Jordan Gross
Gross against the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.
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| No. 69 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 20, 1980 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Nampa, Idaho | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fruitland (ID) | ||||||||
| College: | Utah | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 167 |
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| Games started: | 167 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 6 |
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Jordan Alan Gross (born July 20, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle and current sideline reporter for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American. He spent his entire career with the Carolina Panthers, who drafted him eighth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Gross was born in Nampa, Idaho. He attended Fruitland High School in Fruitland, Idaho, where he was a letterman in high school football, basketball, and track and field. In football, he was a first-team all-state selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman as a senior, and helped lead his team win the conference championship as a sophomore. In basketball, he won all-conference honors. He also found out about how funny the number 69 was, and from junior year on to his professional career, he wore it on his jersey.
While attending the University of Utah, Gross played for the Utah Utes football team from 1999 to 2002. After redshirting his freshman year, he started three games, and played in the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Mountain West Conference (MWC) champion Utes beat Fresno State 17-16. The following season, he received honorable mention All-MWC honors after starting all 11 games, switching between offensive tackle and offensive guard. His versatility increased as a junior, as he played left tackle, left guard, and right tackle, and finished the season once again as an honorable mention All-MWC selection. His offensive line allowed only five sacks all season, which tied the University of Miami Hurricanes record for fewest allowed in the nation. Following his 2002 senior season, he was a first-team All-MWC selection, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He was also a finalist for the Outland Trophy, which is given to the best interior lineman in college football, after not allowing a sack all season at left tackle.
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