Marko Cavka
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Position: | Offensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Cypress, California, U.S. | April 4, 1981
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight: | 294 lb (133 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cypress (Cypress, California) |
College: | Sacramento State |
NFL draft: | 2004 / round: 6 / pick: 178 |
Career history | |
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Marko Cavka (born April 8, 1981) is a former professional American football offensive tackle.[1] He was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at Sacramento State.
Early life
[edit]Cavka attended Cypress High School in Cypress, California and was a student and a letterman in football and volleyball. In football, he was a three-year letterman, and as a senior, he was named the Empire League Lineman of the Year, was selected as All-California Interscholastic Federation defensive lineman, and was an All-Orange County selection. Marko Cavka graduated from Cypress High School in 1999.
College career
[edit]Cavka attended California State University, Sacramento and was a student and a football letterman. In football, he started 42 consecutive games as an offensive lineman.
In 2010, Cavka was elected to the 2000–2010 CSU Sacramento Hornets Football All-Decade Team. [1]
Professional career
[edit]Cavka was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2004 NFL draft.[2]
Cavka played with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe in 2006 and 2007.
The Jets announced that they signed Marko Cavka to a contract on July 24, 2007, but was released on September 2 after sustaining an injury in the 5th preseason game. [2][permanent dead link ]
References
[edit]- ^ "NFL Player Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Cypress, California
- American football offensive tackles
- Sacramento State Hornets football players
- Players of American football from Orange County, California
- New York Jets players
- Amsterdam Admirals players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Cypress High School alumni
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Players of Canadian football from California
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1980s birth stubs