Nathaniel Joseph Livings (born March 16, 1982) is a former

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in the

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(NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and the

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. He played college football at

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Early years

Livings attended

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where he played defensive tackle. As a senior, he was named All-Southwest Louisiana after registering 124 tackles and 5 sacks. He had academic eligibility problems and instead of going to a junior college, chose to sit out two full years taking correspondence courses. He received a scholarship from

, where he was a three-year starter and played every offensive line position except center. He appeared in 38 games (34 starts) and was a part of the 2003 championship team.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Livings was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an

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on May 2, 2006. He spent two seasons in the team's practice squad, until November 17,

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, when he was promoted for depth purposes. He became a starter at left guard in the eleventh game of the season, and remained a starter in the following years.

Dallas Cowboys

Livings signed as a

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with the

on March 16,

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, with the intention of replacing Kyle Kosier. Although he started every game, his play didn't live up to expectations. On September 1,

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, he was placed on the

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after missing most of the pre-season with a right knee injury, the same problem that bothered him for much of the previous year. He was released on September 5.

References

External links

Livings Overcame Early Setbacks with Faith, FocusBengals bioLSU Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Livings, Nate 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Lake Charles, Louisiana Players of American football from Louisiana American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles LSU Tigers football players Cincinnati Bengals players Dallas Cowboys players