Eric Steinbach

Article summary

Eric Steinbach (born April 4, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played for the Bengals from 2003 to 2006 and the Cleveland Browns from 2007 to 2011.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1980-04-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2012-03-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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