Garth Gerhart
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Garth Gerhart
| image =
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|21}}
| birth_place = Corona, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 310
| high_school = Norco (CA)
| college = Arizona State (2007–2011)
| undraftedyear = 2012
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})*
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2015|2016}})*{{cite web |title=Garth Gerhart |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GerhGa00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=8 June 2024}}
| status =
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2011)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 2
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 0
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Garth Gant Hallquist Gerhart (born October 21, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils from 2007 to 2011.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/4
| weight = 305
| dash = 5.29
| ten split = 1.92
| twenty split = 3.16
| shuttle = 4.65
| cone drill = 7.63
| vertical = 30.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 0
| bench = 33
| arm span = 33 3/8
| hand span = 9 5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Scout Garth Gerhart College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=70031&DraftYear=2012 |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
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Gerhart was signed by the Cleveland Browns after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft before signing with the Packers on January 8, 2013. He was released from the Packers on August 31, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130831/PKR0101/130831009/Packers-begin-making-roster-cuts |title=Packers begin making roster cuts | Packersnews | packersnews.com |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121130/http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130831/PKR0101/130831009/Packers-begin-making-roster-cuts |url-status=dead }} He was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad for the beginning of the 2013 season before shortly being released. Gerhart was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on October 10, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Packers-sign-C-Gerhart-to-practice-squad-release-WR-Dunn/53669427-5d76-4d06-a9cf-4303296ef013 |title=Packers sign C Gerhart to practice squad, release WR Dunn |access-date=October 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914193011/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Packers-sign-C-Gerhart-to-practice-squad-release-WR-Dunn/53669427-5d76-4d06-a9cf-4303296ef013 |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }} He was later signed to the active roster before Week 1 of the 2014 season. On January 5, 2016, Gerhart signed a reserve/futures contract with the Cleveland Browns.{{cite web|title = Blog: Alumni Report:NFL: Gerhart, Sorensen sign futures/reserve contracts|url = http://www.pe.com/articles/signed-790966-gerhart-contracts.html|website = Press Enterprise|date = January 5, 2016|accessdate = January 7, 2016}} On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns.{{cite web|title=Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland-Browns-reduce-roster-to-53/5a61e8ac-86b6-4a03-925c-c546358aaa86|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090938/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland-Browns-reduce-roster-to-53/5a61e8ac-86b6-4a03-925c-c546358aaa86|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2017|last=Gribble|first=Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 3, 2016}}
Personal life
A native of Norco, California, Gerhart was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.{{Cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Garth-Gerhart-50364 |title=Garth Gerhart - Yahoo! Sports |access-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-date=November 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115062516/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Garth-Gerhart-50364 |url-status=dead }} Garth Gerhart is the younger brother of 2009 Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart. His father, Todd, also played football.
References
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External links
- [http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/garth-gerhart?id=2532847 NFL Combine bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806134854/http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gerhart_garth00.html Arizona State Sun Devils bio]
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Category:American football centers
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Category:Players of American football from Corona, California
Category:Players of American football from Norco, California
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Carolina Panthers players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Norco High School alumni
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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