Brian DeMarco

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Brian DeMarco
No. 73
Position: Guard
Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1972-04-09) April 9, 1972 (age 52)
Berea, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:323 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: Lorain (OH) King
College: Michigan State
NFL draft: 1995  / round: 2 / pick: 40
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:63
Games Started:46
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brian DeMarco (born April 9, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [1]

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NFL career

After being drafted by the Jaguars, he was a starter for their inaugural season. Demarco played four seasons for the Jaguars. He signed a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1999, but he retired after that season due to injuries.

Post NFL

DeMarco's post-NFL plight was featured in a Men's Journal article entitled "Casualties of the NFL." It detailed devastating spinal damage DeMarco received while playing in the NFL, and continued playing with for sometime after. The piece received widespread praise from advocates who sought medical and financial help for disabled NFL retirees. [2] DeMarco took painkillers to mask the pain so he could continue playing, causing further damage to his body.

Footnotes

  1. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080208172918/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/01/31/upshaw0214/4.html. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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