Igor Olshansky
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | 3 May 1982 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Ignatius (San Francisco, California, U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004: 2nd round, 35th pick | ||||||||||||
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Igor Olshansky (/oʊlˈʃænski/; born 3 May 1982) is a former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins.
He is the first Ukrainian to play in the NFL, and the first born in the Soviet Union to do so.