Garrett Gilkey

Garrett Gilkey

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Gilkey at the Cleveland Browns' 2013 training camp
No. --Free agent
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-07-09) July 9, 1990
Place of birth: Lemont, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Aurora (IL) Christian
College: Chadron State
NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Games played: 22
Games started: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Garrett Gilkey (born July 9, 1990) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Chadron State.

Early life and college career

Gilkey was born in Lemont, Illinois, a village southwest of Chicago.[1] Gilkey grew up in Naperville and moved with his parents and four siblings to the town of Sandwich, Illinois at age 12.[2] As a freshman, Gilkey attended Sandwich Community High School but transferred to Aurora Christian High School in nearby Aurora because of bullying. After suffering from a rapid heartbeat during a football practice at Sandwich High, Gilkey was diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome.[2]

After graduating from Aurora Christian High in 2008, Gilkey enrolled at Chadron State College, an NCAA Division II school in northwestern Nebraska.[2] At Chadron State, Gilkey played in 37 games with 34 starts and earned first-team All-American honors from D2Football.com. Gilkey was one of three Division II players invited to the 2012 Senior Bowl.[3]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

On April 27, 2013, he was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round, 227 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.[4] On May 24, 2013, he agreed to a four year deal with the Cleveland Browns.[5][6][7]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Gilkey was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 1, 2014. On July 26, 2016, Gilkey was waived by Tampa Bay due to a failed physical.

References

  1. "Garrett Gilkey". NFL. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Merrill, Elizabeth (March 27, 2013). "Who's laughing now? Garrett Gilkey". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  3. "Garrett Gilkey". Cleveland Browns. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  4. "Cleveland Browns select guard Garrett Gilkey with their 2nd pick of the 7th round NFL Draft 2013". cleveland.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  5. "Cleveland Browns sign rookie OL Garrett Gilkey to 4-year deal, played tackle at Chadron State". washingtonpost.com. August 21, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. "Browns sign seventh-round draft pick Garrett Gilkey". ohio.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. "Cleveland Browns sign rookie OL Garrett Gilkey to 4-year deal, played tackle at Chadron State". foxnews.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.

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