 Dvoracek in 2008 with the Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Position: | Nose guard | ||||
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| Born: | (1983-03-03)March 3, 1983 (age 42)[1] Lake Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Lake Dallas(Corinth, Texas) | ||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2006: 3rd round, 73rd pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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Dusty Dvoracek (born March 3, 1981)[1] is an American former professionalfootball player who was anose guard for theChicago Bears of theNational Football League (NFL). Selected by theChicago Bears of the NFL in the third round of the2006 NFL draft, he playedcollege football for theOklahoma Sooners and professionally with the Bears from 2006 to 2009 and theOmaha Nighthawks of theUnited Football League (UFL) in 2010–11.
Since retiring from football, Dvoracek has worked as a color analyst forFox Sports Southwest,Fox Sports Oklahoma, andESPN, and an analyst onSiriusXM andKWTV. Dvoracek co-hosted a sports radio show onOklahoma City'sWWLS until he left at the end of 2020.
Dvoracek attended Lake Dallas High School inLake Dallas, Texas, where he played football at the positions ofdefensive tackle andoffensive guard. During his senior year, he was named to theHouston Chronicle's Top 100 list and theDallas Morning News's Texas Top 100. He was also named all-district both on offense and defense in his senior year, while tallying up 79 tackles, 9.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries, and 10 forced fumbles in just seven games.
Dvoracek attended the University of Oklahoma, where he majored in management. In 49 games at Oklahoma, Dvoracek started 28 times. He finished his career with 136 tackles (44 tackles for loss), 16 sacks, one interception and three fumble recoveries. He was a consensus All-Big 12 performer in 2003 and 2005. In 2004, Dvoracek was suspended from the Sooners after an alleged assault that resulted in the hospitalization of a long time high school friend, then 21-year-old Matthew Wilde. He was backup to futureChicago Bears teammate,Tommie Harris, and started ahead of futureWWEWorld Heavyweight Champion,Jack Swagger.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) | 306 lb (139 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.83 s | 1.74 s | 2.96 s | 4.35 s | 7.59 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 31 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3] | ||||||||||||
The Chicago Bears selected Dvoracek with the 73rd overall pick in the third round of the2006 NFL draft.[4] He missed most of his rookie season after sustaining a foot injury in the preseason.
Dvoracek started his first professional game against theSan Diego Chargers on September 9, 2007, but left the game with a season ending tornACL injury.[5]
Dvoracek recovered during the 2008 offseason, injured his calf before the Bears training camp.[6] He was placed on season-ending injured reserve with elbowbursitis on December 9. He finished the 2008 season with 29 tackles and two passes defensed on 12 games (all starts).
Dvoracek suffered a sprainedMCL during the Bears second preseason game on August 22, 2009. He underwentarthroscopic knee surgery to assess the severity of the injury. The examination concluded that Dvoracek had also injured his ACL, and would miss the 2009 season.[7][8] He was waived/injured on August 31 and subsequently reverted to injured reserve, his fourth consecutive year ending on the IR list.
Dvoracek was signed by theOmaha Nighthawks in 2010. He was re-signed by the team on July 15, 2011.[9] He was let go after the2011 season.
