Name Torrin Tucker Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Role American football player | College: Southern Mississippi Weight 143 kg Undrafted: 2003 Positions Tackle | |
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Date of birth: (1979-12-25) December 25, 1979 (age 36) High school: Meridian (MS) Southeast Lauderdale Education University of Southern Mississippi | ||
Place of birth: Meridian, Mississippi | ||
Torrin Tucker: Football Offensive Tackle
Torrin Tucker (born December 25, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He also played for the Florida Tuskers and Sacramento Mountain Lions. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.
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- Torrin Tucker Football Offensive Tackle
- Early years
- Dallas Cowboys
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Oakland Raiders
- Houston Texans
- New York Dragons AFL
- Edmonton Eskimos CFL
- Sacramento Mountain Lions UFL
- Personal life
- References
Early years
Tucker attended Southeast Lauderdale High School, before moving on to Southern Mississippi University, where he became a four-year starter (39 starts) at offensive guard and also played some snaps at left tackle. He made the Dean's List in his last two years.
Dallas Cowboys
Despite being ranked by different publications as one of the top guard prospects available in the 2003 NFL Draft, Tucker was not selected and had to sign as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. After being waived, he was signed to the practice squad on September 1.
As a rookie, he was switched to offensive tackle and would make the team as the "swing" tackle, backing up the left and right tackle positions, while playing in seven games (one start). The next year, he started 13 games at right tackle.
Entering the 2005 season, he was expected to compete for the starting right tackle role, but struggled after coming in to camp overweight and lost the position to rookie Rob Petitti. He became the starter at left tackle after the sixth game of the season, when Flozell Adams was lost after tearing his ACL.
In the 2006 offseason, he was as a restricted free agent and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to a two-year offer sheet, that included a $100,000 signing bonus, a $1.2 million and $1.1 million base salaries, along with a $200,000 roster bonus if he was on the team in 2007. The Cowboys eventually decided not to match the offer and lost Tucker without receiving any compensation.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were looking for Tucker to earn the left tackle starting role over Anthony Davis, but an arthritic knee forced him to miss nearly all of training camp. He was placed on the injured reserve list on September 2, 2006, only to be waived from the team 6 days later in a salary cap move, having never played a game with the Buccaneers.
Oakland Raiders
On August 17, 2007, he was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Raiders. He was cut on August 28.
Houston Texans
On August 8, 2008, he signed with the Houston Texans as a free agent. He was released on August 29.
New York Dragons (AFL)
On November 21, 2007, he signed with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. He was waived on April 24, 2008.
Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
In 2008, he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was cut before the start of the season on June 18.
Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL)
In 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League, who were coached by Jay Gruden. He played four games in 2011.
Personal life
Tucker's character has been often defined as passionate and strong willed. He can be accounted for performing multiple community service acts including volunteering at youth football camps (Meridian, Ms Kenyatta Walker camp) and participating in passing out Christmas turkeys with former Cowboy, Andre Guerode. He also assisted in sending over 70 kids to college through his AAU basketball team.