Clint Steven Oldenburg (born September 9, 1983) is a former

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offensive tackle. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State. Oldenburg was also a member of the New York Jets,

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and

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in ...

. Following his playing career, he began working as a game designer at

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on the ''

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'' video game series.

Early years

Oldenburg was born in

Sheridan, Wyoming Sheridan is a town in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Sheridan County. The town is located halfway between Yellowstone Park and Mount Rushmore by U.S. Route 14 and 16. It is the principal town of the Sheridan, Wyoming, Micropo ...

. He graduated from Campbell County High School in

Gillette, Wyoming Gillette (, '' jih-LET'') is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The town was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The population was estimated at 32,030 a ...

in 2002, where he was awarded the annual Milward L. Simpson Athletic Award.

Pre-Draft

Oldenburg measured in at 6'5" 300 pounds at the NFL Combine. At his Pro Day, he ran a 5.26 40 yard dash (1.77 10 yard split) with a 4.74 20 yard shuttle and 8.19 3 cone time. He also had a 30" vertical and 8'5" broad jump.

Professional career

He was drafted in the 5th Round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. After being cut, he signed with the New York Jets for the 2007 & 2008 seasons. In 2008, he also landed with the

and

before going to the

in 2009 and

in 2010.

Washington Redskins

He was released from the Redskins roster on September 4, 2011.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On April 19, 2012, Oldenburg was released by the

of the

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.https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=393638 Released by the Roughriders

References

External links

New England Patriots bio

CBSSports.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oldenburg, Clint 1983 births Living people People from Sheridan, Wyoming People from Gillette, Wyoming Players of American football from Wyoming American football offensive tackles Colorado State Rams football players New England Patriots players New York Jets players St. Louis Rams players Denver Broncos players Minnesota Vikings players Washington Redskins players Virginia Destroyers players Saskatchewan Roughriders players American video game designers