Justin Hartwig
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| Position: | Center | ||||
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| Born: | November 21, 1978 Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | West Des Moines (IA) Valley | ||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2002 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187 | ||||
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Justin Hartwig (born November 21, 1978) is a former
2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas
.
Hartwig also played for the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Steelers, he won Super Bowl XLIII, beating the Arizona Cardinals.
Early years
Hartwig earned All-Conference and second-team All-State honors as a senior
discus
title in two consecutive years.
College career
Hartwig played
Big 12
as a junior and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior captain. He was a communication studies major.
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Hartwig was selected in the
training camp
. He started 47 games in 3 years.
Carolina Panthers
Hartwig signed a
injured reserve with a groin injury. Hartwig entered the 2007 season as the starting center for the Panthers. However, he was released after the season to make room for second-year player Ryan Kalil
.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On March 18, 2008, the
safety
and negated a first down pass which could have sealed the game up. The Cardinals then scored a touchdown to go up by three points, making the game critical for the Steelers as there were less than three minutes left in the game, but on the ensuing drive, the Steelers managed to get a touchdown and win the game by a final score of 27-23.
On September 5, 2010, Hartwig was released by the Steelers after being beaten out for the starting job by rookie Maurkice Pouncey.[5]
References
- ^ "Player Spotlight: Justin Hartwig, Tennessee Titans" Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, NFLHS.com. Accessed August 15, 2008. "Following an all-conference and second-team all-state career at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, Hartwig was a three-year starter at right tackle for the Kansas Jayhawks."
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ Bouchette, Ed (2008-03-18). "Steelers reach agreement with center". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (2008-08-25). "Steelers name Hartwig starting center, make first cuts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers cut center Justin Hartwig". ESPN.com.
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