Phil Trautwein

Phil Trautwein

Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1986-04-16) April 16, 1986
Place of birth:	Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Voorhees (NJ) Eastern
College:	Florida
Undrafted:	2009
Career history
St. Louis Rams (2009) Cleveland Browns (2009) St. Louis Rams (2009−2011) New Orleans Saints (2012)* San Diego Chargers (2012)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2008) SEC Champion (2006, 2008) BCS National Champion (2007, 2009)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 4 Games started: 0 Player stats at NFL.com

Phillip Charles Trautwein (born April 16, 1986) is an American football offensive tackle who played for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Trautwein played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. Thereafter, played professionally for the St. Louis Rams, and was a member of practice squads of the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints.

Early years

Trautwein was born and raised in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He attended Eastern High School in Voorhees Township, and he played for the Eastern Vikings high school football team. Trautwein earned second-team all-conference football honors following his junior season. He also excelled in wrestling, and graduated with a 3.7 gradepoint average in 2004.

College career

Trautwein accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2004 to 2008. As a freshman in 2004, Trautwein was a reserve offensive tackle seeing action in six games. The next season, 2005, he played in all twelve games, making his first career start as a tight end against Florida State. Following the 2006, he was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll and received second-team All-SEC honors after starting all fourteen games for the Gators at left tackle. He sat out the 2007 season with a stress fracture in his foot. As a senior in 2008, he started all twelve games at left tackle and was a first-team All-SEC selection at tackle for the second time in two years; both seasons he was All-SEC, the Gators were the consensus BCS Champions. Trautwein graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in 2007 and a master's degree in 2008.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	Wt	40-yard dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20 ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6-5¾ *	308 lb *	5.36 *	1.84 *	3.00 *	X	X	27 in. *	8'02" **	23 *	X

(* represents Florida Pro Day)

St. Louis Rams

On April 27, 2009, Trautwein was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent. On June 12, 2009 Trautwein's younger sister, Sarah, died in a car accident. On August 5, 2009 Trautwein was waived by the St. Louis Rams.

Cleveland Browns

On August 6, 2009 Trautwein was claimed off of waivers by the Cleveland Browns. On October 7, 2009 Trautwein was waived by the Cleveland Browns.

St. Louis Rams

The Rams signed Trautwein to their 53-man roster in October 2009 after being waived by the Browns. On September 5, 2011 he was released with an injury settlement.

New Orleans Saints

The Saints signed Trautwein to their practice squad on November 23, 2011. Phil Trautwein was re-signed on January 18, 2012.

San Diego Chargers

On May 29, 2012, Trautwein was signed by the San Diego Chargers. On August 27, 2012, he was released by the Chargers.

See also

• List of Florida Gators football players in the NFL
• List of St. Louis Rams players
• List of University of Florida alumni

Bibliography

• Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.

External links

• Phil Trautwein – Florida Gators profile
• Phil Trautwein – New Orleans Saints profile