![]() That year, he was on the Panthers' practice squad, after being waived in the final training camp roster cut. ![]() Schwartz was drafted by the Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Schwartz holds the Pac-10 record for rushing by a right tackle, at 3 yards. He was a second-team 2007 All-Pac-10 selection. In 2007, as a senior he started all 13 games and helped the team lead the Pac-10 in rushing for a second consecutive year. In 2006, as a junior, he played in 12 games with 11 starts. In 2005, as a sophomore, he started all 12 games and allowed only three sacks. He had the team's best record in the squat strength training exercise, at 505 pounds (229 kg). He started for three years at right tackle, playing in 41 games (36 starts). Schwartz played college football at Oregon for the Oregon Ducks, as he majored in political science. Times, California's 5th-best offensive line recruit by Tom Lemming, among the top 75 prep prospects in California by Super Prep, 36th on the list of the nation's top offensive tackle prospects, and included among the Tacoma News Tribune's Western One-hundred selections. He was rated first-team All-City and All-Westside by the L.A. He played tackle and guard on offense, and nose guard, defensive end, and defensive tackle on defense. In addition, he played football for the high school team, on both the offensive line and the defensive line. As a pitcher, he had a 13–6 record with a 1.30 ERA, 4 saves, and 130 strikeouts in his last two years. He was also an All-League pitcher in baseball, throwing in the upper-80s miles-per-hour. There, he was the starting center on the basketball team. Schwartz attended Palisades Charter High School. And I started to kind of feel like maybe this was their destiny. They were like trucks hitting small cars. I started out worrying that they were going to get hurt-but then I realized it was the other players I should be worrying about. His father, speaking of the fact that he has two sons playing in the National Football League, said: "I just kvell." His mother, commenting on having two sons play football, said: Geoff and Mitchell are the first Jewish brothers to play in the NFL since Ralph Horween and Arnold Horween in 1923. ![]() Schwartz is "proud to be a role model to young Jewish kids and athletes, letting them know it's possible for them to reach their goals." “We can’t have a minyan,” referring to the Jewish requirement of 10 Jewish adults to conduct a service. Geoff credits an excess of matzah ball soup and latkes for their size. Geoff is the older of the two, an inch taller, and 20 pounds heavier. His brother, offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz, was a second-round pick and currently plays in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs. Secondly, his parents wanted him to instead focus on studying for his Bar Mitzvah. Firstly, he was too heavy for the weight requirements of the local youth program. Schwartz didn't start playing football until age 13. When he is on the road during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, he carries a menorah with him and lights its candles in his hotel room. He attended Hebrew school and synagogue Adat Shalom in West Los Angeles. Schwartz is Jewish, and was raised in Conservative Judaism, observing all the Jewish holidays. He is the son of Lee Schwartz, a business consultant to manufacturing companies, and Olivia Goodkin, an attorney. Schwartz was born in Los Angeles, California. Remember, "The less you bet, the more you lose when you win!" Follow him on Twitter chrisfallica. He’s a multiple-time qualifier for the NHC Handicapping Championship. Chris recently won the inaugural Circa Football Invitational and finished in the Top 10 of the Golden Nugget Football Contest. While college football has been his focus, he also enjoys the NFL, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, MLB, NHL and Horse Racing, with an "occasional" wager on such events. PICK: Breakers (+3 at FOX Bet) to lose by fewer than 3 points (or win outright)Ĭhris "The Bear" Fallica has covered sports for nearly three decades. But the way New Orleans has found ways to move the ball on Birmingham, combined with the Breakers' improved defense over the last few weeks, makes them an attractive underdog here. But the offense moved the ball at will, racking up 853 yards on 6.3 YPP in those two games.īetting against the defending champs, who are 19-3 over the last two years and enter this game on a five-game win streak with the All-USFL QB under center, isn’t for everyone. The Breakers were some red zone struggles away from sweeping the Stallions, managing just one TD in four red zone trips in their second meeting. ![]() Birmingham Stallions (8-2) Birmingham, Alabama, 7 p.m., Sunday, FOX and FOX Sports App Check out the best Mic'd Up moments from Week 10 of the USFL. ![]()
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