Caylin Hauptmann (born July 10, 1991) is a former

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. He signed with the

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as an

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in 2013. He was signed to the

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in September 2013.

Early years

Hauptmann was born in

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. He attended

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in Beverly Hills and played

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. He played center and tackle. He was also on the Beverly Hills Track and Field team as a member on the shot put team. Hauptmann broke a 30-year record on shot put (60-10.5) at Beverly Hills.

College career

Immediately following high school graduation, Hauptmann accepted a scholarship offer to

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, where he played left guard on the offensive line. After one season he transferred to

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...

(FIU), where he became an immediate starter on the offensive line. He started every game during the 2012 football season, and finished his college career starting every game for a total of 37 games (over three seasons). Caylin Hauptmann helped pave the way for the FIU offense to have four 100-yard rushers, three 300-yard passing efforts and six 100-yard receivers in a season where the primary running back, and quarterback were out for multiple games with injury. He served as captain of the FIU offensive line (2011). Phil Steele named him to his postseason all-conference team after both his sophomore and junior seasons, while making his debut on the official All-Sun Belt team, as a second-team pick in 2011. Hauptmann was nominated in 2012 to the list of nominees for the Outland Award, the highest award for U.S. college offensive lineman. He was also a major contributor on offense to the FIU team that won the 2010

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Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Hauptmann was signed as an

with the

on April 27, 2013. After 2013 pre-season, he was signed to the roster of the Browns, then waived, then signed to the team's

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Seattle Seahawks

On September 23, 2013, Hauptmann was signed off the Browns' practice squad by the

. Hauptmann won

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with the Seahawks after they defeated the

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by a score of 43–8.

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

Hauptmann was claimed off waivers by the

on August 31, 2014. He was waived following a failed physical on September 2, 2014. Hauptmann would later be added to the practice squad for the

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New England Patriots

In 2015, Hauptmann signed with the

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. Hauptmann won his second straight Super Bowl when the Patriots defeated his old team

28–24 in

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 2, 2016, Hauptmann signed with the Buccaneers. On August 6, 2016, Hauptmann was waived by the team.

References

External links

FIU Panthers bioSeattle Seahawks bio
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