- Antonio Garay
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=90
currentposition=Defensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|11|30
birthplace=Rahway, New Jersey
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=303
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Cleveland Browns
college=Boston College
draftyear=2005
draftround=6
draftpick=195
pastteams=
*Cleveland Browns (2003-2004)
*Chicago Bears (2006-2007)
nfl=GAR023506Antonio Garay (born
November 30 ,1979 , inRahway, New Jersey ) is an unrestricted free agentAmerican football defensive tackle .He was originally selected with the 22nd pick of the sixth round of the
2003 NFL Draft by theCleveland Browns out ofBoston College .His parents are from
Peru andPuerto Rico . Fact|date=March 2007 Garay has been included on lists ofJew ish football players. [Bloom, Nate. [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/33769/edition_id/626/format/html/displaystory.html "Celebrities: Gridiron Hebrews"] , "j. ",October 11 ,2007 . AccessedNovember 4 ,2007 . "Here is my roundup of this season’s NFL Jewish players, prepared with the help of Jewish Sports Review newsletter. Included are players with at least one Jewish parent who were raised Jewish or “nothing” and, when contacted by the Review, had no objection to being included as a Jewish athlete.... Antonio Garay, defensive tackle, Chicago Bears."]High School Years
Garay attended
Rahway High School inRahway, New Jersey , and was a standout Offensive and Defensive lineman in football and wrestling. In football, he was a Prep Star All-American. In wrestling, he was the 1998 275 pound class New Jersey State and National Champion. [ [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=34701 Antonio Garay player profile] ,National Football League Players Association . AccessedJuly 23 ,2007 . "Attended Rahway (N.J.) High ... Earned Prep Star All-American and All-New Jersey Group III honors as a senior defensive end ... Played in the first-ever New Jersey-New York Governor's Bowl and the New Jersey North-South all-star game ... An outstanding wrestler who was the National High School Coaches' Association 275-pound national champion as a senior"]NFL career
Chicago Bears
Garay spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears and was a member of the 2006 NFC Championship team. In a December 2007 game at the
Washington Redskins , Garay was injured by an illegal block. He was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the 2007 season. On 8 March 2008, the Chicago Bears announced that they would part ways with the defensive tackle; he became an unrestricted free agent on 29 February 2008.References
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