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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 14, 1993||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Fox Chapel Area (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | ||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200 | ||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Adam Bisnowaty (born December 14, 1993) is a former American football tackle. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers as a four-year starter at left tackle, and was first-team All- Atlantic Coast Conference his last two seasons. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants.
Bisnowaty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish. [1] [2] His parents are Miron and Randi Bisnowaty. He has a sister, Dana Bisnowaty. [3] His father is Israeli-born, grew up in Rishon LeZion, served in the Agaf HaModi'in (the military intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces), and came to the United States at the age of 27. [4] [5] [6] Adam's paternal grandmother is a Holocaust survivor who escaped the Nazis by hiding in the woods in Poland. [4]
Bisnowaty said: "I have a deep connection with Israel, my two parents are Jewish, my father is from Israel, and a large part of my family still lives there." [6] He has a large Hebrew tattoo on his left arm, which translates to "I am what I am," which in the Old Testament God said to Moses when Moses asked what to call him. [7] [4]
Growing up, he preferred basketball, baseball, and wrestling to football. [8] In seventh grade, he weighed 210 pounds (95 kg), and in eighth grade he weighed 245 pounds (111 kg), and with his size his attention soon shifted to football. [9] [8]
At Fox Chapel Area High School in Pennsylvania, Bisnowaty played offensive guard and tackle, was ranked the country's # 19 recruit by Rivals, and was a four-star recruit. [3] [10] [11] [12] [13] He was named Pennsylvania Football News All-Class AAAA, and all-conference at defensive tackle. [3] He also competed in wrestling for the high school, and in track and field—throwing discus, javelin, and shot put (for which he holds the school record at 43' 7"). [3] [8] [14]
Bisnowaty played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, choosing them over Florida and 12 other offers. [10] [11] He earned an undergraduate degree from Pittsburgh in communications in 2015, and a master's degree in health and fitness. [10] [11] [15]All-America
In 2012, he redshirted. [11] Subsequently, Bisnowaty was a four-year starter at left tackle. [11] He was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2014 College Football All-America Offensive Team. [16] He was a First-team All- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection in each of his final seasons, and was named to the All-ACC Academic team for four consecutive years. [11] As a senior in 2016 he started every game at left tackle. [12] He finished his college career with 43 starts in 45 games. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
304 lb (138 kg) |
33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) |
11+3⁄8 in (0.29 m) |
5.23 s | 1.82 s | 3.03 s | 4.94 s | 8.02 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
23 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [17] [18] [19] |
Bisnowaty was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 200th overall, of the 2017 NFL Draft. [20] The Giants traded up seven spots to draft him. [12] [21] He signed with the team in May 2017, on a four-year deal worth $2.5 million with a $147,000 signing bonus. [22] In June 2017, Giants' offensive line coach Mike Solari said: "It's still early. Right now, we got him at right tackle. But he has versatility, he could go to guard." [23] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Giants' practice squad the next day. [24] [25] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2017. [26] The following day, he was the starting right tackle for the Giants in his NFL debut. [27]
On May 14, 2018, Bisnowaty was waived by the Giants. [28]
On May 15, 2018, Bisnowaty was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. [29] He was waived on July 31, 2018. [30]
On August 1, 2018, Bisnowaty was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [31] He was waived on August 31, 2018. [32]
On October 23, 2018, Bisnowaty was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. [33] He reunited with college teammate Brian O'Neill. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2019. [34] He was waived on May 8, 2019. [35]
On May 23, 2019, Bisnowaty signed with the Washington Redskins, but was waived five days later. [36]
On August 9, 2019, Bisnowaty was signed by the Denver Broncos. [37] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [38]
Bisnowaty was drafted in the 7th round in phase two in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades. [39]