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Geoff Schwartz
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Schwartz with the Panthers in 2010
No. 74, 76
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born:(1986-07-11)July 11, 1986(age 38)
Los Angeles, California,U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:340 lb (154 kg)
Career information
High school:Palisades Charter
(Pacific Palisades, California)
College:Oregon
NFL draft:2008/ Round: 7 / Pick: 241
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:73
Games started:39
Player stats atPFR

Geoffrey Isaiah Schwartz(born July 11, 1986) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was anoffensive guardin theNational Football League(NFL).[1]He was selected by theCarolina Panthersin the seventh round of the2008 NFL Draft,and played for them from 2008 to 2011. He was also a member of theMinnesota Vikings,Kansas City Chiefs,New York GiantsandDetroit Lions.Schwartz playedcollege footballat theUniversity of Oregon,for theDucks.He started for three years atright tackle,and in his senior year was a second-team All-Pac-10selection.

Early life

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Schwartz was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Lee Schwartz, a business consultant to manufacturing companies, and Olivia Goodkin, an attorney.[2][3]

Schwartz is Jewish, and was raised inConservative Judaism,observing all theJewish holidays.He attendedHebrew schoolandsynagogueAdat Shalom inWest Los Angeles.[3][4]HisHebrew nameis Gedalia Yitzhak.[3]When he is on the road during the Jewish holiday ofHanukkah,he carries amenorahwith him and lights its candles in his hotel room.[5]

Schwartz did not start playing football until age 13.[6]Firstly, he was too heavy for the weight requirements of the local youth program.[6]Secondly, his parents wanted him to instead focus on studying for hisBar Mitzvah.[3][6]

Schwartz attendedPalisades Charter High School.There, he was the startingcenteron the basketball team.[7]He was also an All-Leaguepitcherin baseball, throwing in the upper-80smiles-per-hour.[7]As a pitcher, he had a 13–6 record with a 1.30ERA,4saves,and 130strikeoutsin his last two years.[8]

In addition, he played football for the high school team, on both theoffensive lineand thedefensive line.He played tackle and guard on offense, andnose guard,defensive end,anddefensive tackleon defense.[8]He was rated first-team All-City and All-Westside by theL.A. Times,California's 5th-best offensive line recruit byTom Lemming,among the top 75 prep prospects in California bySuper Prep,36th on theRivals.comlist of the nation's top offensive tackle prospects, and included among theTacoma News Tribune's Western One-hundred selections.[9]

College career

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Schwartz playedcollege footballat theUniversity of Oregon.His major was political science.[10]Schwartz started for three years at right tackle, playing in 41 games (36 starts).[10][11]He had the team's best record in thesquatstrength training exercise, at 505 pounds (229 kg).[9]

In 2005, as a sophomore, Schwartz started all 12 games and allowed only threesacks.[10]In 2006, as a junior, he played in 12 games with 11 starts.[10]In 2007, as a senior, Schwartz started all 13 games and helped the team lead the Pac-10 in rushing for a second consecutive year.[10]He was a second-team 2007 All-Pac-10 selection.[10]Schwartz holds the Pac-10 record for rushing by a right tackle, at three yards.[12]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft6+1⁄4in
(1.99 m) 		332 lb
(151 kg) 		33+1⁄4in
(0.84 m) 		11 in
(0.28 m)		 5.36 s 1.80 s 3.04 s 4.79 s 7.90 s 20.5 in
(0.52 m)		 8 ft 2 in
(2.49 m)
All values fromNFL Combine[13][14]

Carolina Panthers

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Schwartz was selected by the Panthers in the seventh round of the2008 NFL Draft.[15]That year, he was on the Panthers'practice squad,after beingwaivedin the final training camp roster cut.[10]

In 2009, he played in all 16 games with 3 starts at right tackle.[10]In 2010, he started all 16 games (the first 5 at right tackle, and the last 11 at right guard), and played 1,016snaps.[16]In 2011, he was projected to start at right guard again, but suffered an injured right hip consisting of ahip impingement(abone spurin hisfemurthat tore his hipcartilage) during practice. He spent the season on theinjured reserve list,and had hip surgery in September 2011.[10]

Minnesota Vikings

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On March 21, 2012, Schwartz signed a one-year deal with theMinnesota Vikings.[17]He played right guard in parts of 13 games for the team in 2012, and helped running backAdrian Petersonrush for 2,097 yards, just 9 yards short of the NFL single-season record.[11]

Kansas City Chiefs

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Schwartz signed with theKansas City Chiefson March 15, 2013.[18]His one-year contract was worth up to $1.2 million, including incentives.[19]

Schwartz was expected to compete either withDonald Stephensonto start at right tackle, or withJon AsamoahandJeff Allenfor playing time at guard.[20]On October 27, Geoff played against his brother, Mitchell, for the first time.[21]

He played in all 16 games for the Chiefs, starting 7 of them, moving into the starting lineup at right guard in the latter part of the season.[22]He received a plus-18.6Pro Football Focusgrade in 549 snaps, the highest grade of any Chiefs offensive lineman, and was rated as the top free-agent guard by the site.[23]Pro Football Focus wrote:

"Schwartz has played as well as any [guard] not named Evan Mathis on a per-snap basis the last two years.... has an overall grade of +24.1 in 792 snaps (full season is typically 1000+ snaps) since he missed the whole 2011 season with a hip injury. While he had a superb year in pass protection with a pass blocking efficiency of 97.3 (ranked 11th), Schwartz’ calling card is his run blocking. He has elite power at the point of attack, but he also rarely gets beat cleanly. He had the sixth-lowest percentage of run snaps that took a downgrade among all guards."[24]

New York Giants

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On March 12, 2014, Schwartz signed a four-year, $16.8 million deal with $6.2 million guaranteed with theNew York Giants.[25]ESPN reported that he was in line to start, most likely at left or right guard, for the Giants.[26]PFF and Rotoworld had rated him the #1 free agent guard.[27]In the Giants' third preseason game against theNew York Jets,Schwartz suffered a broken toe and missed the first eleven weeks of the regular season. After his return, he started against theDallas CowboysandJacksonville Jaguars.In the game against the Jaguars, he suffered a broken ankle and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[28]

On November 29, 2015, Schwartz sustained a broken left leg in the Week 12 loss to the Washington Redskins.[29]During the2015 season,Schwartz started 11 games at guard for the Giants before missing the final five games due to injury. On December 1, 2015, Schwartz was placed on season-ending injured reserve.[30]On February 10, 2016, Schwartz was released by the Giants.[31]

Detroit Lions

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On March 30, 2016, Schwartz signed a one-year contract with theDetroit Lions.[32]The Lions released Schwartz on August 29, 2016.[33]

NFL retirement

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On February 21, 2017, Schwartz announced his retirement from the NFL.[34]

Media

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In July 2020 Schwartz debuted a new podcast namedMinus Three with Shek and Schwartzwith formerNFL NetworkpersonalityDave Dameshekwhich focuses on the NFL.[35]The podcast is part of a new sports gambling media company Extra Points founded bySal Iacono.[36]

On December 3, 2020,Fox Sports Radioannounced it had added Schwartz as a full-time weekend show host, after he had periodically filled in for, among others,Clay Travis.[37]

Honors

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In 2016 he was inducted into theSouthern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[38]

Personal life

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Schwartz married in March 2014.[39]Schwartz was co-author ofEat My Schwartz: Our Story of NFL Football, Food, Family, and Faithwith his brother, Mitchell. It was published on September 6, 2016. He currently works as a writer for SB Nation and hosts his own podcast titledBlock'em Up.[1]

Schwartz's brother,Mitchell,former offensive tackle for theKansas City Chiefs.[40]

Schwartz credits an excess ofmatzah ball soupandlatkesfor their size.[41]

Schwartz is "proud to be a role model to young Jewish kids and athletes, letting them know it's possible for them to reach their goals."[5][42]“We can’t have aminyan,”referring to the Jewish requirement of 10 Jewish adults to conduct a service.[42]Geoff and Mitchell are the first Jewish brothers to play in the NFL sinceRalph HorweenandArnold Horweenin 1923.[5]

His father, speaking of the fact that he has two sons playing in the National Football League, said: "I justkvell."[43]His mother, commenting on having two sons play football, said:

I started out worrying that they were going to get hurt, but then I realized it was the other players I should be worrying about. They were like trucks hitting small cars. And I started to kind of feel like maybe this was their destiny.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"SBNation: Geoff Schwartz".sbnation.com.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
  2. ^Les Levine (May 3, 2012)."Browns tackle line problems with a Jew".Cleveland Jewish News.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  3. ^abcdeRebecca Meiser (June 18, 2012)."Friday Night Lights: Geoff and Mitchell Schwartz are the First Jewish Brothers in the NFL Since 1923".Tablet Magazine.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  4. ^"2011 NFL Football Preview".Jewish Sports Review.8(87): 6–7. September–October 2011.
  5. ^abcTraina, Jimmy (March 21, 2013)."Random Facts about Being a Jewish NFL Player".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedMarch 27,2013.
  6. ^abcGitlin, Marty (August 7, 2012)."Browns OL Mitchell Schwartz and his brother, Geoff, roughhoused their way to the NFL".CBS Sports.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  7. ^abSansevere, Bob (July 3, 2012)."Minnesota Vikings guard Geoff Schwartz: 'I'm a lot more than a football player.'".St. Paul Pioneer Press.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  8. ^ab"Up Close and Personal; University of Oregon Media Guide 2005".Geoffschwartz.net. Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2013.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  9. ^ab"Geoff Schwartz, Oregon, NFL Draft".CBS Sports.June 11, 2008.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  10. ^abcdefghiStrickland, Bryan (August 29, 2011)."Carolina Panthers: Geoff Schwartz".Panthers.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 14, 2013.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  11. ^ab"Chiefs sign offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz".Fox4 Newsroom. March 15, 2013.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
  12. ^Steve Goldberg (December 2010)."Panthers' Geoff Schwartz Still Holds Tight to his Jewish Heritage"(PDF).Charlotte Jewish News.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
  13. ^"Geoff Schwartz, Oregon, OT, 2008 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".draftscout.com.RetrievedAugust 27,2021.
  14. ^"Geoff Schwartz, Combine Results, OT - Oregon".nflcombineresults.com.RetrievedAugust 27,2021.
  15. ^"2008 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedMay 12,2023.
  16. ^Thomas Emerick (March 15, 2013)."Kansas City Chiefs: Andy Reid Beefs Up Line, Signs Geoff Schwartz".Rantsports.com.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
  17. ^Evan Silva (March 21, 2012)."Vikings agree to deal with guard Geoff Schwartz".NBC Sports.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  18. ^Ferrin, Reid (March 15, 2013)."Chiefs Sign Free Agent OL Geoff Schwartz".Kcchiefs.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2013.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  19. ^Tom Pelissero (March 15, 2013)."Geoff Schwartz leaves Vikings to sign one-year deal with Kansas City".ESPN. Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2013.RetrievedMarch 16,2013.
  20. ^Adam Teicher (March 15, 2013)."Chiefs sign free-agent tackle Geoff Schwartz".Kansas City Star.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  21. ^Breech, John (June 11, 2008)."Chiefs sign ex-Viking Geoff Schwartz".CBS Sports.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
  22. ^Conor Orr (March 11, 2014)."NFL free agency 2014: Giants in on G/T Geoff Schwartz".NJ.com.RetrievedMarch 11,2014.
  23. ^Terez A. Paylor (February 28, 2014)."Chiefs meet with guard Geoff Schwartz's agent during combine".KansasCity.com.RetrievedMarch 11,2014.
  24. ^"New York Giants' Potential Free-Agent Target: Geoff Schwartz, OG, Kansas City Chiefs".Big Blue View. March 3, 2014.RetrievedMarch 11,2014.
  25. ^"NFL free agents 2014: Geoff Schwartz's contract details with Giants".NJ.com.RetrievedMarch 12,2014.
  26. ^Graziano, Dan (March 11, 2014)."New York Giants begin line rebuild with Geoff Schwartz".Espn.go.com.RetrievedMarch 12,2014.
  27. ^"Geoff Schwartz Signing: Free-agent guard to sign with New York Giants".Big Blue View. December 18, 2013.RetrievedMarch 12,2014.
  28. ^Powell, Nick (July 19, 2015)."Giants' Geoff Schwartz eager to put 2014 in his rearview mirror".NJ.com.RetrievedDecember 15,2015.
  29. ^Pennington, Bill (November 30, 2015)."Giants Lose Geoff Schwartz for Season as Injuries Pile Up".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedDecember 2,2015.
  30. ^Kratch, James (December 1, 2015)."Giants place Geoff Schwartz on season-ending injured reserve, bring back Adam Gettis".NJ.com.RetrievedDecember 15,2015.
  31. ^Orr, Conor (February 10, 2016)."Giants release Beatty, Schwartz; Jon Beason retires".NFL.com.RetrievedMarch 9,2016.
  32. ^"Lions sign free agent OL Geoff Schwartz".Detroit Lions.March 30, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon March 31, 2016.RetrievedMarch 30,2016.
  33. ^"Detroit Lions start first wave of cuts, release Geoff Schwartz".freep.com.August 29, 2016.RetrievedAugust 29,2016.
  34. ^Schwartz, Geoff (February 21, 2017)."I'm retiring from the NFL with no regrets".SBNation.com.
  35. ^"Minus Three with Shek & Schwartz".Extra Points. Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 6,2020.
  36. ^Chuba, Kirsten (July 27, 2020).""Cousin Sal" Iacono Launches Sports Gambling Media Company Extra Points ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archived fromthe originalon August 28, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 6,2021.
  37. ^Nelson, Rachel (December 3, 2020)."NFL Veteran Geoff Schwartz Joins Fox Sports Radio's Weekend Lineup".Fox Sports Radio.RetrievedSeptember 7,2021.
  38. ^"Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".
  39. ^Marcia Montgomery (October 24, 2013)."Chiefs' Geoff Schwartz scores at HBHA".Kcjc.com.RetrievedOctober 28,2013.
  40. ^Tony Grossi (June 8, 2012)."Rookie Mitchell Schwartz is fitting in perfectly at right tackle".ESPN. Archived fromthe originalon June 14, 2012.RetrievedMarch 21,2013.
  41. ^"When the Browns play the Chiefs it will be the Schwartz-bowl for two brothers".WaitingForNextYear. October 21, 2013.RetrievedOctober 28,2013.
  42. ^abRandy Covitz (October 23, 2013)."Chiefs' Schwartz balances football and his Jewish faith".KansasCity.com.RetrievedOctober 28,2013.
  43. ^Barnathan, Lee (April 25, 2012)."Nothing trivial about these Jews on the gridiron".Jewish Journal.RetrievedMarch 15,2013.
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