Olin George Kreutz is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League for fourteen seasons.
20 Facts About Olin Kreutz
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Olin Kreutz played college football for University of Washington, and earned consensus All-American honors.
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Olin Kreutz was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played professionally for the Bears and, very briefly, for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
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Olin Kreutz is the youngest of four sons born to Henry Kreutz, Jr.
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Olin Kreutz received All-State and SuperPrep All-America honors while serving as football team captain during his senior year, and would additionally go on to win the Hawaii state wrestling heavyweight championship.
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Olin Kreutz attended the University of Washington, where he played for the Washington Huskies football team under coach Jim Lambright.
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In 1996, Olin Kreutz was involved in an altercation with defensive tackle Sekou Wiggs in spring practice.
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Olin Kreutz was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and earned Pac-10 honors during his junior year, after which he elected to turn pro.
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Olin Kreutz was the highest selected Washington interior lineman since Ed Cunningham in 1992.
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Over his thirteen-year career with the Bears, Olin Kreutz was selected to six Pro Bowls, was selected once as a 1st team All-Pro, and was one of the team's most consistent offensive linemen.
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Olin Kreutz started 182 regular-season games for the Bears, second only to Walter Payton.
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In October 2006, Olin Kreutz was signed to a three-year contract extension through the 2010 season.
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In 2007, Olin Kreutz was appointed as one of the team's captains.
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In 2011, Olin Kreutz chose to end his career with the Chicago Bears after turning down an offer of $4 million for one year.
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Olin Kreutz was the longest tenured Bears member at the time he left the organization.
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Olin Kreutz played in four of the Saints' first six games, missing the other two with a knee injury.
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Olin Kreutz then decided to quit the team, saying that he had lost his "passion" for the game; the Saints were reportedly planning to move him to the "left team" list.
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In 2019, Olin Kreutz joined NBC Sports Chicago's Football Aftershow, serving as a Bears gameday analyst alongside Laurence Holmes and former teammates Lance Briggs, Alex Brown, and Matt Forte.
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Olin Kreutz joined CHGO, a Chicago sports media start-up, in 2022 but was fired in May for physically assaulting Adam Hoge, a fellow employee.
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Olin Kreutz is married to his high school sweetheart, Wendi; they have six children, and reside in Bannockburn, Illinois, but have a winter home in Kalama Valley, Hawaii.