Anthony Salvatore Castonzo was born on August 9,1988 and is a former American football offensive tackle.
27 Facts About Anthony Castonzo
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Anthony Castonzo played his entire 10-year professional career with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
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Anthony Castonzo grew up in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois where his parents Shari and Bill family ran an Italian restaurant.
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Anthony Castonzo has a brother Billy, and two sisters Kristyn and Carissa, and a cousin Nick who stars in partnerships for Disney.
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Anthony Castonzo attended Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he was a two-way tackle for the Blue Devils and saw action at the tight end spot, playing for Coach John Shuman.
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Anthony Castonzo previously attended Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
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Anthony Castonzo did not have any major scholarship offers when he finished high school.
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Anthony Castonzo subsequently received All-ACC Freshman honors by The Sporting News and Freshman All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America.
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Anthony Castonzo set the record for career starts with 54 straight at Boston College and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee in 2010.
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Anthony Castonzo was the third offensive tackle off the board, after USC's Tyron Smith and Colorado's Nate Solder.
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Anthony Castonzo was the highest offensive linemen selected from Boston College since Gosder Cherilus in 2008.
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Anthony Castonzo entered training camp slated as the starting left tackle after it was left vacant by the departure of Charlie Johnson to the Minnesota Vikings in free agency.
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Anthony Castonzo allowed six sacks, 28 quarterback pressures, and received an overall grade of -2.8 from Pro Football Focus.
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Anthony Castonzo's run blocking received a grade of +0.1 and his pass blocking was graded -0.5.
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Anthony Castonzo remained the starting left tackle to begin the 2012 season.
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Anthony Castonzo received a grade of +3.3 from Pro Football Focus that ranked him the 32nd best offensive tackle in the league.
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Anthony Castonzo allowed only four sacks and was responsible for 62 quarterback pressures.
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Anthony Castonzo's pass blocking grade ranked 56th among all offensive tackles in 2013.
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In Week 11, Anthony Castonzo recorded his first career reception and touchdown, catching a one-yard pass from Andrew Luck.
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Anthony Castonzo started all 16 games and played 1,115 snaps during the 2014 season, the most of any offensive lineman in the NFL.
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Anthony Castonzo's pass blocking immensely improved as he received a grade +18.1 in pass blocking and -2.1 in run blocking.
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Anthony Castonzo ranked sixth among all qualifying offensive tackles in pass blocking grade and an overall grade ranked 12th out of 86 qualifying offensive tackles.
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Anthony Castonzo started ten games at left tackle before suffering a knee sprain and missing three games.
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Anthony Castonzo received the 12th highest grade among 84 qualifying offensive tackles from Pro Football Focus in 2015.
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On March 15,2020, Anthony Castonzo signed a two-year, $33 million contract extension with the Colts.
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On December 30,2020, Anthony Castonzo had ankle surgery, and he was placed on injured reserve two days later.
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On January 12,2021, Anthony Castonzo announced his retirement from the NFL.