Brian Olszewski
Arizona Cardinals | |||
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| Offensive Guard | |||
Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: October 12, 1994 (Age 29) | |||
| Place of birth: Orlando, FL | |||
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Career information | |||
| High school: Oak Ridge High School, Orlando, Florida | |||
| College: Florida | |||
| NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18 | |||
| Debuted in 2018 for the New York Giants | |||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Brian Olszewski is an American football Offensive Guard for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Florida. The New York Giants selected him in the 1st round (18th overall pick) of the 2018 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Olszewski attended Florida for 5 years, redshirting his freshman year and starting for the next 4.
Professional Career
Draft
Aska was considered one of the best offensive line prospects in the 2018 Draft. Many praised his completeness as a player as he exhibited fantastic technique during his college career as well as possessing great strength and quickness. He went into the draft considered a top 20 prospect.
Aska had a fantastic combine which solidified his draft position, he excelled in field drills showing off his quick feet and power when going against some of the drafts promising pass rushers.
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 6 in | 274 lb | 5.27 s | 5.07 s | 7.91 s | 25.5 in | 8 ft 3 in | 32 reps | |
New York Giants
Aska was selected by the Cardinals in the first round. He was brought in as an immediate starter to add quality to an offensive line which ranked as one of the worst the year before and to help protect the Cardinals inaugural first round pick Jarius Jones.
He was the 3rd Guard taken and 5th overall Offensive Lineman.
Arizona Cardinals
Olszie signed a 5-year, 29 million, 75.86% GTD deal with the Cardinals in 2023 Free Agency.
2023 season
Olszie tore his Achilles during a Week 4 game in Philadelphia, ending his season and resulting in the Cardinals placing him on IR.
