Sal Cesario

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Sal Cesario
No. 79
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1963-07-04) July 4, 1963 (age 61)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Bellarmine Preparatory (CA)
College: Cal Poly
NFL draft: 1986  / Round: 12 / Pick: 328
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Games started:3
Player stats at PFR

Salvatore J. Cesario (born July 4, 1963) is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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Early years

Cesario attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, where he played as a tight end. [1] He also played basketball.

He walked-on at Division II Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. [2] As a freshman, he was awarded a football scholarship two weeks after beginning to practice with the team as a defensive lineman. [3]

As a sophomore, he was converted into an offensive tackle. He became a three-year starter at left tackle. [4]

Professional career

New York Jets

Cesario was selected by the New York Jets in the twelfth round (328th overall) of the 1986 NFL draft. [5] [6] He was waived on September 1, after struggling because he lacked size. [7] On February 19, 1987, he was signed to participate in training camp. [8] [9] He was released on August 31. [10]

Dallas Cowboys

After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed to be a part of the Dallas Cowboys replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. [11] He started 3 games at left guard. He was cut on October 20, at the end of the strike. [12]

Miami Dolphins

On March 23, 1988, he was signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins. [13] He was released on August 23. [14]

Personal life

After football, he became the Global Sales and Marketing Manager at Micro-Pak Ltd. [15] His father Sal Sr. was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1959 NFL draft. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cesario bucking the odds" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jet Lineman Wants Script To Come True". New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Last December tackle Sal Cesario embarked on a project..." Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Western Football Conference Preview : Will a New Look Mean New Life in 1985?" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jets' Sign No. 2 Pick" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "1986 Jets Picks Get 2d Chance" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
  12. ↑ "Cowboys" . Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Thinking Outside the Box". Cal Poly Business Magazine. June 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Detroit Lions Draft History" . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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