Tony Pashos


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Position: T
Jersey #: 79
Date of Birth: August 3, 1980
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 325 lbs
Drafted: Round , Pick 173 in 2003 by BLT
First Team: BLT (2004)
Last Team: OAK (2013)

Career Summary

Tony Pashos was an NFL offensive tackle who appeared in 104 regular-season games and made 82 starts across a ten-season career.

Pashos played offensive tackle in the NFL from 2003 through 2013, appearing for Baltimore, Jacksonville, San Francisco, Cleveland, and Oakland.

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Early Life

Pashos was from Lockport, Illinois.

Illinois listed Pashos as a Lockport native during his college career.

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High School

Pashos attended Lockport Township High School in Illinois.

Illinois's 1999 depth chart identified the freshman offensive tackle's high school as Lockport Township.

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College Career

At Illinois, Pashos started all 47 games of his college career and earned two All-Big Ten selections.

Pashos helped Illinois reach the Sugar Bowl and win a Big Ten title. He was also a 2002 Academic All-American.

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Path to the NFL

The Baltimore Ravens selected Pashos in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft, 173rd overall.

He entered the NFL after a four-year Illinois career that included 47 starts.

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NFL Career

Pashos played 104 NFL games with 82 starts.

His NFL stops included the Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and Oakland Raiders. He made 16 starts for Baltimore in 2006 and Jacksonville in 2008, and 12 starts for Cleveland in 2011 and Oakland in 2013.

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Career Accomplishments

Pashos built a long NFL career as a starting offensive tackle, making 82 regular-season starts.

He also earned two All-Big Ten honors and was named to Illinois's All-Decade offensive line for 2000 through 2010.

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Legacy

Illinois recognized Pashos on its All-Decade offensive line, and he later supported the program through a naming-rights gift for the Tony Pashos Offensive Lineman Meeting Room.

The room was established through Pashos's donation as an investment in Illinois football's offensive linemen.

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20308, 00-0022149, 1980-08-03, Tony Pashos, Anthony, Pashos

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