, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Bakersfield, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: California | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 258 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2007 | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Games started | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Aaron Andrew Merz (born August 27, 1983 in Bakersfield, California) is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.
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Merz attended Wasco High School in Wasco, California and was a letterman in football, basketball, and golf. In football, he won All-League honors as both an offensive lineman and as a defensive lineman.
He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in sociology in 2005. Merz joined the team as a walk-on in 2001 and was given a scholarship as reward for his elevated role with the team following the 2003 season. [1]
Prior to the 2006 NFL Draft, Merz scored an impressive 39/50 on the NFL Scouting Combine's standard Wonderlic Test. After being released by Buffalo in 2008, Merz enlisted with the U.S. Peace Corps. He served as a volunteer in Zambia from February 2009 to February 2010 before being forced to return to America for medical purposes.
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