Phil Trautwein

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Position: Offensive tackle Name Phil Trautwein Weight 140 kg Role American football tackle Education University of Florida		College: Florida Height 1.98 m Parents Renee Trautwein Undrafted: 2009 40 yard dash time 5.36 seconds


Date of birth: (1986-04-16) April 16, 1986 (age 29) Place of birth: Voorhees Township, New Jersey Siblings Matt Trautwein, Sarah Trautwein
High school: Voorhees (NJ) Eastern

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Phillip Charles Trautwein (born April 16, 1986) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Trautwein now serves as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach for the Davidson Wildcats football team. Trautwein played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. Thereafter, played professionally for the St. Louis Rams, and was a member of practice squads of the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints.

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Early years

Trautwein was born and raised in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He attended Eastern High School in Voorhees Township, and he played for the Eastern Vikings high school football team. Trautwein earned second-team all-conference football honors following his junior season. He also excelled in wrestling, and graduated with a 3.7 gradepoint average in 2004.

College career

Trautwein accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2004 to 2008. As a freshman in 2004, Trautwein was a reserve offensive tackle seeing action in six games. The next season, 2005, he played in all twelve games, making his first career start as a tight end against Florida State. Following the 2006, he was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll and received second-team All-SEC honors after starting all fourteen games for the Gators at left tackle. He sat out the 2007 season with a stress fracture in his foot. As a senior in 2008, he started all twelve games at left tackle and was a first-team All-SEC selection at tackle for the second time in two years; both seasons he was All-SEC, the Gators were the consensus BCS Champions. Trautwein graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in 2007 and a master's degree in 2008.

Pre-draft

(* represents Florida Pro Day)

St. Louis Rams

On April 27, 2009, Trautwein was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent. On June 12, 2009 Trautwein's younger sister, Sarah, died in a car accident. On August 5, 2009 Trautwein was waived by the St. Louis Rams.

Cleveland Browns

On August 6, 2009 Trautwein was claimed off of waivers by the Cleveland Browns. On October 7, 2009 Trautwein was waived by the Cleveland Browns.

St. Louis Rams

The Rams signed Trautwein to their 53-man roster in October 2009 after being waived by the Browns. On September 5, 2011, he was released with an injury settlement.