Dusty Dvoracek
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Lake Dallas, Texas, U.S.
 Dvoracek in 2008 with the Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Position | Nose guard | ||||
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| Born | March 3, 1983[1] Lake Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Lake Dallas (Corinth, Texas) | ||||
| College | Oklahoma | ||||
| NFL draft | 2006: 3rd round, 73rd overall pick | ||||
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Dusty Dvoracek (born March 3, 1983)[1] is an American former professional football player who was a nose guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Selected by the Chicago Bears of the NFL in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft, he played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and professionally with the Bears from 2006 to 2009 and the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL) in 2010–11.
Since retiring from football, Dvoracek has worked as a color analyst for Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Oklahoma, and ESPN, and an analyst on SiriusXM and KWTV. Dvoracek co-hosted a sports radio show on Oklahoma City's WWLS until he left at the end of 2020.
Dvoracek attended Lake Dallas High School in Corinth, Texas, where he played football at the positions of defensive tackle and offensive guard. During his senior year, he was named to the Houston Chronicle's Top 100 list and the Dallas Morning News's Texas Top 100. He was also named all-district both on offense and defense in his senior year, while tallying up 79 tackles, 9.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries, and 10 forced fumbles in just seven games.
College career
Dvoracek attended the University of Oklahoma, where he majored in management. In 49 games at Oklahoma, Dvoracek started 28 times. He finished his career with 136 tackles (44 tackles for loss), 16 sacks, one interception and three fumble recoveries. He was a consensus All-Big 12 performer in 2003 and 2005. In 2004, Dvoracek was suspended from the Sooners after an alleged assault that resulted in the hospitalization of a long time high school friend, then 21-year-old Matthew Wilde. He was backup to future Chicago Bears teammate, Tommie Harris, and started ahead of future WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Swagger.
