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Position: | Guard | ||||
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Born: | Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | December 1, 1971||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Lincoln (NE) East | ||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||
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Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971. [1] He was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. [2] In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship. [3] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft. [4]
After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center. [5] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.
No. 73 | |||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | December 1, 1971||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Lincoln (NE) East | ||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971. [1] He was selected in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. [2] In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship. [3] He was the first Giant draft pick to sign after the 1995 draft. [4]
After his playing days ended, he slimmed down from 320 pounds (150 kg; 23 st) to 260 pounds (120 kg; 19 st) before returning to school at Omaha, Nebraska's University of Nebraska Medical Center. [5] Zatechka graduated medical school in 2004, completed a residency in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2008, and is currently practicing in Omaha at OrthoNebraska.