Dave Yovanovits

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Dave Yovanovits
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1981-03-06) March 6, 1981 (age 43)
Stanhope, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Hopatcong (NJ)
College: Temple
NFL draft: 2003  / round: 7 / pick: 237
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games:6
Games started:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dave Yovanovits (born March 6, 1981) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played in every snap of 40 of 45 games for Temple University. He was selected in the 2003 NFL draft by the New York Jets, whom he played for in 2003 and 2004. [1] He was released by the Jets in order to reduce salary cap space when the team signed Ty Law in 2005. Yovanovits made his first career start in the Browns' 20–16 win over the Baltimore Ravens in their 2005 season finale. [2] After briefly joining the Detroit Lions in December 2006, Yovanovits signed with the New Orleans Saints on February 16, 2007. [3]

Yovanovits played high school football for Hopatcong High School in Hopatcong, New Jersey. [4] He has been a resident of Stanhope, New Jersey. [5]

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References

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  2. Doerschuk, Steve. Rookie Harrison impresses with runs, TD catch Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , cantonrep.com, accessed February 24, 2007.
  3. Dave Yovanovits Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine , sportsnet.ca, accessed May 7, 2007.
  4. Dave Yovanovits Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , database Football, accessed April 12, 2008.
  5. Tatum, Kevin. "Owls pleasantly surprised by draft The Patriots chose defensive lineman Dan Klecko, and the Jets took offensive tackle Dave Yovanovits.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , April 28, 2013. Accessed October 9, 2015. "At home in Stanhope, N.J., Dave Yovanovits was glued to the televised NFL draft coverage from New York."