Robert Charles Kuziel (born July 24, 1950) is a former American football

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in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins. He also played for the

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of the

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. Kuziel played

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at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the third round of the

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Washington Redskin

In 1978, he replaced long-time veteran Len Hauss as the starting

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for the Washington Redskins and played at that position for 3 seasons, up to 1980, his final year, when he started for 13 games. In 1981, he was replaced by Jeff Bostic.

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