Gennaro DiNapoli

Games played:	39
Games started:	27
Fumble recoveries:	1

Gennaro DiNapoli
No. 64, 66, 63
Position:	Virginia Tech
NFL draft:	1998 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109
Career history
	Oakland Raiders (1998–1999); Tennessee Titans (2000–2002); Dallas Cowboys (2003–2004);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Big East (1997);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	39
Games started:	27
Fumble recoveries:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Gennaro L. DiNapoli (born May 25, 1975) is a former

Virginia Tech University

.

Early years

DiNapoli attended Cazenovia High School. He transferred to Milford Academy after his junior season. He was a two-way player at tight end and defensive tackle. He received All-league honors as a senior.

He accepted a football scholarship from

left tackle

.

As a sophomore, he started the last 8 games at

right guard

and appeared in every game.

As a senior, he started every game at the

right guard

position.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

DiNapoli was selected by the

1998 NFL Draft.^[1]

As a rookie, he was declared active in only 4 games, but did not play.

In

right guard, before injuring his ribs. He returned as a backup behind Barry Sims

.

On August 27, 2000, he was traded to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a seventh round pick (#229-Ken-Yon Rambo).^[2]

Tennessee Titans

In 2000, he was declared active in 4 games, but did not play. On June 14, 2001, he was re-signed to a one-year contract. He appeared in 5 games with 2 starts at center in place of an injured Kevin Long.

In

NFL) and helped running back Eddie George rush for his sixth 1,100-yard season. He was not re-signed after the season because of salary cap reasons.^[4]

Dallas Cowboys

On August 6, 2003, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys, to provide depth after second round draft choice Al Johnson was lost for the season with a knee injury.^[5] He appeared as a backup center in 7 games behind Matt Lehr, before suffering a high ankle sprain in the seventh contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[6] On October 29, he was placed on the injured reserve list with cartilage damage to his knee and a high ankle sprain.^[7]

In

training camp with a stress fracture in his right ankle. On August 31, he was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.^[8] On November 9, he was placed on the injured reserve list. He was released on February 22, 2005.^[9]

References

^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Titans: Expectations remain high". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Godfrey becomes cap casualty for Titans". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "DiNapoli was expected to vie for starting spot". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Westbrook won't play against Falcons". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Cowboys release nine, put DiNapoli on PUP list". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[1] "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

[2] "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[3] "Titans: Expectations remain high". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[4] "Godfrey becomes cap casualty for Titans". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[5] "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[6] "DiNapoli was expected to vie for starting spot". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[7] "Westbrook won't play against Falcons". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[8] "Cowboys release nine, put DiNapoli on PUP list". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[9] "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

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