Gene Mruczkowski

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Gene Mruczkowski
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
College:Purdue
Undrafted:2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:33
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Gene Vincent Mruczkowski (born June 6, 1980) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Purdue
.

Mruczkowski, who also played for the Miami Dolphins, earned Super Bowl rings with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX. He is the older brother of NFL offensive lineman Scott Mruczkowski. Over the years, Mruczkowski has become a successful business owner.

Early years

Mruczkowski was named second-team Academic

high school, as well as second-team all-state, first-team all-district, and team co-captain as a senior at Benedictine High School. He also played defensive tackle
as his team finished with a 10–1 record and advanced to the state semifinal.

College career

Mruczkowski started attending

quarterbacks to be sacked
just 10 times in 528 pass attempts (one every 52.8 attempts). In 2001, he started all 12 games at center after moving from left guard during spring practice. He received the team's Pit Bull award for exemplifying tenacity and intense play during the 2002 spring season. As a senior in 2002, he was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media after starting all 13 games at center and helped open holes for a Boilermaker rushing attack that amassed 2,861 yards and 26 touchdowns on the ground. He started all 49 games in his four-year stay at Purdue.

Professional career

First stint with Patriots

Mruczkowski was picked up as a

injured reserve and did not play in his rookie season. He then played 17 games total for the 2004 and 2005
season. He was released by the Patriots on September 1, 2007.

Miami Dolphins

Mruczkowski was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins the day after his release from the Patriots. He appeared in 15 games for the Dolphins in a reserve role during the 2007 season. He became a free agent at season's end.

Second stint with Patriots

On June 6, 2008, Mruczkowski was re-signed by the Patriots.

First retirement

On July 26, 2008, Mruczkowski retired from the football after five seasons.

Florida Tuskers

Mruczkowski came out of retirement by signing with the

injured reserve
on October 20.

References

  1. United Football League
    . August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

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