Igor Olshansky

Igor Olshansky
Olshansky, 2009
Position (s): Defensive End	Jersey numbers: 99, 95
born on May 3, 1982 in Dnipropetrovsk , Ukrainian SSR
Career information
Active : 2004 - 2011
NFL Draft : 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35
College : University of Oregon
Teams
San Diego Chargers (2004-2008) Dallas Cowboys (2009-2010) Miami Dolphins (2011)
Career statistics
Tackles	264
Sacks	12.5
Interceptions	1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
No notable successes

Igor Olshansky (* 3. May 1982 in Dnipropetrovsk , Ukrainian SSR ) is a former American American football poker players of Ukrainian descent on the position of the defensive ends . He played for the San Diego Chargers , the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League (NFL).

youth

Igor Olshansky was born in the former Soviet Union . At the age of seven, his parents immigrated to the United States . Relatives of his parents had already settled in California and his parents followed suit. Olshansky grew up in San Francisco , where he and his sister attended the Hebrew Academy of San Francisco. Igor Olshansky played basketball , only at the age of 15 he found interest in American football and played in the team of the St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

Player career

College career

Igor Olshansky studied psychology at the University of Oregon . In 2000, he was out of the college football his -Mannschaft colleges used. It was not until 2001 that he was able to establish himself in the team and was immediately elected to the league's selection team. During his studies, he achieved 146 tackles . After being named the best defensive line player by his college twice in a row , he dropped out of college early in favor of a professional career.

Professional career

Olshansky was selected 35th in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers in the second round. He received a contract for six years, and him an income of 5.2 million US dollars assured. The team's coach was Marty Schottenheimer , who already used him in his rookie year as a starter in the team's defense . In 2004, 2006 to 2008, Olshansky was able to move into the play-offs with his team . However , he did not succeed in making it into the Super Bowl . In 2006, he was fined $ 10,000 by the NFL after a physical altercation with a Denver Broncos player . Tom Nalen had previously attacked him unfairly and had to pay a fine of $ 25,000. Nalen's foul left his opponent with a knee injury. After five years of playing with the Chargers, they released Olshansky early and he signed a four-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys . The contract should bring him an income of $ 18 million. The native Ukrainian was also able to secure a place as a starter in the defense of the Cowboys. However, his career with the Dallas team was not completely smooth. He was fined $ 7,500 by the NFL after an illegal block against a Kansas City Chiefs player. Olshansky also moved into the play-offs with his new team. In the second round, the Cowboys failed at the Minnesota Vikings .

Shortly before the start of the 2011 season , the Cowboys gave Olshansky to the Miami Dolphins , who released him before the end of the regular season .

Outside the field of play

Igor Olshansky's grandfather was a soldier in the Red Army during World War II . He was wounded a total of eleven times. In order to explore the fate of his grandfather more closely, he is very interested in military history. Olshansky is married and has one son.

Web links

• Igor Olshansky at the Miami Dolphins
• Youth by Igor Olshansky
• Igor Olshansky at college

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Association statistics of the Chargers
2. ^ Report on the punishment
3. ↑ Igor Olshansky’s contract with the Dallas Cowboys  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Annual cowboys statistics 2009
5. ↑ Divisional Play-Off 2009 Vikings Cowboys, Statistics