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Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
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Born: | Livonia, Michigan, U.S. | March 11, 1976||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Detroit (MI) Catholic Central | ||||
College: | Boston College | ||||
NFL draft: | 1999 / round: 3 / pick: 64 | ||||
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Douglas Gregory Brzezinski (born March 11, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Boston College and was selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft. [1]
Brzezinski began his football career as an offensive lineman for Detroit Catholic Central High School, he has been inducted into Catholic Central's athletic hall of fame for this. [2]
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