Gary Gibson (American football)
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Plant City, Florida, U.S.
Gibson with the Buccaneers in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born | May 5, 1982 Plant City, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | LaFayette (NY) | ||||||||||
| College | Rutgers | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Gary Gibson (born May 5, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Gibson was also a member of the Hamburg Sea Devils, Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Gibson played in 44 games with 32 starts at Rutgers and totaled 114 tackles, 6.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, He played in 10 games with eight starts as a senior and produced 25 tackles with 2.5 sacks. He was named co-winner of team’s Most Improved Player Award as a junior and started all 12 games that season and recorded a career-high 44 tackles. He started all 12 games as a sophomore and tallied 32 tackles. Gibson appeared in 10 games as a freshman. He red shirted as a true freshman in 2000.