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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | May 21, 1983||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Havelock (Havelock, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||
College: | East Carolina | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2006 / round: 4 / pick: 129 | ||||||||||||
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Guy Whimper (born May 21, 1983) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft by the New York Giants. [1] Whimper played college football at East Carolina University.
Whimper was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers.
He was waived by the New York Giants on September 4, 2010.
Whimper was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 2, 2010.
On October 28, 2012, Whimper was made an eligible receiver and successfully caught a pass for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers.
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