Dominic Raiola
Raiola playing for the Lions in 2011.
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 30, 1978 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Honolulu (HI) Saint Louis | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 219 |
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| Games started: | 203 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 5 |
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Dominic Raiola (/ˈdɒmᵻnɪk raɪˈoʊlə/; born December 30, 1978) is a former American football center. Raiola played his entire 14-year career for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to that he played college football for the University of Nebraska, earned All-American honors, and was recognized as best college center. He was a second-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 2001 NFL Draft, and has played his entire pro career for the Lions. Increasingly, he has come under scrutiny for dirty plays and for using foul language against fans and others.
In June 2016, Raiola was hired by the Detroit Lions as a strength and conditioning assistant coach.
Raiola was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu, and played for the Saint Louis Crusaders high school football team. One of his teammates was Olin Kreutz, two years his senior. The Crusaders were undefeated in his last three years at the school; in 1996, his senior year, the team won its 11th straight Prep Bowl. That same year, St. Louis High was nationally ranked as the 15th-best team in the United States.
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