Rich Seubert
{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Rich Seubert 2007.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Seubert on July 28, 2007 the first day of New York Giants training camp at the University of Albany
| number = 69
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|03|30}}
| birth_place = Stratford, Wisconsin, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 310
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XLII)
- First-team All-Gateway Conference (2000)
| high_school = Marshfield (WI) Columbus Catholic
| college = Western Illinois
| undraftedyear = 2001
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 104
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 88
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 5
| pfr = SeubRi20
}}
Richard Thomas Seubert ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɔɪ|b|ər|t}}; born March 30, 1979) is an American former professional football guard who played his entire career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
Born in Stratford, Wisconsin,{{cite web|title=Rich Seubert NFL Profile|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/richseubert/profile?id=SEU065571|work=nfl.com|access-date=June 5, 2010}} Seubert attended Columbus Catholic High School in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and was a standout in football, basketball, and baseball. He helped lead his football and basketball teams to two state championships each.{{cite news|last=Canavan|first=Tom|title=Tickets, family, cold, brauts: Rich Seubert on the NFC title game|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2008-01-17-890910363_x.htm|access-date=June 6, 2010|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 17, 2008|agency=Associated Press}}
College career
Seubert attended Western Illinois University and played tight end as a freshman. In his sophomore year he moved to tackle{{citation needed|date=June 2010}} and was a first team All-Gateway honoree as a senior.{{cite news|last=Carlson|first=Nathan|title=Life in the Fast Layne|url=http://media.www.westerncourier.com/media/storage/paper650/news/2004/11/10/Sports/Life-In.The.Fast.Layne-799739.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110718032710/http://media.www.westerncourier.com/media/storage/paper650/news/2004/11/10/Sports/Life-In.The.Fast.Layne-799739.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2011|access-date=June 6, 2010|newspaper=Western Courier|date=November 10, 2004}}
Professional career
Seubert joined the New York Giants as an undrafted Free Agent in 2001. He made an impression on the Giants, and in his second season, he started at left guard for every game.
Seubert was at the center of an officiating controversy in the 2002 NFC playoffs, where the Giants faced the San Francisco 49ers. The Giants, who had led by a score of 38–14, were trailing 39-38 when Matt Bryant had a chance to kick a game-winning field goal. When Trey Junkin botched the snap, Seubert, an eligible receiver on the play, went out to try to catch holder Matt Allen's pass. Allen underthrew Seubert, who was grabbed and pulled down by Chike Okeafor, apparently drawing a pass interference penalty. Instead, an illegal man downfield penalty was called on Seubert, ending the game. The next day the NFL revealed that Seubert had checked in prior to the play, but one of his downfield teammates, Tam Hopkins, had not. Okeafor's interference call and the Hopkins call would have offset the penalties and forced a replaying of the down. The NFL drew a fair amount of criticism for the non-call on Seubert's play.{{cite news|title=Giants-49ers game ended with missed interference penalty|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/playoffs/news/2003/01/06/niners_error_ap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030108082840/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/playoffs/news/2003/01/06/niners_error_ap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2003|work=CNNSI.com|publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated|access-date=June 6, 2010|agency=Associated Press|date=January 6, 2003}} The NFL later issued an official apology to the Giants in the offseason.{{cite web|last=Thiel|first=Art|title=Blown call leads to great one|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/thiel/103211_thie08.shtml?dpfrom=thead|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=June 6, 2010|date=January 8, 2003}} The play ended up on NFL Top 10's Top Ten Meltdowns{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d82ac35eb/Top-10-meltdowns-in-NFL-history |title=NFL Videos: Top 10 meltdowns in NFL history |work=Nfl.com |date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=August 3, 2012}} at #10 and #7 on Top Ten Controversial Calls.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d8187af4c/Top-10-controversial-calls |title=NFL Videos: Top 10 controversial calls |work=Nfl.com |date=June 3, 2010 |access-date=August 3, 2012}}
During a game against Philadelphia in October 2003, Seubert was blocking when his opponent N. D. Kalu stepped on the back of his right leg, breaking Seubert's tibia, fibula, and ankle.{{cite web|title=Giant's OL Seubert Placed on IR|url=http://www.thebostonchannel.com/nfl/2568242/detail.html|work=WCVB-TV website|access-date=June 5, 2010|author=SportsNetwork|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125004352/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/nfl/2568242/detail.html|archive-date=January 25, 2012}} After 5 surgeries,{{cite news|last=RIEBER|first=ANTHONY|title=SUPER BOWL XLII: GIANTS VS PATRIOTS Time is on his side Two-week layoff gives Seubert chance to recover from injury|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/1418119011.html?dids=1418119011:1418119011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+25,+2008&author=ANTHONY+RIEBER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=SUPER+BOWL+XLII:+GIANTS+VS+PATRIOTS+Time+is+on+his+side+Two-week+layoff+gives+Seubert+chance+to+recover+from+injury&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102120430/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/1418119011.html?dids=1418119011:1418119011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+25,+2008&author=ANTHONY+RIEBER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=SUPER+BOWL+XLII:+GIANTS+VS+PATRIOTS+Time+is+on+his+side+Two-week+layoff+gives+Seubert+chance+to+recover+from+injury&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|access-date=June 5, 2010|newspaper=Newsday|date=January 25, 2008|page=A75}} he returned to play in 2005, mainly on special teams, or filling in for injured players, as Chris Snee had taken over as the starter. In December, he made his first start since the injury, helping Tiki Barber rush for a team-record 220 yards.{{cite news|last=Gleason|first=Kevin|title=Seubert returns to plow way for Barber|url=http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2005/12/18/nfl666.htm|access-date=June 5, 2010|newspaper=Times Herald-Record|date=December 18, 2005}} He regained a starting job in the 2007 season.
The Giants began to use Seubert as a tight end in 2006, but due to his jersey number (69), he must be announced over the public address system by the referees as an eligible receiver when he plays in that position. He was announced in this way roughly 20 times per game.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/sports/football/08giants.html?fta=y|title=As a Tight End, Seubert Makes a Grand Entrance |last=Branch|first=John|date=December 8, 2006|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 30, 2009}}
On March 24, 2008, he signed a 3-year extension through 2012.{{cite web|last=Vergara|first=Norman|title=Starting Guard Seubert, Giants Sign 3-Year Contract Extension|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010438918|work=All Headline News|access-date=June 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123115/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010438918|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}
Seubert started 16 games for the Giants in 2010, playing both guard and center. Seubert received praise for his solid performance from GM Jerry Reese, who remarked he was the MVP of the team.
On July 28, 2011, the Giants announced they released Seubert.{{cite web|author=Mike Garafolo/The Star-Ledger |url=http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2011/07/giants_to_release_offensive_li.html |title=Giants to release offensive lineman Rich Seubert |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=August 3, 2012}}
Personal life
Seubert is married and has three children. Hailey (Youngest), Isaac (Middle), and Hunter (Oldest). They live in Warren, New Jersey where he coaches football at Watchung Hills Regional High School.{{cite web|last=Loftus|first=Tom|title=Tears and cheers at HOF gala|url=http://www.westerncourier.com/sports/tears-and-cheers-at-hof-gala/article_cc91bbb4-eded-11e0-a1e6-001a4bcf6878.html|work=The Western Courier|access-date=May 11, 2013|date=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201205451/http://www.westerncourier.com/sports/tears-and-cheers-at-hof-gala/article_cc91bbb4-eded-11e0-a1e6-001a4bcf6878.html|archive-date=February 1, 2015}} Seubert has been a deer hunter since childhood.{{cite web|last=Viera|first=Mark|title=From 8-Point Bucks to a 3-Point Stance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/sports/football/28giants.html|work=New York Times|access-date=May 11, 2013|date=November 28, 2010}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100102135452/http://www.giants.com/team/player76.html New York Giants bio]
{{Super Bowl XLII}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:New York Giants players
Category:People from Marshfield, Wisconsin
Category:People from Stratford, Wisconsin
Category:Sportspeople from Wayne, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Wisconsin
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