- Chad Rinehart
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Chad Rinehart No. 76 Buffalo Bills Guard Personal information Date of birth: May 4, 1985 Place of birth: Boone, Iowa Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 307 lb (139 kg) Career information College: Northern Iowa NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 96 Debuted in 2009 for the Washington Redskins Career history - Washington Redskins (2008–2010)
- New York Jets (2010)*
- Buffalo Bills (2010–present)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - 3× First-team All-Gateway (2005-2007)
- Second-team All-American (2006)
- First-team All-American (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009 Games played 4 Games started 4 Stats at NFL.com Chad Rinehart (born May 4, 1985 in Boone, Iowa) is an American football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Iowa.
Rinehart has also been a member of the New York Jets.
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Early years
Rinehart played high school football at Boone High School in Boone, Iowa, where he also played the cello in the school orchestra.
College career
Rinehart played college football at Northern Iowa.
Professional career
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins drafted Rinehart in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.[1] Rinehart signed a four-year contract with the team on July 10, 2008.[1]
He suffered a broken fibula after being rolled up on by Anthony Spencer against the Dallas Cowboys on November 22, 2009.[2] Rinehart returned from the injury and began to improve[3] however the Redskins decided to part ways with the veteran on September 4, 2010 during the final round of roster cuts prior to the start of the season.[4]
New York Jets
On September 29, 2010, the Jets signed Rinehart to the practice squad following the promotion of wide receiver Patrick Turner.[5] Rinehart was released from New York's practice squad on October 13.[6]
Buffalo Bills
On October 18, 2010, the Buffalo Bills signed Rinehart to the practice squad.[7] Rinehart was promoted to the active roster on December 7, 2010 after Kraig Urbik suffered a season-ending knee injury.[8]
Arrest
On January 20, 2010 at 2:00 A.M., Rinehart was arrested on public intoxication charges in Cedar Falls, Iowa after he pulled on a locked door at Mojo's Pizza House, thus triggering an alarm, and refused to take a breath test.[9] Rinehart was later released from jail via court order.[9] Rinehart was found guilty of the charge in June 2010 and was ordered to pay a $195 fine.[10]
References
- ^ a b Boren, Cindy (July 10, 2008), "Rinehart Agrees to Terms (With Updates)", The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company), archived from the original on November 15, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5uGLWkLMC, retrieved September 29, 2010
- ^ Associated Press (November 22, 2009), Betts injures knee; Rinehart breaks leg, ESPN, archived from the original on November 15, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5uGL8UFt0, retrieved September 29, 2010
- ^ Fitzgerald, Gary (June 14, 2010), Rinehart Is Bouncing Back From Leg Injury, Washington Redskins, archived from the original on November 15, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5uGLqW8k8, retrieved November 15, 2010
- ^ Fitzgerald, Gary (September 4, 2010), Redskins' Roster At 53 After Parker, 18 Others Released, Washington Redskins, archived from the original on November 15, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5uGM6CW1Q, retrieved November 15, 2010
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 29, 2010), Omon, Rinehart Added to Practice Squad, New York Jets, archived from the original on October 9, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5tMaB7UHw, retrieved October 9, 2010
- ^ Jets Public Relations Department (October 13, 2010), Practice Squad: Wallace Signed, Rinehart Cut, New York Jets, archived from the original on October 13, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5tSI58mAJ, retrieved October 13, 2010
- ^ Brown, Chris (October 18, 2010), Bills add OL to practice squad, Buffalo Bills, archived from the original on October 19, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5tbWEg7dy, retrieved October 19, 2010
- ^ Bills place G Urbik on I.R.; promote Rinehart, Yahoo! Sports, December 7, 2010, archived from the original on January 2, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5vRnbYjSO, retrieved January 2, 2010
- ^ a b Associated Press (January 19, 2010), Guard facing public intoxication charges, ESPN, archived from the original on November 15, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5uGKW37QA, retrieved September 29, 2010
- ^ Reinitz, Jeff (June 22, 2010), "NFL's Rinehart convicted of public intoxication", The Courier (Waterloo-Cedar Falls) (Lee Enterprises), archived from the original on November 15, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5uGKvH3xd, retrieved September 29, 2010
External links
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Reserve lists 11 Roscoe Parrish (IR) | 15 Felton Huggins (IR) | 33 Jon Corto (IR) | 36 Bruce Hall (IR) | 53 Reggie Torbor (IR) | 56 Shawne Merriman (IR) | 81 Marcus Easley (IR) | -- Ed Wang (IR)
Practice squad 46 Doyle Miller | 47 Joshua Nesbitt | 62 Keith Williams | 69 Michael Jasper | 88 Kamar Aiken | 93 Jay Ross | 97 Lionel Dotson
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Devin Thomas • Fred Davis • Malcolm Kelly • Chad Rinehart • Justin Tryon • Durant Brooks • Kareem Moore • Colt Brennan • Rob Jackson • Chris Horton Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Boone, Iowa
- Players of American football from Iowa
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