Josh Sitton

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Josh Sitton
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Josh Sitton in 2015 training camp.
No. 71 Green Bay Packers
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida
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Career information
High school: Pensacola (FL) Catholic
College: Central Florida
NFL draft: 2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Games Played: 105
Games Started: 96
Player stats at NFL.com

Josh James Sitton (/ˈsɪtən/ SIT-ən; born June 16, 1986) is an American football offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF, and was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

High school career

Sitton attended Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he lettered four times in football and twice in basketball. A two-way lineman, Sitton allowed just three quarterback sacks over two seasons on the offensive side, while adding 50 tackles and six sacks as a defensive lineman as a senior. He earned second-team all-state and first-team all-area honors as an offensive lineman as a senior.

Regarded as only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com,[1][2] Sitton was not listed among the best offensive lineman prospects in the class of 2004. He chose UCF over offers from Nicholls State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

College career

In his true freshman season at UCF, Sitton played in all 11 games with four starts at right guard. He was moved to right tackle for his sophomore season, where he started all 13 games for the Knights. He remained a starter at right tackle for the rest of his college career, blocking the way for Kevin Smith, as he rushed for 2,567 yards in 2007, just 62 yards short of breaking Barry Sanders' NCAA single-season rushing record (2,628) set in 1988.

Professional career

2008 NFL Draft

Sitton was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 4th round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3½ in 319 lb 5.20 s 1.76 s 2.96 s 4.50 s 7.55 s 9 ft 0 in 28 reps
All values from UCF Pro Day (March 20, 2008)[3]

Green Bay Packers

In 2010, he was named Offensive Lineman of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association and was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate.[4]

On September 2, 2011, the Packers signed Sitton to a five-year contract extension.[5]

On January 21, 2013, Sitton was chosen to replace Mike Iupati in the Pro Bowl.[6]

On January 3rd, 2016, Sitton started his first career game at left tackle in place of the injured David Bahktiari as the Packers played the Minnesota Vikings in the regular season finale that decided the NFC North champion.

References

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