Adam Bisnowaty

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Adam Bisnowaty
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Bisnowaty (pointing) during his high school senior year, at the 2012 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl
No. 66, 78
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-14) December 14, 1993 (age 30)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Fox Chapel Area (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College: Pittsburgh
NFL draft: 2017  / Round: 6 / Pick: 200
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:1
Player stats at PFR

Adam Bisnowaty (born December 14, 1993) is a former American football tackle. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers as a four-year starter at left tackle, and was first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference his last two seasons. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants.

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Early years

Bisnowaty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish. [1] [2] His parents are Miron and Randi Bisnowaty. He has a sister, Dana Bisnowaty. [3] His father is Israeli-born, grew up in Rishon LeZion, served in the Agaf HaModi'in (the military intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces), and came to the United States at the age of 27. [4] [5] [6] Adam's paternal grandmother is a Holocaust survivor who escaped the Nazis by hiding in the woods in Poland. [4]

Bisnowaty said: "I have a deep connection with Israel, my two parents are Jewish, my father is from Israel, and a large part of my family still lives there." [6] He has a large Hebrew tattoo on his left arm, which translates to "I am what I am," which in the Old Testament God said to Moses when Moses asked what to call him. [7] [4]

Growing up, he preferred basketball, baseball, and wrestling to football. [8] In seventh grade, he weighed 210 pounds (95 kg), and in eighth grade he weighed 245 pounds (111 kg), and with his size his attention soon shifted to football. [9] [8]

High school career

At Fox Chapel Area High School in Pennsylvania, Bisnowaty played offensive guard and tackle, was ranked the country's # 19 recruit by Rivals, and was a four-star recruit. [3] [10] [11] [12] [13] He was named Pennsylvania Football News All-Class AAAA, and all-conference at defensive tackle. [3] He also competed in wrestling for the high school, and in track and field—throwing discus, javelin, and shot put (for which he holds the school record at 43' 7"). [3] [8] [14]

College career

Bisnowaty played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, choosing them over Florida and 12 other offers. [10] [11] He earned an undergraduate degree from Pittsburgh in communications in 2015, and a master's degree in health and fitness. [10] [11] [15] All-America

In 2012, he redshirted. [11] Subsequently, Bisnowaty was a four-year starter at left tackle. [11] He was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2014 College Football All-America Offensive Team. [16] He was a First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in each of his final seasons, and was named to the All-ACC Academic team for four consecutive years. [11] As a senior in 2016 he started every game at left tackle. [12] He finished his college career with 43 starts in 45 games. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
(1.97 m)		304 lb
(138 kg)		33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m)		11+3⁄8 in
(0.29 m)		5.23 s1.82 s3.03 s4.94 s8.02 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		8 ft 0 in
(2.44 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine [17] [18] [19]

New York Giants

Bisnowaty was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 200th overall, of the 2017 NFL Draft. [20] The Giants traded up seven spots to draft him. [12] [21] He signed with the team in May 2017, on a four-year deal worth $2.5 million with a $147,000 signing bonus. [22] In June 2017, Giants' offensive line coach Mike Solari said: "It's still early. Right now, we got him at right tackle. But he has versatility, he could go to guard." [23] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Giants' practice squad the next day. [24] [25] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2017. [26] The following day, he was the starting right tackle for the Giants in his NFL debut. [27]

On May 14, 2018, Bisnowaty was waived by the Giants. [28]

Detroit Lions

On May 15, 2018, Bisnowaty was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. [29] He was waived on July 31, 2018. [30]

Carolina Panthers

On August 1, 2018, Bisnowaty was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [31] He was waived on August 31, 2018. [32]

Minnesota Vikings

On October 23, 2018, Bisnowaty was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. [33] He reunited with college teammate Brian O'Neill. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2019. [34] He was waived on May 8, 2019. [35]

Washington Redskins

On May 23, 2019, Bisnowaty signed with the Washington Redskins, but was waived five days later. [36]

Denver Broncos

On August 9, 2019, Bisnowaty was signed by the Denver Broncos. [37] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [38]

Bisnowaty was drafted in the 7th round in phase two in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades. [39]

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