During his college career, he started at least one game in every offensive line position. As a senior, he was team captain and was elected as Second-team All-SEC.
Professional careeredit
Kansas City Chiefsedit
In 2006 season, Rudy signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in five games at two different positions - guard and on special teams - in his first season.[1] During the 2007 season, Niswanger appeared in 12 games, including five games as a reserve guard. His season ended on December 2 in a game against the San Diego Chargers, when he injured his right knee.[1] He was placed on injured reserve the next day. Before the 2008 season, Niswanger became the starting center in the preseason. He started in 15 games, missing one game against the Chargers in Week 15.
A restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Niswanger re-signed with the Chiefs on April 24. During the offseason, the Chiefs signed veteran Mike Goff, who competed with Niswanger for the starting center position.[2]
Detroit Lionsedit
Niswanger signed with the Detroit Lions on August 10, 2011. Niswanger was cut by the team on September 3, 2011.
Personal lifeedit
Niswanger is married to Patricia Hodge of Monroe, Louisiana and they make their home in Monroe, Louisiana, and they have 5 children. He is CEO of Joe Gear Companies.
Referencesedit
^ abc. NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
^Teicher, Adam (March 25, 2009). . Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
External linksedit
LSU Tigers bio
January 01, 1970
rudy, niswanger, rudolph, nelson, niswanger, nyze, wong, born, november, 1982, former, american, football, center, signed, kansas, city, chiefs, undrafted, free, agent, 2006, played, college, football, louisiana, state, niswanger, game, denver, 2010no, 64posit. Rudolph Nelson Niswanger ˈ n aɪ z w ɒ ŋ er NYZE wong er born November 9 1982 is a former American football center He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2006 He played college football at Louisiana State Rudy NiswangerNiswanger at a game in Denver in 2010No 64Position CenterPersonal informationBorn 1982 11 09 November 9 1982 age 41 Monroe Louisiana U S Height 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight 301 lb 137 kg Career informationHigh school Ouachita Christian Monroe Louisiana College LSUUndrafted 2006Career historyKansas City Chiefs 2006 2010 Detroit Lions 2011 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsBCS national champion 2003 Draddy Trophy 2005 Wuerffel Trophy 2005 Second team All SEC 2005 Career NFL statisticsGames played 56Games started 31Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Kansas City Chiefs 3 2 Detroit Lions 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly years editHe is a native of Monroe Louisiana where he attended Ouachita Christian High School He led his team to a 2A State Championship title in Football 1 College career editDuring his college career he started at least one game in every offensive line position As a senior he was team captain and was elected as Second team All SEC Professional career editKansas City Chiefs edit In 2006 season Rudy signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs He played in five games at two different positions guard and on special teams in his first season 1 During the 2007 season Niswanger appeared in 12 games including five games as a reserve guard His season ended on December 2 in a game against the San Diego Chargers when he injured his right knee 1 He was placed on injured reserve the next day Before the 2008 season Niswanger became the starting center in the preseason He started in 15 games missing one game against the Chargers in Week 15 A restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason Niswanger re signed with the Chiefs on April 24 During the offseason the Chiefs signed veteran Mike Goff who competed with Niswanger for the starting center position 2 Detroit Lions edit Niswanger signed with the Detroit Lions on August 10 2011 Niswanger was cut by the team on September 3 2011 Personal life editNiswanger is married to Patricia Hodge of Monroe Louisiana and they make their home in Monroe Louisiana and they have 5 children He is CEO of Joe Gear Companies References edit a b c RUDY NISWANGER K C Chiefs Biography NFL com Archived from the original on December 20 2008 Retrieved 2009 04 07 Teicher Adam March 25 2009 Pioli looks for specific qualities in free agents Kansas City Star Archived from the original on March 27 2009 Retrieved 7 April 2009 External links editKansas City Chiefs bio LSU Tigers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rudy Niswanger amp oldid 1216816275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
