Nate Livings
{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nate Livings
| image =
| number = 62, 71
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 320
| high_school = Washington-Marion {{avoid wrap|(Lake Charles, Louisiana)}}
| college = LSU
| undraftedyear = 2006
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2012}})
| highlights =
| status =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 68
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 63
| pfr = LiviNa20
}}
Nathaniel Joseph Livings (born March 16, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.
Early life
Livings attended Washington-Marion Magnet High School where he played defensive tackle. As a senior, he was named All-Southwest Louisiana after registering 124 tackles and 5 sacks.
He had academic eligibility problems and instead of going to a junior college, chose to sit out two full years taking correspondence courses. He received a scholarship from Louisiana State University, where he was a three-year starter and played every offensive line position except center. He appeared in 38 games (34 starts) and was a part of the 2003 championship team.
Professional career
=Cincinnati Bengals=
Livings was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2006. He spent two seasons in the team's practice squad, until November 17, 2008, when he was promoted for depth purposes.{{cite web| url=http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Livings-Bujnoch-added-to-OL/2cd4ce14-0d4c-4462-b17f-7428b5cfc1b5 | title=Livings, Bujnoch added to OL | access-date=January 3, 2016}} He became a starter at left guard in the eleventh game of the season, and remained a starter in the following years.
=Dallas Cowboys=
Livings signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys on March 16, 2012, with the intention of replacing Kyle Kosier.{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7696875/dallas-cowboys-agree-ex-bengals-guard-nate-livings | title=Cowboys agree with Nate Livings | date=16 March 2012 | access-date=January 3, 2016}} Although he started every game, his play didn't live up to expectations. On September 1, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list after missing most of the pre-season with a right knee injury, the same problem that bothered him for much of the previous year.{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4713894/source-nate-livings-will-go-to-injured-reserve?ex_cid=espnapi_public | title=Nate Livings to go on IR | date=September 2013 | access-date=January 3, 2016}} He was released on September 5.{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4714250/cowboys-release-nate-livings-off-ir | title=Cowboys release Nate Livings off IR | date=5 September 2013 | access-date=January 3, 2016}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-1/STAR-Livings-Overcame-Early-Setbacks-with-Faith-Focus/e192d31c-903a-4cc6-8500-0a82a58fcd15 Livings Overcame Early Setbacks with Faith, Focus]
- [http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/nate-livings/707e3a77-ffc4-482c-a9b6-e97cb6586c7a/ Bengals bio]
- [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27815&SPID=2164&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=175019&Q_SEASON=2007 LSU Tigers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Lake Charles, Louisiana
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:LSU Tigers football players