Hroniss Grasu

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Hroniss Grasu
No. 55 Chicago Bears
Position: Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-08-12) August 12, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth: Northridge, California
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Career information
High school: Encino (CA) Crespi
College: Oregon
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games played: 8
Games started: 8
Player stats at NFL.com

Hroniss Grasu (pronounced huh-RO-niss; born August 12, 1991) is an American football center for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Oregon.

Early years

A native of Los Angeles, California, Grasu attended Crespi Carmelite High School, where he was an All-State offensive lineman. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Grasu was ranked as the No. 12 center prospect in his class.[1]

College career

As a freshman, Grasu took over as the starting center for the Ducks and remained the starter through his senior season. He earned All-Freshman Second Team in 2011, as well as All-Pac-12 First Team in 2012, 2013 and 2014. He was named an All-American in 2013 and 2014. He was also a finalist for the Rimington Trophy in 2013 and 2014.[2]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Grasu was drafted in the third round by the Chicago Bears with the 71st overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.[3]

The move reunites him with college teammate Kyle Long.

Personal

Grasu is of Romanian descent.[4] His parents, Stefan and Mariana Grasu, emigrated from Romania to Los Angeles in 1982, opening "Greco's New York Pizza" on Hollywood Boulevard.[5][6] Grasu's older brother, Nico, was a placekicker for Washington State (2008–10).

Grasu was roommates with Bryan Bennett, Oregon's former backup quarterback and a former teammate of Grasu at Crespi.[7]

His selection with the 71st overall pick in the draft by the Bears was portrayed in the season 7 premiere of The League on FX.

References

  1. ↑ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2397
  2. ↑ College Football Awards 2014
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  7. ↑ Oregon center Hroniss Grasu 'clears out all the chaos' for Marcus Mariota and the Ducks

External links

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