Tim Lelito
No. 68 New Orleans Saints | |||||||
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Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | July 21, 1989 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Rochester, Michigan | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | St. Clair (MI) | ||||||
College: | Grand Valley State | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||
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Tim Lelito (born July 21, 1989) is an American football offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grand Valley State University.
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
On April 29, 2013, he signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[1] In the third game of the season, against the Arizona Cardinals, Lelito started at right guard in place of longtime starter Jahri Evans, who had a hamstring injury and missed his first start in 122 games.[2]
Lelito was named back-up center to Jonathan Goodwin for the 2014 season. When Goodwin injured his ankle in week 3 against the Minnesota Vikings he came on as a substitute and, due to the ensuing miscommunication, his first snap missed quarterback Drew Brees for an 18-yard loss but he played the rest of the game without incident as the Saints won 20–9.[3]
References
- ↑ "St. Clair grad Lelito signs free agent contract with New Orleans". bluewatersportsnetwork.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Sheldon Mickles, "Saints rookie Tim Lelito faces pressures, pains of first NFL start: Rookie guard deals with charley horse while filling in for All-Pro Evans", The Advocate, September 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Jonathan Goodwin out indefinitely". ESPN.com. September 22, 2014.