Marco Battaglia

Marco Battaglia
No. 89, 84, 81, 47
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1973-01-25) January 25, 1973
Place of birth: Howard Beach, New York
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Francis Preparatory School
Queens, New York
College: Rutgers
NFL draft: 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL
College
Career NFL statistics as of 2003
Receptions: 71
Receiving yards: 660
Receiving average: 9.3
Receiving TDs: 2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Marco Antonio Battaglia (born January 25, 1973) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for five different teams. Battaglia played college football at Rutgers University and was recognized as an All-American. He was chosen in second round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, and he played professionally for the Bengals, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers of the NFL. On March 6, 2002, Marco was working out with Howard Stern. Marco moved a weight lifting bench with weights still on the bench. Howard stepped in to help Marco move the bench. A 45 lb plate slammed into Howard's thumb breaking it.[1]

Early years

Battaglia was born in Howard Beach, New York.[2] He attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York,[3] and played high school football for the St. Francis Terriers.

College career

He attended Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team from 1992 to 1995. As a senior in 1995, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at tight end for the Scarlet Knights.

Professional career

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Battaglia in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft,[4] and he played for the Bengals from 1996 to 2001.[5] He joined the Washington Redskins mid-season in 2001, and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002, and the Carolina Panthers in 2003.[5] In eight NFL seasons, Battaglia played in ninety-six games and started eleven of them, and compiled seventy-one receptions, 660 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "MarksFriggin".
  2. ↑ National Football League, Historical Players, Marco Battaglia. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Marco Battaglia. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1996 National Football League Draft. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Marco Battaglia. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
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