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| Title | Executive vice president of football operations | ||||||||
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| Born | (1972-04-17)April 17, 1972 (age 53) Modesto, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 322 lb (146 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Fairview(Boulder, Colorado) | ||||||||
| College | USC (1991–1994) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 1st round,2nd overall pick | ||||||||
| Expansion draft | 2002: 1st round, 1st overall pick | ||||||||
| Position | Offensive tackle, No. 71 | ||||||||
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Don Bosco Anthony Boselli Jr. (born April 17, 1972) is an American professionalfootball executive and formertackle who is the executive vice president of football operations for theJacksonville Jaguars of theNational Football League (NFL). Boselli played in the NFL for seven seasons with the Jaguars. He playedcollege football for theUSC Trojans, winning theMorris Trophy in 1994. Boselli was the first player drafted by the Jaguars, who selected himsecond overall in the1995 NFL draft.
During his tenure in Jacksonville, Boselli established himself as one of the franchise's most productive and popular players. He was named to fivePro Bowls and three first-teamAll-Pros while appearing in twoAFC Championship Games. In 2002, he was the first selection in the2002 NFL expansion draft by theHouston Texans, but retired without playing for them due to injuries. His accomplishments with Jacksonville led to him becoming the first inductee of theJaguars Hall of Fame, which he was named to in 2006. Boselli was inducted to theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and thePro Football Hall of Fame in 2022, making him the first Jaguars player inducted to the latter. He rejoined the Jaguars as an executive in 2025.
Boselli accepted anathletic scholarship to attend theUniversity of Southern California, where he played for theTrojans from 1991 to 1994.[1] He was a first-teamAll-Pac-10 selection and a first-teamAll-American in1992,1993 and1994. In 1994, he also won theMorris Trophy. While he was an undergraduate, he was initiated as a member of theSigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Boselli was named to theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 2014.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft6+7⁄8 in (2.00 m) | 323 lb (147 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.23 s | 1.82 s | 3.05 s | 4.60 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) | 26 reps | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Boselli was selected as the second pick of the1995 NFL draft, the first-ever draft pick of thenewJacksonville Jaguars franchise.[4] As a result of his professional success and local popularity, Jacksonville-area McDonald's restaurants offered the "Boselli Burger" in his honor for a period of time.[5]
He was selected by theHouston Texans with the first pick in the2002 expansion draft.[6] He spent the entire season on injured reserve and retired in July 2003. Boselli has blamed the end of his career on mistakes made during a surgery on his left shoulder.[7][8]
As a sign of his success in Jacksonville, on October 8, 2006, he was the first player inducted into thePride of the Jaguars (the team'sHall of Fame) and signed a symbolic one-day contract allowing him to retire officially as a Jaguar. Boselli was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 10, 2022, becoming the first Jaguars player to receive the honor.[7]
Boselli participated in numerous business ventures during and after his professional football career. Along with former teammatesMark Brunell andBryan Schwartz, he invested in sevenMattress Firm bedding stores in Jacksonville. By the time Boselli left for Texas in 2002, he had sold his interest in the company.[9] Boselli and Brunell own allWhataburger franchise locations in the Jacksonville area.[10] He also works as the offensive line coach at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, on the same coaching staff as Brunell.[citation needed]
Boselli is also a founding partner inIF Marketing with friends and former teammatesJeff Novak andWill Furrer. The marketing and advertising firm, with offices inGeorgetown, Texas andJacksonville, Florida, was originally calledIntra Focus marketing & advertising.[11]
On February 3, 2025, Boselli was hired as the executive vice president of football operations for the Jaguars.[12]
Since 2005, Boselli has lived inPonte Vedra Beach, Florida with his wife, Angi and their five children, Andrew, Adam, Ashli, Alexis, and Ansli. Boselli has lost a significant amount of weight and now participates intriathlons.[citation needed]
Boselli's son Andrew received an athletic scholarship to attendFlorida State University, and played for theFlorida State Seminoles football team. While Adam played tight end collegiately forFlorida Atlantic.
In 2007, Boselli was hired as acolor commentator on regional NFL telecasts forFox, teaming withRon Pitts. In his rookie season as a televised commentator, Boselli drew praise as one of the best in the business.[13] From 2009 to 2012, he worked as a game analyst and sideline reporter forWestwood One's coverage of the NFL. Beginning in 2013, he joined the Jacksonville Jaguars radio play by play team.
Boselli was a former co-host on1010 XL withDan Hicken and Jeff Prosser each morning from 6–10 am onSports Final Radio. He still appears part-time as a call-in guest.
Boselli was interviewed for an episode ofNFL's Greatest Games which aired onESPN2.
Boselli and his wife created theBoselli Foundation in 1995 in Jacksonville to work with at-risk youth, and help them to cultivate high self-esteem and to succeed at home, at school, and at play. Beginning in 2007, he has spent substantial time working on projects with the foundation. He overcame opposition from local politicians when the Boselli Foundation proposed renovating and reopening a closed community center.[10]
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