Trai Essex 
Trai Essex during the 2009 NFL season. |
| No. 79 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Offensive tackle |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05) (age 27) |
| Place of birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 324 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: Northwestern |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93 |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Career history |
As player:
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| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics as of week 13, 2009 |
| Games played | 43 |
| Games started | 16 |
| Fumbles Recovered | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Trai J. Essex (born December 5, 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League who won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII.
[edit] High School Years
Essex attended Paul Harding High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. Essex played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000. In football, he was a four-year letterman. In basketball, he was an All-Conference honoree as a junior.
[edit] College Years
Essex attended Northwestern University and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a three-year starter as an offensive lineman. He majored in African-American studies.
[edit] Professional Career
Essex showed promise after a slow start to his career, finishing the 2008 season with two strong performances against the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. Essex started his first-ever playoff game on January 5, 2008 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. Following the Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XLIII, Essex re-signed a two-year contract with the team.[1]
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