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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1971-02-10)February 10, 1971 (age 54) Haines City, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Haines City | ||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994: 1st round, 15th pick | ||||||||
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Wayne Lamar Gandy (born February 10, 1971) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He playedcollege football forAuburn University, and earned consensusAll-American honors. He was selected by theLos Angeles Rams in the first round of the1994 NFL draft, and he also played professionally for thePittsburgh Steelers,New Orleans Saints andAtlanta Falcons of the NFL.
Gandy was born inHaines City, Florida.[1] He attendedHaines City High School,[2] and played for the Haines City Hornetshigh school football team.
Gandy attended Auburn University, where he played for coachPat Dye and coachTerry Bowden'sAuburn Tigers football teams from 1990 to 1993. As a senior, he was a member of the undefeated1993 Auburn Tigers football team, and was recognized as a consensus first-teamAll-American.
The Los Angeles Rams selected Gandy as the 15th overall pick (1st round) of the1994 NFL draft.[3] He played for the Rams for five seasons from1994 to1998.[4]
Gandy spent four seasons with thePittsburgh Steelers from 1999 to 2002.
On March 2, 2003, Gandy signed a six-year deal withNew Orleans Saints. After three seasons with the Saints, he was traded to theAtlanta Falcons on April 7, 2006, forsafetyBryan Scott and a draft pick.
For the 2007 season, Gandy was named as one of the Falcons' team captains. On October 7 against theTennessee Titans, Gandy suffered a tornanterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, causing him to miss the remainder of the season.[5]
On February 15, 2008, the Falcons released him. He was re-signed on October 29 after an injury tooffensive tackleSam Baker. He was not re-signed by the Falcons during the 2009 offseason.
In late 2001 Gandy was asked by WSB-Radio Atlanta to record some vignettes for its "I Am Atlanta" campaign. After the success of the ads, he was encouraged to pursue a career in broadcasting. He started his own syndication company (The Gandy Group) and launched "The Sports Joc Show with Wayne Gandy". The syndicated three hour show broadcasts from Atlanta and intermingles Sports and Entertainment.The show is currently available for broadcast live or replay and has a live video feed athttp://www.TheSportsJoc.com
Wayne Gandy hosted a weekly TV show for CBS-Atlanta Sports' SEC Show with Guy Rawlings from 2011 to 2012, and is currently a Color Analyst for ESPN TV (2013–present)