Alonzo Ephraim

Games played:	43
Games started:	5

Alonzo Ephraim
No. 50, 76, 63, 58
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	November 8, 1981 (age 42); Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wenonah; (Birmingham, Alabama)
College:	Alabama
Undrafted:	2003
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (2003–2004); Miami Dolphins (2005); Cleveland Browns (2006); New York Dragons (2008); Team Alabama (2008)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (2002); 2× First-team All-SEC (2001, 2002);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	43
Games started:	5
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · ArenaFan.com

Alonzo Brandon Ephraim (born November 8, 1981) is a former

offensive lineman. He played college football at Alabama

.

Ephraim was originally signed as an

undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003. In his career, he has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. In 2006, while with the Browns, he was suspended four games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy,^[1]

after which he was waived by the Browns.

On July 27, 2007, Ephraim signed with the All American Football League to play for

Team Alabama when the league began play.^[2]

High school career

Ephraim attended

GPA.^[4]

College career

Ephraim received interest from schools such as Alabama, Michigan, UCLA, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Nebraska.^[4] In the end, he chose Alabama. As a true freshman, he appeared in just two games, for a total of 29 plays.^[3] He then played as a back-up for every game as a sophomore.^[3] He became a starter as a junior, and had 708 plays that season, the most among Alabama offensive linemen. He also recorded 118 knock-down blocks.^[3] He was a second-team All-America selection his senior year. He was also an All-SEC selection as a junior. As a senior, he was one of seven Alabama players selected as All-SEC.^[6] As a senior, he was named to the Rimington Trophy watchlist.^[7]

Professional career

National Football League

Ephraim went unselected in the

undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles^[8] and played in 16 games as a rookie. In 2004, he played in 13 games with two starts at right guard for the Eagles. He was released on April 28, 2005.^[9] On August 2, 2005, he signed with the Miami Dolphins.^[9] In his lone season with the Dolphins, he played in 13 games, with three starts. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Cleveland Browns but was suspended for four games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.^[1] He was waived after he completed his suspension.^[10] Over his four-year NFL career, he played in a total of 43 games.^[2]