Patrick Brion Estes (born February 4, 1983 in Richmond, Virginia) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

offensive tackle. He was originally drafted by the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

in the seventh round of the

2005 NFL Draft The 2005 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 2005. The league also he ...

. He played college football at

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

. Currently Patrick is a regional Director for RMC Events (in Charlottesville, Virginia). He announced his candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for Albemarle County Sheriff in February 2019.

High school career

Estes played high school football in Richmond, Virginia for the Benedictine Cadets. He also was a stand out basketball player there. He played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000.

College career

Estes, who was considered one of the top recruits in the country at tight end, spent his career as a backup to Virginia's All-American

Heath Miller Earl Heath Miller Jr. (born October 22, 1982) is a former American football tight end who played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons from 2005 to 2015. Miller played college football fo ...

but received frequent playing time particularly as a blocker. Though he played as a tight end in college he was converted to offensive tackle by the 49ers.

Professional career

Career transactions

*Released by the 49ers on September 5, 2007. *Signed by the 49ers on October 2, 2007. *Released by the 49ers on October 9, 2007. *Signed by the 49ers on November 8, 2007. *Released by the 49ers on December 18, 2007. *Claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills on December 19, 2007. *Released by the Buffalo Bills on August 30, 2008.

References

External links

ESPN Player ProfileYahoo Player Profile
1983 births Living people Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia American football offensive tackles American football tight ends Virginia Cavaliers football players San Francisco 49ers players Buffalo Bills players Berlin Thunder players {{Tightend-1980s-stub