- Brian DeMarco
NFL player
|DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1972|4|9|mf=y
Birthplace=Berea, Ohio
College=Michigan State
Position=Guard, Tackle
number=73
DraftedYear=1995
DraftedRound=2 / Pick 40
ProBowls=
years=1995-1998
1999
teams=Jacksonville Jaguars Cincinnati Bengals
PFR=
DatabaseFootball=DEMARBRI01Brian DeMarco (born
April 9 ,1972 ) is a retired NFLoffensive lineman . He was drafted in the 2nd round by theJacksonville Jaguars , for whom he played four seasons, and later he signed a 3-year deal with theCincinnati Bengals in 1999, but he retired after that season due to injuries.Post NFL
DeMarco's post-NFL plight was featured in a
Men's Journal article entitled "Casualties of the NFL." It detailed a devastating spinal injury DeMarco received in an NFL game and played on for sometime after, largely because he was given the painkiller Lidocane. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/01/31/upshaw0214/4.html] Because he took painkilers to block it out instead of getting the injury treated, DeMarco is permanently disabled from this injury, cannot work, and is destitute. He has re-applied for NFL disability benefits and is being assisted by the non-profit organization "Gridiron Greats ".External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2900936 Story on DeMarco's recent fight with NFLPA]
* [http://www.mensjournal.com/feature/M162/M162_CasualtiesoftheNFL.html Men's Journal Article: "Casualties of the NFL"]
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