Justin Hartwig
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| Justin Hartwig | |
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| Date of birth | November 21, 1978 |
| Place of birth | Mankato, Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Center |
| College | Kansas |
| NFL Draft | 2002 / Round 6 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2002-2005 2006-current |
Tennessee Titans Carolina Panthers |
Justin Hartwig (born November 21, 1978 in Mankato, Minnesota) is an American football player who currently plays center for the Carolina Panthers.
[edit] High School & College Career
Hartwig earned All-Conference and second-team All-State honors as a senior offensive tackle at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. He earned honorable mention All-Conference after leading his high school basketball team in rebounding. In track and field, he won the conference discus title in two consecutive years. He then played football for the University of Kansas where he was a three-year starter at right tackle who appeared in 38 games with 34 starts. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 as a junior and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior captain.
[edit] NFL Career
Hartwig was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. In his rookie season, he played in the final three regular season games, primarily on special teams. He was inactive for the previous 13 games. In 2003, he started every game at center for Titans and helped Steve McNair lead league in passing while Eddie George recorded his seventh 1,000-yard rushing season. He was a member of offensive line ranked tied for sixth in the league in fewest sacks allowed with 25. The offense ranked fourth overall in AFC (eighth in NFL). Hartwig won starting center job with four preseason starts after never playing center prior to training camp.
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