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Dylan Gandy No. 65 Detroit Lions Center / Guard Personal information Date of birth: March 8, 1982 Place of birth: Harlingen, Texas Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 290 lb (132 kg) Career information College: Texas Tech NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 129 Debuted in 2005 for the Indianapolis Colts Career history - Indianapolis Colts (2005–2007)
- Denver Broncos (2008)
- Oakland Raiders (2008)
- Detroit Lions (2009–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Super Bowl champion (XLI)
Stats at NFL.com Dylan Colter Gandy (born March 8, 1982 in Harlingen, Texas) is an American football center for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Tech.
Gandy earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. He has also played for the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders.
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Early years
Dylan Gandy attended Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas, where he lettered in football and track & field. In football, he was a two-way lineman, a first-team All-District pick, a first team All-Central Texas pick, and also the team's long snapper.
College career
Gandy attended Texas Tech University. After redshirting as a true freshman, he started three games the following season. He finished his sophomore year as an All-Big 12 Academic first-teamer, and made the second team the following year as a junior. Although he played mostly guard and tackle his first three seasons, he switched to center his senior year, where he started 12 games. He was selected to the All-Big 12 honorable mention team by the coaches in the conference.
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
Gandy was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was released by the Colts on May 2, 2008.
Denver Broncos
On May 16, 2008, Gandy signed with the Denver Broncos. He was released on September 9, 2008. The Broncos re-signed Gandy on September 25 after center Tom Nalen was placed on injured reserve. He was released again on October 7 when the team re-signed tight end Chad Mustard.
Oakland Raiders
Gandy was signed by the Oakland Raiders on November 26, 2008 when wide receiver Javon Walker was placed on injured reserve. He was waived on December 4 to make room for practice squad wide receiver Johnathan Holland.
Detroit Lions
Gandy signed with the Detroit Lions on April 6, 2009.
External links
- Denver Broncos bio
- Detroit Lions bio
- Indianapolis Colts bio
- Oakland Raiders bio
- Texas Tech Red Raiders bio
Indianapolis Colts 2005 NFL Draft selections Marlin Jackson • Kelvin Hayden • Vincent Burns • Dylan Gandy • Matt Giordano • Jonathan Welsh • Rob Hunt • Tyjuan Hagler • Dave Rayner • Anthony DavisDetroit Lions current roster Active roster 2 Robert Malone | 4 Jason Hanson | 5 Drew Stanton | 6 Ryan Donahue | 9 Matthew Stafford | 11 Stefan Logan | 13 Nate Burleson | 14 Shaun Hill | 16 Titus Young | 21 Eric Wright | 23 Chris Houston | 26 Louis Delmas | 27 Alphonso Smith | 28 Maurice Morris | 29 John Wendling | 30 Kevin Smith | 31 Don Carey | 32 Aaron Berry | 33 Brandon McDonald | 34 Keiland Williams | 42 Amari Spievey | 43 Chris Harris | 44 Jahvid Best | 48 Don Muhlbach | 51 Dominic Raiola | 52 Justin Durant | 54 DeAndre Levy | 55 Stephen Tulloch | 57 Doug Hogue | 58 Ashlee Palmer | 59 Bobby Carpenter | 65 Dylan Gandy | 66 Stephen Peterman | 67 Rob Sims | 75 Leonard Davis | 76 Jeff Backus | 77 Gosder Cherilus | 78 Corey Hilliard | 79 Willie Young | 80 Maurice Stovall | 81 Calvin Johnson | 82 Rashied Davis | 85 Tony Scheffler | 87 Brandon Pettigrew | 89 Will Heller | 90 Ndamukong Suh | 91 Sammie Hill | 92 Cliff Avril | 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch | 94 Lawrence Jackson | 96 Andre Fluellen | 98 Nick Fairley | 99 Corey Williams
Reserve lists 24 Erik Coleman (IR) | 25 Mikel Leshoure (IR) | 36 Jerome Harrison (NF-Inj.) | 38 Vincent Fuller (IR) | 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba (IR) | 70 Jason Fox (IR) | 72 Johnny Culbreath (IR) | -- Cody Brown (Did Not Report)
Practice squad 19 Terrence Toliver | 39 Ricardo Silva | 41 James Davis (IR) | 46 Nathan Overbay | 49 Aaron Lavarias | 63 Jacques McClendon | 64 Dan Gerberry | 69 Kyle Moore | 86 Nate Hughes
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Persondata Name Gandy, Dylan Alternative names Short description Date of birth March 8, 1982 Place of birth Harlingen, Texas Date of death Place of death Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Harlingen, Texas
- American football centers
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- Texas Tech Red Raiders football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Denver Broncos players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Detroit Lions players
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