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Date of Birth: September 8, 1978
Height: 6-5/1.96
Weight: 307/139
College: Wisconsin
How Acquired: NFL (Pittsburgh Steelers) Draft 1
PRO CAREER: Was the Claymores first selection in the 2003 NFL Europe Allocated Player Draft… Originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as a rookie free agent on April 26, 2001… Waived by the 49ers on September 3, 2001… Signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans on September 5, 2001… Signed to San Francisco's active roster on September 26, 2001… Played in 14 regular season games and an NFC Wild Card game with the 49ers in the 2001 season… Waived by San Francisco at the end of their training camp on September 2, 2002... Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 23, 2003.
COLLEGE: Four-year performer at Wisconsin ... Started all 41 games he played in at right tackle, left tackle and right guard ... Team boasted a 1,000-yard rusher in all four of his years with the Badgers... Limited to five games due to broken leg as senior... Team averaged 196.1 yards per game (20 yards less per game when Costa was out of lineup)... Started every game at right guard as junior... Led line, which ranked third in nation with 275.4 yards rushing per game... All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention as sophomore... Started all 12 games at right guard, and allowed only three quarterback sacks all year... Anchored line that led Big Ten with 215.9 rushing yards per game.
PERSONAL: Prepped at Ellwood City (Pennsylvania) High School... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22" and team MVP as senior... Two-time All-Conference two-way lineman... Also had 15 receptions as a tight end... Father, Donald, played football at Notre Dame. Best job ever was working at a brewery . . . once met The Fonz, Henry Winkler.