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unusual facts about offensive guard



Kent Hull

As a rookie for the Buffalo Bills in 1986, Hull immediately became their starting center, replacing Will Grant, hunched between 7-year veteran Jim Ritcher at left offensive guard and fellow rookie Will Wolford at right guard for all 16 games, with Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly as rookie quarterback under first-year head coach Marv Levy.

Kevin Gogan

The next year he switched positions and became a starter at left guard, replacing Crawford Ker, who left the team via Plan B free agency.

Mark Stepnoski

He signed with the University of Pittsburgh and became a four-year starter at offensive guard, helping clear the way for Craig Heyward and Curvin Richards to become two of the leading rushers in the nation.

Restricted free agent

Arizona Cardinals offensive guard Reggie Wells was a restricted free agent in the 2006 offseason.

Transition tag

The transition tag is currently at the center of a controversy regarding its potential usefulness in light of the contract offered by the Minnesota Vikings to Steve Hutchinson, an offensive guard who had received the transition tag following the 2005 season from the Seattle Seahawks.


see also

1983 Michigan Wolverines football team

Stefan Humphries, offensive guard, senior, Broward, Florida - started all 12 games at right offensive guard

2014 UCLA Bruins football team

Led by quarterback Brett Hundley, offensive guard Xavier Su'a-Filo, outside linebacker Anthony Barr, and inside linebacker Jordan Zumwalt, the Bruins were 10–3 and winners of the Sun Bowl over Virginia Tech 42-12.

Adewale Ogunleye

He was a classmate of Major League baseball All Star starting pitcher Jason Marquis and a teammate of three-time Super Bowl winning offensive guard Joe Andruzzi.

Hickerson

Gene Hickerson (1935–2008), former American Football offensive guard

Vernon Gholston

As a senior at Cass Technical High School, Gholston emerged as one of the top prospects in the Midwest after registering 75 tackles, including six sacks, as a linebacker and also earning an All-State selection as an offensive guard.