Pedro Sosa was born February 6, 1984, in Union City, New Jersey,[1][2] where he attended Union Hill High School,[3] where in his junior year, he played both basketball and football. On the court, he averaged a double-double (12 ppg, 10 rpg). On the football field, he played for head coach Joe Rotundi. In his junior year, he was an All-Hudson County third-team pick, and did not allow a sack in two seasons as a starter. In his senior year, he was rated the best offensive lineman in the state of New Jersey by the McCarthy Report. He was also ranked as the 16th-best player in New Jersey and third-best offensive lineman by Super Prep, and earned first-team All-State honors from The Star-Ledger, The Jersey Journal and the Hudson County Football Coaches Association. He was named the Hudson County Football Coaches Association Offensive Lineman of the Year and was a member of the NJ Super-100 squad. On defense, Sosa recorded 111 tackles and eight sacks in his senior year.[4]
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Sosa attended Rutgers University, where he distinguished himself on the football field.[3]
Stepping into the starting lineup as a sophomore, Sosa made an immediate impact for Rutgers at his left tackle position, paving the way with Jeremy Zuttah and Cameron Stephenson for Ray Rice's successful debut as a freshman, the school's first 1000-yard rushing season since 1994. Versus Louisville, Sosa was able to successfully end Elvis Dumervil's sack streak.[citation needed]
In 2006 Sosa was named second-team all-conference by the Big East, as both Rutgers and Ray Rice managed to top their 2005 seasons. The line only gave up eight sacks all season, the fewest in all of Division I-A football, and helped propel Brian Leonard to his NFL career. Sosa held Pitt defensive end Joe Clermond in check, and in the 2006 Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State, held all-Big 12 Conference end Ian Campbell sackless.[citation needed]
In 2007, Sosa had been named to the Outland Trophy watchlist along with his bookend Zuttah, and won preseason all-conference selections by Athlon and Street & Smith's. Sosa continued his strong play in 2007, blanking all-Big East defensive end George Selvie, in addition to Jameel McClain, Johnny Dingle, and Angelo Craig. This was in spite of dealing with a nagging knee injury that caused him to miss several games, which limited his level of participation in the NFL Combine and his Pro Day. He was considered a prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft, but a knee injury suffered during his senior season prevented Sosa from being drafted.[citation needed]
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On July 22, 2008, Sosa worked out for the Miami Dolphins but left without a contract offer. He was eventually signed by the team on August 25[5] and assigned No. 78.[citation needed]
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^"Pedro Sosa, G". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
^ abHague, Jim (September 9, 2008). " A dream comes true for Union City's Sosa Former local grid standout and Rutgers lineman signs with Miami Dolphins Read more: Hudson Reporter - A dream comes true for Union City s Sosa Former local grid standout and Rutgers lineman signs with Miami Dolphins" 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. The Hudson Reporter.
^"NFL Event: Draft Player Profiles - Pedro Sosa". NFL. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
^Faytok, Chris (August 25, 2008). "Sosa signs contract with Dolphins". NJ.com.
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Franklin, Paul (August 30, 2007). "Sosa sure Knights are improved team". The Central New Jersey Home News. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Kinkhabwala, Aditi (October 25, 2007). "Sosa tackling the big jobs". The Record. Retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Pedro Sosa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pedro Sosa born February 6 1987 is a former American football offensive tackle for the Hartford Colonials of the defunct United Football League He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008 He played college football at Rutgers Pedro SosaPersonal informationBorn 1987 02 06 February 6 1987 age 37 Union City New JerseyHeight 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 300 lb 136 kg Career informationCollege RutgersPosition Offensive tackleUndrafted 2008Career historyMiami Dolphins 2008 Las Vegas Locomotives 2009 Hartford Colonials 2010 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awards2 Second team All Big East 2006 2007 Career NFL statisticsGames played Games started Fumble recoveries Player stats at NFL comSosa has also been a member of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 College career 2 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External links 5 Further readingEarly life editPedro Sosa was born February 6 1984 in Union City New Jersey 1 2 where he attended Union Hill High School 3 where in his junior year he played both basketball and football On the court he averaged a double double 12 ppg 10 rpg On the football field he played for head coach Joe Rotundi In his junior year he was an All Hudson County third team pick and did not allow a sack in two seasons as a starter In his senior year he was rated the best offensive lineman in the state of New Jersey by the McCarthy Report He was also ranked as the 16th best player in New Jersey and third best offensive lineman by Super Prep and earned first team All State honors from The Star Ledger The Jersey Journal and the Hudson County Football Coaches Association He was named the Hudson County Football Coaches Association Offensive Lineman of the Year and was a member of the NJ Super 100 squad On defense Sosa recorded 111 tackles and eight sacks in his senior year 4 Career editCollege career edit Sosa attended Rutgers University where he distinguished himself on the football field 3 Stepping into the starting lineup as a sophomore Sosa made an immediate impact for Rutgers at his left tackle position paving the way with Jeremy Zuttah and Cameron Stephenson for Ray Rice s successful debut as a freshman the school s first 1000 yard rushing season since 1994 Versus Louisville Sosa was able to successfully end Elvis Dumervil s sack streak citation needed In 2006 Sosa was named second team all conference by the Big East as both Rutgers and Ray Rice managed to top their 2005 seasons The line only gave up eight sacks all season the fewest in all of Division I A football and helped propel Brian Leonard to his NFL career Sosa held Pitt defensive end Joe Clermond in check and in the 2006 Texas Bowl vs Kansas State held all Big 12 Conference end Ian Campbell sackless citation needed In 2007 Sosa had been named to the Outland Trophy watchlist along with his bookend Zuttah and won preseason all conference selections by Athlon and Street amp Smith s Sosa continued his strong play in 2007 blanking all Big East defensive end George Selvie in addition to Jameel McClain Johnny Dingle and Angelo Craig This was in spite of dealing with a nagging knee injury that caused him to miss several games which limited his level of participation in the NFL Combine and his Pro Day He was considered a prospect for the 2008 NFL Draft but a knee injury suffered during his senior season prevented Sosa from being drafted citation needed Professional career edit On July 22 2008 Sosa worked out for the Miami Dolphins but left without a contract offer He was eventually signed by the team on August 25 5 and assigned No 78 citation needed Sosa was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League on August 31 2009 citation needed References edit Pedro Sosa Stats ESPN Retrieved August 30 2013 Pedro Sosa G CBS Sports Retrieved August 30 2013 a b Hague Jim September 9 2008 A dream comes true for Union City s Sosa Former local grid standout and Rutgers lineman signs with Miami Dolphins Read more Hudson Reporter A dream comes true for Union City s Sosa Former local grid standout and Rutgers lineman signs with Miami Dolphins Archived 2013 05 14 at the Wayback Machine The Hudson Reporter NFL Event Draft Player Profiles Pedro Sosa NFL Retrieved August 30 2013 Faytok Chris August 25 2008 Sosa signs contract with Dolphins NJ com External links editPedro Sosa at NFL com nbsp Further reading editHaley John July 16 2002 Sosa gives Scarlet Knights a big lineman The Central New Jersey Home News Retrieved April 16 2021 via Newspapers com Franklin Paul August 30 2007 Sosa sure Knights are improved team The Central New Jersey Home News Retrieved April 16 2021 via Newspapers com Kinkhabwala Aditi October 25 2007 Sosa tackling the big jobs The Record Retrieved April 16 2021 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro Sosa amp oldid 1162593490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
