1. Marc Edward Colombo was born on October 8,1978 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 11 seasons in the National Football League.
35 Facts About Marc Colombo
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Marc Colombo is currently the offensive line coach for the St Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League.
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Marc Colombo played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins.
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Marc Colombo played college football for the Boston College Eagles.
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Marc Colombo helped lead his team to two conference titles in four years, his team advanced to the Division 1 Super Bowl in 1996.
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Marc Colombo recorded 75 tackles and five sacks as a senior.
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Marc Colombo won the Brockton Enterprise and Taunton Gazette's all-scholastic basketball honors while helping lead his team to the conference title as a senior.
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Marc Colombo worked on an undergraduate major his senior year.
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In 1997, as a freshman, Marc Colombo redshirted so that he could adjust to college football.
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Marc Colombo helped the offense rank third in the Big East in total offense with 414.9 yards per game and rushing offense at 201 yards per game.
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Marc Colombo helped running back William Green to rush for 1,164 yards marking the third-straight season that Boston College had a 1,000-yard rusher.
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Marc Colombo was selected in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.
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Marc Colombo spent three injury-plagued seasons with the Bears before being released early in the 2005 season.
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In 2002, as a rookie, Marc Colombo was placed on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated patella and femoral nerve damage during a road game against the St Louis Rams on November 18.
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Marc Colombo missed the entire 2003 season after being placed first on the Physically Unable to Perform list on August 13, and then on injured reserve.
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Marc Colombo was out of football until he signed with the Dallas Cowboys on November 1,2005.
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Marc Colombo was then inactive for his first three games with Dallas.
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Marc Colombo then played on special teams in a road game against the New York Giants, against the Kansas City Chiefs, and on the road against the Washington Redskins and then against the Rams.
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In 2007, Marc Colombo started every game at right tackle for the second consecutive year.
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Marc Colombo played a key role in one of the most successful offensive seasons in club history while helping the team to a franchise record-tying 13 wins and the first NFC East title since 1998.
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On November 15,2009, in a game against the Green Bay Packers, Marc Colombo broke his left fibula after a defensive player rolled into his leg.
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On July 31,2011, Marc Colombo was signed as free agent by the Miami Dolphins, reuniting with former Cowboys offensive Line Coach Tony Sparano, who was the team's head coach.
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Marc Colombo became the starting right tackle when Vernon Carey was moved to right guard.
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Marc Colombo would continue in that position for the 2019 season.
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Marc Colombo then followed Garrett to the New York Giants to coach the offensive line under Joe Judge.
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Marc Colombo was fired by the Giants on November 18,2020.
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Marc Colombo attended his first Metallica concert at 13 years old.
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Marc Colombo joined his first band in 2002, called "Blackmuff".
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Marc Colombo currently is the lead singer and plays rhythm guitar in a metal band called "Free Reign", along with former San Francisco 49ers guard Leonard Davis and Miami Dolphins guard Cory Procter.
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Marc Colombo is the son of Gayle and Edward Marc Colombo, he has a younger brother named Matthew, who appeared on The Bachelorette with Ashley Hebert.
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Marc Colombo is a cousin of Steven Marciano, a former Boston College football player.
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Marc Colombo is married to Jessica, and he has two children, a daughter named Olivia, who was born in January 2008, and a son named Jack, born in 2012.
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Marc Colombo participates in the annual Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas Program.
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Marc Colombo competed in the 2008 Poker for Pets for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas.
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Marc Colombo contributed to the annual team Kick Off Luncheon and Cowboys Cookbook benefiting Happy Hill Farm.