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Ross Anthony Kolodziej (born May 11, 1978) is a former American football defensive tackle and current defensive line coach at Stanford. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Wisconsin
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| Position: | Defensive line coach | ||||||||||
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| Born: | May 11, 1978 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 292 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Stevens Point Area | ||||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin (2000) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 7 / pick: 230 | ||||||||||
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Kolodziej was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings and Omaha Nighthawks.
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Ross spent seven years in the NFL after initially being drafted by the Giants in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft.[2]
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Ross began his coaching career at his alma mater working as a graduate assistant for the 2012 season. He then followed Paul Chryst to Pitt where he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2013 . For the 2014 season Ross was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach.[3] In 2015 Ross once again followed Chryst this time back to Wisconsin[4] where he served as the head strength and conditioning coach from 2015 to 2020. In 2021 he was named the team's new defensive line coach[5] taking over for Inoke Breckterfield, who left to join the staff at Vanderbilt.[6]
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Kolodziej and his wife, Miriam, have four children; Liz, Taylor, Asher and Abram.[7]
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