14 Facts About Justin Hartwig

Justin Hartwig was born on November 21,1978 and is a former American football center who played in the National Football League.

Justin Hartwig was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft.

Justin Hartwig earned honorable mention All-Conference after leading his high school basketball team in rebounding.

Justin Hartwig played college football for the University of Kansas where he was a three-year starter at right tackle who appeared in 38 games with 34 starts.

Justin Hartwig was named honorable mention All-Big 12 as a junior and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors as a senior captain.

Justin Hartwig was selected in the 2002 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans.

Justin Hartwig was a member of offensive line ranked tied for sixth in the league in fewest sacks allowed with 25.

Justin Hartwig won starting center job with four preseason starts after never playing center prior to training camp.

Justin Hartwig signed a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers in 2006, starting one game before being placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.

Justin Hartwig entered the 2007 season as the starting center for the Panthers.

Justin Hartwig earned the starting spot at center for the 2008 season.

Justin Hartwig was in the starting lineup for the Steelers victorious Super Bowl XLIII appearance against the Arizona Cardinals.

Towards the end of the game, Justin Hartwig committed a near-disastrous holding penalty in the end zone, which resulted in a safety and negated a first down pass which could have sealed the game up.

On September 5,2010, Justin Hartwig was released by the Steelers after being beaten out for the starting job by rookie Maurkice Pouncey.