Jon Stinchcomb

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Jon Stinchcomb
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Parkview (Lilburn, Georgia)
College:Georgia
NFL draft:2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:90
Games started:80
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jonathan Stinchcomb (born August 27, 1979) is an American former professional

offensive tackle for eight seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft by Saints, and was a member of their Super Bowl XLIV championship team, which beat the Indianapolis Colts.[1]

College career

Stinchcomb attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1998 to 2002. Four-year starter at Georgia…All-Academic honors in 2001-02…One of 11 players to earn AFCA Good Works Team honors for contributions to community service…In 2002 named a Walter Camp All-American, All-SEC and one of six recipients of National Football Foundation scholarship. Stinchcomb was inducted into the University of Georgia’s Circle of Honor in 2012. Matt is also a member of the Gridiron Secret Society.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
302 lb
(137 kg)
32+12 in
(0.83 m)
9+34 in
(0.25 m)
5.06 s 1.75 s 2.90 s 4.62 s 7.83 s 35 in
(0.89 m)
9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
32 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[2]

New Orleans Saints

After spending his first two years with the Saints as a backup, Stinchcomb missed the entire 2005 season with a knee injury, then took over the starting right tackle position for the Saints in 2006. He started 86 consecutive games for the Saints over five seasons, was named the team's Man of the Year in 2008, and went to the Pro Bowl in the Saints' Super Bowl-winning 2009 season. He was released on August 15, 2011, after the Saints' first exhibition game of the 2011 season.[3][4] On September 22, 2011, he told a New Orleans radio interviewer that he had decided to retire, with plans to pursue a career in physical therapy.[5]

Personal life

Southwest Asia
.

He is the younger brother of

USA Today and Parade
All-American. [6]

Stinchcomb is a Christian. Stinchcomb has spoken about his faith saying, "There's a victory that every man can have. And that's an eternity and salvation and that comes through Jesus. So it gives you that solace that you can go out there and you play your heart out and give it all you have. And at end of the day you'll be a winner no matter what."[7] He is the director of operations for a Gwinnett County, Georgia based organization called NG# (Next Generation 3), which promotes the development of character building and chaplaincy programs in local schools.[8][9]

On August 9, 2013, Stinchcomb began a stint as television analyst for the Saints' 2013 preseason games, together with Tim Brando.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ^ "Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia, OT, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
  3. ^ "Saints release Stinchcomb; will go with Strief, Brown", WWL-TV, August 15, 2011.
  4. Times-Picayune
    , August 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Brian Allee-Walsh, "Former Saints OT Jon Stinchcomb Announces Retirement from NFL" Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, SportsNOLA.com, September 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Saints release Stinchcomb"[permanent dead link], WWL (AM), August 15, 2011.
  7. ^ "Players Use Faith to Handle Super Bowl Pressure".
  8. ^ Brian Alley-Walsh, "Ex-Saints offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb to be analyst for CST preseason games" Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, The Advocate, August 10, 2013.
  9. ^ Chris Stevens, "Former UGA QB Hutson Mason speaks at NG3 fundraiser", Gwinnett Daily Post, March 28, 2015.
  10. ^ Bradley Handwerger, "Former Saints RT Jon Stinchcomb ready to be team's TV analyst for preseason", WWL-TV, August 8, 2013.