Garry Gilliam

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Garry Gilliam
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Gilliam in 2014
No. 79 Seattle Seahawks
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Career information
High school: Hershey (PA) Milton
College: Penn State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games played: 30
Games started: 17
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Garry Montzell Gilliam Jr. (born November 26, 1990) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a member of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pennsylvania State University and attended Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Early years

Gilliam played high school football for Milton Hershey School. He was an All-American, all-state and All-Mid-Penn Conference selection. Gilliam played tight end and defensive end at Milton Hersey School. He recorded 350 receiving yards, 20 receptions and four receiving touchdowns in his career. He also recorded 153 tackles, 12 sacks and five interceptions.[1][2]

College career

Gilliam was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2009 to 2013. He played tight end and offensive tackle for the Nittany Lions.[2][3]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Gilliam was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 10, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[4] He made his NFL debut at offensive tackle on September 4, 2014 against the Green Bay Packers.[5] On a fake field goal during the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers on January 18, 2015, Gilliam caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from punter Jon Ryan. It was both his first career reception and touchdown in the NFL.[6]

2015 season

After a bad showing by Justin Britt at RT the Seahawks put Gilliam at RT and Britt at LG. Gilliam was originally a backup LT but he had to switch to RT. He was given two weeks to learn his new position before facing Robert Quinn and Chris Long and the St. Louis Rams in week 1. Weeks 1-5 Gilliam was ranked 54th in pass protection and 26th in run blocking. Weeks 5-10 he was ranked 25th in pass protection and 11th in run blocking. Weeks 11-13 Gilliam was ranked 17th in pass protection and 1st in run blocking. On 03/15/16 Garry Gilliam was awarded the fourth-largest amount of additional salary in the NFL's "Performance-Based Pay" program. Gilliam received $329,384. Many people believe Gilliam was one of the better linemen in the Seahawks offensive line.

References

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