Kraig Urbik
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Offensive guard | |||||||
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Date of birth: | September 23, 1985|||||||
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
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Career information | |||||||
High school: Hudson (WI) | |||||||
College: Wisconsin | |||||||
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79 | |||||||
Debuted in 2010 for the Buffalo Bills | |||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2013 | |||||||
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Kraig Urbik (born September 23, 1985) is an American football offensive guard/tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin after graduating from Hudson High School.[1]
College career
College awards and honors
- 2005 second team All-American (Sporting News[2] and Rivals.com[3])
- 2007 consensus second team All-Big Ten selection[4][5][6]
- 2008 second team All-Big Ten selection (Coaches)[7]
- 2008 first team All-Big Ten selection (Rivals.com)[8]
- 2008 ESPN.com first team All-American[9]
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Urbik was considered one of the top guard prospects for the 2009 NFL Draft.[10]
Urbik was selected in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. During his rookie season he remained largely inactive, losing the top backup guard position to rookie Ramon Foster. Urbik was waived on September 3, 2010.
Buffalo Bills
Urbik was claimed off waivers on September 5, 2010.
Urbik is currently slated to start at right guard for them in 2012.[11] The Buffalo Bills signed Urbik to a four-year contract extension locking him up through 2016 and is worth $13.3 million, including a $3.5 million signing bonus for the 2012 season.[12]
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_High_School_(Wisconsin)
- ↑ "TSN's 2005 SEC All-Freshman Team".
- ↑ "Rivals.com 2005 Freshman All-America First Team".
- ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2007 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors".
- ↑ "2007 All-Big Ten teams".
- ↑ "Rivals.com 2007 All-Big Ten First Team".
- ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2008 Football All-Conference Teams And Individual Honors".
- ↑ "Rivals.com 2008 All-Big Ten".
- ↑ "ESPN.com's 2008 All-America Team".
- ↑ "Kraig Urbik, DS #4 OG, Wisconsin".
- ↑ http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/OL-Urbik-Rinehart-re-sign/4774ff18-df5d-46dc-a107-e8261ef987ad
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8760239/kraig-urbik-buffalo-bills-sign-4-year-contract-extension
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