Ross Tucker

Ross Tucker

Infobox NFLretired


number=65,68
position=Offensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|3|2
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
debutyear=2001
finalyear=2007
undraftedyear=2001
college=Princeton
stat1label=Games Played
stat1value=42
stat2label=Games Started
stat2value=24
stat3label=Fumble Recoveries
stat3value=0
teams=
* Washington Redskins (2001-2002)
* Dallas Cowboys (2002)
* Buffalo Bills (2003-2004)
* New England Patriots (2005-2006)
* Washington Redskins (2007)
nfl=TUC282111
highlights=

Ross Finch Tucker (born March 2, 1979 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania) is a former American football offensive lineman and a journalist for Sports Illustrated. Tucker is also a co-founder of a high school recruiting website, [http://www.gobigrecruiting.com GoBig Recruiting]

High school years

Tucker attended Wyomissing Area High School in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and won three varsity letters each in football and basketball. He was all-league at both offensive tackle and defensive end, while earning all-county honors at offensive tackle. As a senior basketball player, he averaged 16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds. Tucker was a team captain in both football and basketball and was an outstanding student as well. He received the school's US Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete award.

College years

A graduate of Princeton University, Tucker was a four-year starter on the Tigers Ivy League football squad. Tucker wore the number 65 during his collegiate playing days, in honor of his uncle Mike Bachman. He started against Colgate University as a freshman at defensive end and in the offseason was moved to right guard where he split time his sophomore year and eventually became the outright starter his final two years. Tucker was All-Ivy in 2000 and a two-time Academic All-American.

NFL career

Tucker has played for the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. As of March 9th, 2007 Tucker re-signed with the Redskins, but was placed on injured reserve after suffering a neck injury. He has stated that he has played his last down of football in the NFL. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/09/02/tucker/index.html SI.com - Writers - Peter King: First-hand account of what it's like to get cut from an NFL team - Monday September 3, 2007 2:02PM ] ]

He played in 42 games in his 6-year NFL career, starting 24.

Journalistic career

Towards the end of the 2007-2008 season, Ross Tucker joined Sports Illustrated, writing on the NFL beat for their website. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/01/08/playoff.intensity/index.html SI.com - Writers - Ross Tucker: When the stakes are high, game goes to a new level - Tuesday January 8, 2008 1:55PM ] ] Tucker is also a host for Sirius NFL Radio, Channel 124.

References

External links

* [http://www.nfl.com/players/rosstucker/profile?id=TUC282111 Tucker's player page] at NFL.com
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/09/02/tucker/index.html A brief article] written by Tucker, for Peter King of Sports Illustrated.
* [http://www.gobigrecruiting.com Go Big Recruiting] Ross' post-NFL project.


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