Trai Essex

Trai J. Essex (twitter: @TraiDay79)

Position: T
Height: 6-4 Weight: 324 lbs.

Born: December 5, 1982 in Fort Wayne, IN
College: Northwestern (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (93rd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5492nd overall since 1950)

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News -- September 2012

9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Colts | Roster moves: The Indianapolis Colts announced Tuesday, Sept. 25, that they signed free-agent CB Darius Butler (Panthers) and released OG Trai...[+] Essex in a corresponding move.
9/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers vs. Jets Pre-Game: Harrison and Polamalu Out Injured: The Pittsburgh Steelers defense struggled mightly against Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos, with two of three units earning F’s...
9/21 Steel Curtain Rising: David DeCastro to IR, Steelers Sign DeMarcus Van ****: Just yesterday Steel Curtain Rising opined that the Steelers were acting wisely in delaying their decision to put David DeCastro...
9/6 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Prudent on DeCastro IR Decision: When word filtered out that David DeCastro had in fact not injured his ACL, Steelers Nation celebrated.The much ballyhooed rookie...
9/1 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Cut Essex, Kapinos 14 Others: The Pittsburgh Steelers trimed their roster today to get within the NFL designated 53 man limit, with veteran offensive lineman...

8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Trai Essex could return after Week 1: The Pittsburgh Steelers may look to re-sign free-agent OT Trai Essex after Week 1 when the team places OG David DeCastro (knee)...[+] on the short-term Injured Reserve list.
8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Mike Adams ahead of Trai Essex on depth chart: Pittsburgh Steelers OT Mike X. Adams has moved ahead of OT Trai Essex on the depth chart, but it still remains to be seen whether...[+] he or OT Max Starks (knee) will begin the regular season as the starting left tackle.

7/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Three players injured: Pittsburgh Steelers OG David DeCastro (ankle), OT Trai Essex (ankle) and CB Keenan Lewis (shoulder) suffered injuries during practice...[+] Sunday, July 29. Head coach Mike Tomlin said the injuries to DeCastro and Essex are consider minor but Lewis could miss some time.
7/20 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Cut Jonathan Scott: One day after resigning veteran offensive tackle Max Starks the Steelers made another move by cutting reserve tackle Jonathan...

5/19 Steel Curtain Rising: The Puzzle and Promise of Moving Willie Colon to Guard: The Steelers have ended the speculation they created by taking David DeCastro and Mike Adams with their first two picks in the...

4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Trai Essex re-signed The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed free-agent OT Trai Essex Thursday, April 12. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....[+] The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed free-agent OT Trai Essex Thursday, April 12. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

10/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 6 Recap - Steelers 17, Jaguars 13: Well that was certainly interesting now wasn’t it? Just like the game against the Colts the Steelers got ahead early with some...

9/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 3 Recap - Steelers 23, Colts 20: Sometimes it is really awesome to be right and sometimes it sucks. This was a little bit of both but in the end it doesn’t really...

2/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Trai Essex recovering from surgery: Pittsburgh Steelers OG Trai Essex (ankle) has had surgery since the end of the season, reports Gerry Dulac, of the Pittsburgh...[+] Post-Gazette.

1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Trai Essex might serve as backup center: Pittsburgh Steelers OT Trai Essex might be called upon to serve as the backup at center to C Doug Legursky in Super Bowl XLV against...[+] the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Feb. 6, reports Mark Kaboly, of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.