Hroniss Grasu
| No. 55 Chicago Bears | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 12, 1991 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Northridge, California | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Encino (CA) Crespi | ||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
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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
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in | 297 lb | 32 1⁄8 in | 10 1⁄4 in | 5.03 s | 4.20 s | 7.84 s | |||||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
Grasu was drafted in the third round by the Chicago Bears with the 71st overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.[4]
The move reunites him with college teammate Kyle Long.
On August 30, 2016, Grasu was placed on injured reserve.[5]
Personal
Grasu is of Romanian descent.[6] His parents, Stefan and Mariana Grasu, emigrated from Romania to Los Angeles in 1982, opening "Greco's New York Pizza" on Hollywood Boulevard.[7][8] 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.[9]
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
- ↑ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2397
- ↑ College Football Awards 2014
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Hroniss Grasu". NFL.com.
- ↑ "NFL Draft picks 2015: Hroniss Grasu taken by Bears in 3rd round". SB Nation. May 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Bears trim five to reach 75-man limit".
- ↑ "C Grasu is the anchor of Oregon's offense". USA Today. August 18, 2014.
- ↑ Grasu's kid brother growing up quickly
- ↑ "Oregon center Hroniss Grasu's journey from Crespi to CFP title game". Los Angeles Daily News. January 10, 2015.
- ↑ Oregon center Hroniss Grasu 'clears out all the chaos' for Marcus Mariota and the Ducks