Igor Olshansky
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
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Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | San Francisco (CA) St. Ignatius | ||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Igor Olshansky (
Early years
Olshansky was born in the industrial city of
Olshansky is
College career
At the
In his career at Oregon he had 146 tackles (89 solos), 11.5 sacks, 3 blocked kicks, and one 37-yard interception return in 38 games.[12][13] Olshansky left school following his junior season, with one year of eligibility remaining.[12]
He set a team record with a 505-pound bench press, and also holds team records in the clean and jerk and squat.[4][14]
Professional career
2004 NFL Combine
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
4.96 s | 1.75 s | 2.80 s | 4.41 s | 7.61 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
41 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine
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In early try-outs for the draft, he bench-pressed 102.1 kilograms (225 lbs) 41 times on one try, two presses short of the rookie record.[3] He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds and jumped 33.5 inches from a stationary position.[4][7] A National Football Conference scouting director observed: "He can play both end and tackle, he can control the point and rush the passer, he's a very good athlete."[12]
San Diego Chargers
In the second round (35th overall) of the
In his rookie season in 2004, he started all 16 of the team's games.[18][19]
Olshansky was ejected from a game against the
With the Chargers, he had 151 tackles and 11 sacks in 75 games, starting all but 5 of them.[7][21]
Dallas Cowboys
Olshansky signed a four-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys on 6 March 2009.[7] The deal was worth $18 million, with $8 million of it guaranteed.[22] He finished the season with 76 tackles (seventh on the team), 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures and 3 passes defensed.
In 2010, he started 14 games, registering 38 tackles (tenth on the team), one tackle for loss, 4 quarterback pressures and 2 passes defensed.[23] He was released on 3 September 2011.[24][25]
Miami Dolphins
Olshansky was signed by the Miami Dolphins on 20 September 2011. He was waived on 30 November.[26]
NFL statistics
Year | Team | GP | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | FR Yds | Int | IR Yds | Avg IR | Lng | TD | PD |
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2004 | SD | 16 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2005 | SD | 14 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SD | 13 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | SD | 16 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2008 | SD | 16 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | DAL | 16 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | DAL | 16 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | MIA | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 115 | 264 | 166 | 98 | 12.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Personal life
He has many tattoos, including two Stars of David on his neck.[7][28] He is regularly featured in Jewish news publications.[8]
Olshansky is married to Liya Rubinshteyn, whom he met at the Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy in San Francisco. They live in San Rafael, CA and have two sons.[10]
He was detained on Thursday, 1 December 2011, for marijuana possession as part of an undercover bust that resulted in 280 arrests. The
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780195382914. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Josh Dubow. "Lineman from Ukraine Could be First-Round Pick". Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Levi Brackman, Rivkah Lubitch (20 June 1995). "NFL star: Judaism is part of me". Ynetnews. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Barry Horn (26 September 2009). "A spiritual force: Cowboys' Igor Olshansky takes a fierce pride in his Jewish faith". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Ira Miller (14 April 2004). "NFL DRAFT PREVIEW / Football no longer foreign to Olshansky". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "2011 NFL Football Preview". Jewish Sports Review. Vol. 8, no. 87. pp. 6–7.
- ^ a b c d e f Josh Whisler (2 August 2009). "Cowboys add muscle on defense with Olshanksy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b Berkwits, Jeff (1 July 2004). "Sampson of the gridiron". San Diego Jewish Journal.[permanent dead link]
- j.Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ a b David Elfin (Fall 2010). "Igor Olshansky: Samson of the Gridiron". Bnai Brith Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ John Tranchina. "Igor Olshansky continues to provide a presence on the defensive line". Dallascowboys.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Igor Throws his Weights Around". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Igor Olshansky, DT, Oregon". USA Today. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Igor Olshansky's brute strength could make him a sleeper pick". Portland Tribune. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ISBN 9781602393318. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Eric Stephens (24 August 2004). "Chargers Have Faith in Him; Jewish players are rare in the NFL, but many feel Olshansky will be an impressive rookie". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Harvey Rosen (20 October 2005). "Jewish players, owner score in pro football". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Rookie Scores as NFL's First Player From Former Soviet Union". The Forward. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Kevin Acee, "Olshansky-Nalen incident in back of Chargers' minds", The San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 December 2006.
- ^ "Igor Olshansky, DT for the Miami Dolphins at". Nfl.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Rick Herrin, "Cowboys sign veteran defensive end Olshansky", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 March 2009.
- ^ "Dolphins sign DL Olshansky, CB Jones to shore up defense". Nfl.com. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Cowboys cut DE Igor Olshansky". SportingNews.
- ^ Former Cowboys DE Olshansky Signs With Miami - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- ^ Miami Dolphins waive kicker Shayne Graham
- ^ "Igor Olshansky Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "San Francisco 49Eers Select Jewish Safety Taylor Mays Archived 2011-01-04 at the Wayback Machine". San Francisco Sentinel. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010
- ^ "Former Miami Dolphin Igor Olshansky arrested on marijuana charge". Sun-Sentinel. South Florida.