Rex Tucker (American football)
{{short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{For|the British television director|Rex Tucker}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rex Tucker
| image =
| image_size =
| number = 64, 66, 74
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|12|20}}
| birth_place = Midland, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 315
| high_school = Lee (Midland)
| college = Texas A&M
| draftyear = 1999
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 66
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2004}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2005}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2006}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 49
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 35
}}
Rex T. Tucker (born December 20, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected 66th overall in the 1999 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears for whom he played six seasons (1999–2004).{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also played a season with the St. Louis Rams (2005–2006) and the Detroit Lions (2006–2007).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuckRe20.htm|title = Rex Tucker Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
Rex Tucker is currently known to live in Midland, Texas. On February 25, 2009, he was a guest on the Jim Rome Show and was the tenth Rex interviewed in as many shows.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 303
| dash = 5.14
| ten split = 1.79
| twenty split = 3.04
| shuttle = 4.43
| cone drill = 7.40
| vertical = 30.0
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 10
| bench = 27
| arm span = 30 5/8
| hand span = 10 1/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=5110 |title=Rex Tucker, Combine Results, OT - Texas A&M |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=September 13, 2022}}
}}
On August 28, 2007, he was cut by the Lions.
National Football League Campus Testing
- 40-yard dash - 4.95 seconds
- 20 yard short shuttle - 4.49 seconds
- Vertical jump - 30 inches
- Maximum Bench Press - 390 pounds
- Maximum Squat - 525 pounds
References
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Category:Players of American football from Midland, Texas
Category:Legacy High School (Midland, Texas) alumni
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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