1. Josh James Sitton is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League.
33 Facts About Josh Sitton
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Josh Sitton played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Josh Sitton made four Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers, and played two seasons with the Chicago Bears and one season with the Miami Dolphins.
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Josh Sitton officially retired with the Packers on December 4,2019.
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Josh Sitton was inducted to the Packers Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Josh Sitton attended Pensacola Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he lettered four times in football and twice in basketball.
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Josh Sitton earned second-team all-state and first-team all-area honors as an offensive lineman as a senior.
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Josh Sitton chose UCF over offers from Nicholls State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Josh Sitton was moved to right tackle for his sophomore season, where he started all 13 games for the Knights.
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Josh Sitton 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's NCAA single-season rushing record set in 1988.
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Josh Sitton was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Josh Sitton was a key part of the Packers offensive line.
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Josh Sitton started every game at right guard during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, including all the team's playoff games.
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Josh Sitton had spent the first five years of his career at right guard.
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On January 21,2013, Josh Sitton was chosen to replace Mike Iupati in the Pro Bowl, his first selection.
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On January 3,2016, Josh 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.
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On September 3,2016, Josh Sitton was released by the Green Bay Packers, in an unexpected move.
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On September 4,2016, Josh Sitton signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears worth $21.75 million with $10 million guaranteed.
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Josh Sitton revealed that his reasons for signing with the Bears included: how quickly the deal got done, the weather in the midwest compared to "too damn hot" in the south and close proximity to where he had lived in the Green Bay area.
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Josh Sitton denied that the signing had anything to do with wanting "revenge" by playing Green Bay twice a year.
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Josh Sitton had suffered an ankle injury on one of the final plays of Chicago's prior game against Jacksonville.
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In March 2017, Josh Sitton revealed that he felt like he was hitting a milestone achievement entering his 10th NFL season.
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In 2017, Josh Sitton started 13 games at right and left guard for the Bears.
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On February 20,2018, the Bears declined an option on Josh Sitton's contract, making him a free agent.
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On March 16,2018, Josh Sitton signed a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.
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On September 14,2018, Josh Sitton was placed on season-ending injured reserve after suffering a torn rotator cuff.
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On March 13,2019, Josh Sitton was released by the Dolphins.
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On December 4,2019 Josh Sitton announced he would retire with the Packers.
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Josh Sitton went to high school with Roman Reigns and played football together.
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Josh Sitton appeared in the movie Pitch Perfect 2 with a group of then-teammates.
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Josh Sitton is on the board of the Studer Community Institute.
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Josh Sitton's main focus with the institute is kindergarten readiness.
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Josh Sitton recently donated to his alma mater, Pensacola Catholic High School, as part of a campaign to add onto the athletic facilities and a new cafeteria.