Eric Steinbach
| Eric Steinbach | |
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Position (s): Guard |
Jersey number (s): 65 |
| born on April 4, 1980 | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2003 - 2012 | |
| NFL Draft : 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | |
| College : University of Iowa | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 125 |
| as a starter | 124 |
| Fumble secured | 3 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Eric Steinbach (* 4 April 1980 in New Lenox , Illinois ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the Guards . He plays for the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL).
Player career
College career
Eric Steinbach attended Providence Catholic High School , where he also played American football. During his school days, his team won the state championship three times in a row. After graduating from school, Steinbach studied at the University of Iowa from 1998 to 2002 . In 1998 he was only on the training field and only became part of the Iowa Hawkeyes, the college football team, in 1999 . In the same year he was able to secure a place as a starter on the position of a guard , although, as in high school, he was originally supposed to play as a tight end . After struggling with numerous injuries in the 2000 game year, he was voted All-Star in 2001 by the coaches of his college football league . After the 2002 season, the election for All American and Offensive Lineman of the Year in his college league took place.
Professional career
Steinbach was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003 in the second round, 33rd in the NFL Draft . He received a contract with a salary of 7.6 million US dollars . He was immediately used by the Bengals as a starter to protect quarterback Jon Kitna . Since the Bengals had reached their salary cap after the 2006 season and they could not offer Steinbach a better contract, he signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns for the 2007 season . The contract has a term of seven years and guarantees Steinbach a salary of US $ 49.5 million. He was also able to establish himself as a regular player with the Browns. After the 2011 season, Steinbach was fired from the Browns. An attempt to gain a foothold with the Miami Dolphins failed in 2012 in preparation for the regular season .
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| SURNAME | Steinbach, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Lenox , Illinois , USA |