Luis Castillo (American football)
Castillo in March 2008
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 4, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Garfield (Garfield, New Jersey) | ||||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 210 |
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| Sacks: | 19.0 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Luis Alberto Castillo (born August 4, 1983), is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chargers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.
Castillo was the cover athlete for the Spanish language version of Madden NFL 08.
Raised in Garfield, New Jersey, Castillo attended Garfield High School, where he was team captain and team MVP of the football team, under coach Steven Mucha. Was a 4-year varsity letter winner in wrestling, unfortunately losing to eventual state champ John Miller of Pompton Lakes, NJ.
He attended Northwestern University, where he lived in Elder Hall for his freshman year. He was a 2004 Pro Football Weekly All-American selection, a Second-team All-Big Ten, Academic All-America by ESPN and Second-team Academic All-Big Ten. In 2003 he was a First-team Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten. Again, a Second-team Academic All-District by CoSIDA and Academic All-Big Ten in 2002. Castillo finished career with 251 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 19.5 tackles for loss.
Castillo was selected with the 28th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Castillo made headlines at the 2005 NFL Combine when he sent a letter to all 32 NFL teams admitting to using androstenedione, a steroid hormone which increased the amount of testosterone his body produced, promoting muscle growth and healing in an effort to quicken the rehab process of a slow-healing injury so he could perform in all the drills at the 2005 NFL Combine. He claimed he used the steroids in an attempt to fully recover from an elbow injury suffered in the very first game of his senior year at Northwestern. Castillo hyper-extended his elbow, damaging the ulnar collateral ligament, basically preventing him from using one of his arms. Being the team captain, he felt an obligation to fight through the pain and finish the year.
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