Josh Sitton

Josh Sitton

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Sitton with the Packers in 2015
No. 71 Chicago Bears
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school: Pensacola (FL) Catholic
College: Central Florida
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Games played: 121
Games started: 112
Player stats at NFL.com

Josh James Sitton (/ˈsɪtən/ SIT-ən; born June 16, 1986) is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

High school career

Sitton attended Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he lettered four times in football and twice in basketball. A two-way lineman, Sitton allowed just three quarterback sacks over two seasons on the offensive side, while adding 50 tackles and six sacks as a defensive lineman as a senior. He earned second-team all-state and first-team all-area honors as an offensive lineman as a senior.

Regarded as only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com,[1][2] Sitton was not listed among the best offensive lineman prospects in the class of 2004. He chose UCF over offers from Nicholls State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

College career

In his true freshman season at UCF, Sitton played in all 11 games with four starts at right guard. He was moved to right tackle for his sophomore season, where he started all 13 games for the Knights. He remained a starter at right tackle for the rest of his college career, blocking the way for Kevin Smith, as he rushed for 2,567 yards in 2007, just 62 yards short of breaking Barry Sanders' NCAA single-season rushing record (2,628) set in 1988.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3½ in 319 lb 5.20 s 1.76 s 2.96 s 4.50 s 7.55 s 9 ft 0 in 28 reps
All values from UCF Pro Day (March 20, 2008)[3]

Green Bay Packers

Sitton was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 4th round of the 2008 NFL Draft. In 2010, he was named Offensive Lineman of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association and was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate.[4] On September 2, 2011, the Packers signed Sitton to a five-year contract extension.[5] On January 21, 2013, Sitton was chosen to replace Mike Iupati in the Pro Bowl.[6] On January 3rd, 2016, Sitton started his first career game at left tackle in place of the injured David Bakhtiari as the Packers played the Minnesota Vikings in the regular season finale that decided the NFC North champion.

On September 3, 2016, Sitton was released by the Green Bay Packers.[7]

Chicago Bears

On September 4, 2016, Sitton signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears worth $21.75 million with $10 million guaranteed.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Sitton Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Josh Sitton Recruiting Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Josh Sitton Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Green Bay Packers: Josh Sitton". packers.com.
  5. ↑ "Packers and Sitton agree on five-year contract extension". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  6. ↑ "Sitton will replace Mike Iupati in Pro Bowl". Profootballtalk.
  7. ↑ "Packers release G Josh Sitton". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ Biggs, Brad (September 4, 2016). "Bears strike quickly, sign All-Pro guard Josh Sitton after Packers cut him". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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