Gabe Carimi
Carimi with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2010 | |||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | June 13, 1988 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Monona (WI) Grove | ||||||
| College: | Wisconsin (2006–2010) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011: 1st round, 29th pick | ||||||
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Gabriel Andrew Carimi (/kəˈriːmi/ kə-REE-mee; born June 13, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). Carimi had 49 starts at left tackle in his four-year Wisconsin Badgers college career, which culminated at the 2011 Rose Bowl. He was awarded the 2010 Outland Trophy, as the nation's top collegiate interior lineman. He was also a unanimous All-American, and the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Carimi was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round, 29th overall pick, of the 2011 NFL draft. He began the 2011 season as the Bears' starting right tackle. Carimi was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on June 9, 2013, for the Buccaneers' 2014 6th round pick. He signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2014, and played in all 16 games for them that season, making 7 starts.