16 Facts About Shane Olivea

Shane Olivea was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League.

Shane Olivea was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft.

Shane Olivea played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Shane Olivea grew up in Long Beach, New York, and attended Lawrence High School his senior year.

Shane Olivea attended Ohio State University and played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2000 to 2003.

Shane Olivea was a three-year starter and a two-time member of the All-Big Ten second team.

Originally valued as a third rounder, Shane Olivea strained his pectoral muscle lifting weights about a week before the draft, negatively affecting his draft status.

Smith, excited at the fact Shane Olivea was off many draft boards, took him with one of their final picks.

Shane Olivea was selected by the Chargers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft.

Since being drafted in 2004, Shane Olivea started 31 of 32 games in 2 seasons for the Chargers.

On February 28,2008, Shane Olivea was released by the Chargers, due to a missed drug test following a previous failed drug test.

On July 10,2008, it was reported that Shane Olivea had agreed to terms on a contract with the New York Giants.

Shane Olivea said that he took as many as 125 Vicodin pills in one day.

Shane Olivea checked into the Betty Ford Center in 2008 and spent 89 days in treatment there.

In 2015, Shane Olivea returned to Ohio State to complete his bachelor's degree.

Shane Olivea died on March 2,2022, at the age of 40, with the cause of death revealed on June 21 to be from hypertensive heart disease contributed by obesity.