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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Salvatore J. Cesario (born July 4, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cal Poly Mustangs.

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Early life

Cesario attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, where he played as a tight end/fullback. [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 end but would quickly convert to play H-back his freshman season. [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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