Joe Pawelek

Joseph Charles Pawelek (born December 8, 1986) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was considered one of the top linebacker prospects available for the 2010 NFL draft.^[1] He graduated from Smithson Valley High school, coached under Larry Hill. He played college football for Baylor.

Joe Pawelek

No. 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1986-12-08) December 8, 1986 (age 38) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:	Smithson Valley (Spring Branch, Texas)
College:	Baylor
Undrafted:	2010
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2010) Jacksonville Jaguars (2011)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Big 12 (2008, 2009) Second-team All-Big 12 (2006)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

He signed as free agent with the Seattle Seahawks after going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was cut from the Seahawks on September 4, 2010, but was then immediately picked up the following day to be a part of the 2010 Seahawks practice squad because of a solid preseason performance. He was then brought up from the practice squad and was 2nd string ILB below former Seahawks MLB Lofa Tatupu,^[2] but did play UpBack on special teams occasionally. The Seahawks released Pawelek on July 29, 2011.^[3]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 12, 2011, he was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was released from the practice squad two weeks later on October 26.

Awards and honors

• 2006 FWAA,^[4] Sporting News^[5] and College Football News^[6] Freshman First-team All-American
• 2006 Rivals.com Freshman Second-team All-American^[7]
• 2006, 2007, 2008 Academic All-Big 12 first-team^[8][9][10]
• 2007 All-Big 12 honorable mention^[11]
• 2008 All-Big 12 first-team^[12]
• 2008 ESPN The Magazine Second-team All-American^[13]

References

1. "Joe Pawelek, DS #3 ILB, Baylor".
2. "Seahawks Team Transactions". Retrieved August 23, 2011.
3. "Seahawks Team Transactions". Retrieved August 23, 2011.
4. "FWAA NAMES 2006 SCRIPPS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM".
5. "Sporting News 2006 Freshman All-American Teams". Archived from the original on January 1, 2008.
6. "2006 CFN Freshman All-America First-team". Archived from the original on January 8, 2007.
7. "2006 Rivals.com FRESHMAN All-American Team".
8. "2006 Academic All-Big 12 Football Team Announced".
9. "2007 Academic All-Big 12 Football Team Announced".
10. "2008 Academic All-Big 12 Football Team Announced".
11. "2007 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced".
12. "2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced".
13. "2008 ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

External links

• Baylor Bears bio Archived 2009-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Seattle Seahawks bio
• Jacksonville Jaguars bio