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Brett Romberg
| No. 66 Atlanta Falcons |
| Center |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: October 10, 1979 (1979-10-10) (age 30) |
| Place of birth: Windsor, Ontario |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: 293 lb (133 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: Miami (Fl.) |
| Undrafted in 2003 |
| Debuted in 2006 for the St. Louis Rams |
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| Career history |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active |
| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2009 |
| Games played |
39 |
| Games started |
18 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Brett Christopher Romberg (born October 10, 1979 in Windsor, Ontario) is an American football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Miami.
Romberg has also played for the St. Louis Rams.
[edit] Early years
Brett is from Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Windsor is also the home of his former teammate O.J. Atogwe. Brett started his football career in the ninth grade playing for the Belle River District High School football team coached by John Bloomfield.
[edit] College career
Romberg played college football at the University of Miami where he was distinguished as the best center in the nation in 2002 and was awarded the Dave Rimington Trophy.
With Romberg at center, the Hurricanes won 35 of 37 games, one National Championship, three BIG EAST Conference championships, a Sugar Bowl and a Rose Bowl.
Romberg never allowed a quarterback sack at center and was part of an offensive line that helped produce three 1,000-yard rushers (James Jackson, Clinton Portis and Willis McGahee), a quarterback (Ken Dorsey) who set every major UM career passing record and an offense that averaged more than 465 yards per game for the balance of his three years as the starting center.
[edit] Family
Romberg is married to his wife Emily.[1]
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