Meester in 2005.
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Position: | Center | ||||||
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Date of birth: | March 23, 1977 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Iowa Falls, Iowa | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 292 lb (132 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Aplington-Parkersburg (IA) | ||||||
College: | Northern Iowa | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||
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Games played: | 209 |
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Games started: | 209 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Bradley Ryan Meester (born March 23, 1977) is a former American football center for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Iowa.
Meester attended Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, Iowa, and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track & field. Meester was the South Butler FFA Chapter President. Brad Meester graduated from Aplington-Parkersburg High School in 1995 with a 3.80 grade point average.
At Northern Iowa, Meester was a four-year starter at center and a three-time All-Gateway Conference first-team selection. He was named to the Division I-AA Associated Press and Coaches All-America team as a senior. He also made the 1999 GTE Academic All-America team.
Also an outstanding student, Meester graduated with a degree in business management and 3.76 GPA.
Regarded as the No. 2 center available in the 2000 NFL Draft behind John St. Clair, Meester was the first center chosen, selected with the 60th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He tied with Michael Cheever (1996) as the highest-drafted centers ever by the team. Meester also was the highest Northern Iowa draftee since James Jones in 1991.