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Sebastian Vollmer

Sebastian Vollmer
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Vollmer in 2015
No. 76 New England Patriots
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth: Kaarst, Germany
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight: 320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:
College: Houston
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58
Career history
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Games played: 88
Games started: 80
Player stats at NFL.com
Games played: 88
Games started: 80
Player stats at NFL.com

Sebastian Georg Vollmer (German pronunciation: [zeˈbastian ˈɡeˑoɐk ˈfɔlmɐ]; born July 10, 1984) is a German American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Houston.

Born in Kaarst, Germany, Vollmer did not start playing American football until he was 14 years old. He attended Quirinus Gymnasium, a secondary school in Neuss, Germany. He played American football for the Düsseldorf Panther and helped his team to a 25-0 record and two national Junior Bowl wins. After appearing in the 2004 Global Junior Championships in San Diego, California, he was recruited by college coaches as a 250-pound tight end.

Vollmer chose to attend the University of Houston, where he played for the Houston Cougars football team beginning in 2004. He redshirted his freshman season in 2004, and appeared in eight games as a reserve tight end in 2005. After requiring back surgery as a sophomore, Vollmer switched from tight end to left tackle, where he started 25 straight games for Houston. At Houston, Vollmer's offensive line coach was Joe Gilbert, who had previously worked at the University of Toledo, where he coached another future Patriots lineman, Nick Kaczur. As a senior, he was named to the first-team All-Conference USA at left tackle.


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