Rob Christopher Petitti was born on May 21,1982 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, St Louis Rams and Carolina Panthers.
17 Facts About Rob Petitti
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Rob Petitti was a two-time All-Division, All-Shore, All-County selection and was twice named to the All-New Jersey Group I team.
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Rob Petitti recorded 80 tackles during his final two seasons.
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Rob Petitti accepted a football scholarship from the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a four-year starter at left tackle.
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Rob Petitti was named the coaching staff's Co-Lineman of the Game for the Ball State contest and Co-Blocker of the Game against Syracuse.
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Rob Petitti was a second-team All-American selection by The Sporting News and College Football News, third-team from The NFL Draft Report and Associated Press.
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Rob Petitti was a unanimous first-team All-Big East selection by the coaches.
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Rob Petitti was a three-time All-Big East pick, becoming the first school offensive lineman to achieve this recognition since Ruben Brown was a three-time selection from 1992 to 1994.
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Rob Petitti finished his college career after playing and starting in 49 games, missing just a single contest due to injury.
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Rob Petitti was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft, after dropping because of an injury-plagued senior season.
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Rob Petitti won the starting right tackle job over Jacob Rogers and Torrin Tucker.
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Rob Petitti made his first NFL start at offensive tackle in the season opener, making him the third rookie in franchise history to achieve that feat.
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Rob Petitti was a backup behind Jon Stinchcomb and was declared inactive until the season finale against the Carolina Panthers.
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Rob Petitti played in five games, with one start and recovered one fumble.
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Rob Petitti was selected by the Florida Tuskers in the UFL Premiere Season Draft.
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Rob Petitti signed with the team on August 25,2009.
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Rob Petitti was re-signed on March 15,2010, released on September 4 and signed once more on December 1.