| No. 71 Denver Broncos | |
| Guard | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 7, 1977 | |
| Place of birth: Hartington, Nebraska | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 5 / Pick: 151 | |
| Debuted in 2002 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 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 | 133 |
| Games started | 36 |
| Fumble recoveries | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Russ Hochstein (born October 7, 1977 in Hartington, Nebraska) is an American football guard for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
Hochstein has also played for the New England Patriots and earned two Super Bowl rings with the team.
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Hochstein is a graduate of Cedar Catholic High School, where he was an award-winning performer in school plays, and a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he played the offensive line, defensive line and middle linebacker positions, and finished his high school career with 18 sacks, 309 tackles, eight fumble recoveries, and two interceptions.
Hochstein was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Hochstein signed with the New England Patriots in 2002. He started in 2003 after Damien Woody (who had moved from Center to fill in for the injured Mike Compton) was injured in the first round of the playoffs. After Joe Andruzzi left for Cleveland, Hochstein started the first two games of the 2004 season before filling in at Tight End, Offensive Tackle and Fullback in the remaining regular season games and Super Bowl XXXIX. Hochstein started the final seven games of the 2005 season at center when Dan Koppen was injured and started a career high eight games in 2007 at center and right guard for the New England Patriots. He has remained a special teams contributor and first choice backup interior offensive lineman for the New England Patriots.
Hochstein was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a seventh-round selection (which the Patriots had sent with Le Kevin Smith in a prior trade) in the 2010 NFL Draft on August 25, 2009. The move reunited Hochstein with Broncos head coach and former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
Hochstein started 10 of the 15 games in which he played for the Broncos in 2009. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a knee injury on December 28. He was re-signed by the Broncos on March 5, 2010.
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