| No. 63 Carolina Panthers | |
| Center / Guard | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: April 22, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Houston, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 301 lb (137 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Texas A&M | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Carolina Panthers | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games played | 92 |
| Games started | 67 |
| Fumble recoveries | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Geoffrey Thomas Hangartner (born April 22, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.
Hangartner has also played for the Buffalo Bills.
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Hangartner attended New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he helped lead his team to two state playoff appearances, and as a senior, was a first-team All-District choice and a second-team All-State selection.
Hangartner started 36 consecutive games at center and offensive lineman for Texas A&M. As a senior in 2004, Hangartner moved from center to tackle, where he started all 12 contests. He was also a first-team All-Big 12 choice[1] and was selected to play in the Hula Bowl.
Hangartner was selected in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Panthers. He reportedly scored 47 (out of a possible 50) on the Wonderlic Personnel Test administered during the 2005 NFL Combine.[2] Although he spent the entire 2005 season backing up Jeff Mitchell appearing sparingly on special teams, and as a reserve on the offensive line, he took over the starting position in the 2006 NFL season after starter Justin Hartwig went down with an injured groin muscle.
Hangartner was signed by the Buffalo Bills on February 28, 2009, to a four-year contract worth about $10 million.[3] He became their starting center,[4] replacing the tandem of Melvin Fowler and Duke Preston. That year, he started all 16 games at center for a team with won-lost record of 6-10, most of them between two rookies: left offensive guard Andy Levitre and right guard Eric Wood. In 2010, the same trio started up the middle, but the Bills were going downhill at 4-12, scoring only 283 points (17.7 points/game), 28th of 32 teams in the NFL. In 2011, the Bills opted for youth, replacing Hangartner with Wood. Hangartner was released on September 3, 2011.
On September 5, he was re-signed by the Carolina Panthers.
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