Biography
Adds depth as the primary backup at the center position … Showed a lot of improvement during the spring and looks to earn a spot in the rotation … gained valuable experience during the spring … previous bowl trips: 2007 Fiesta.
2007 (Fr.): Redshirted … member of the scout team.
Prep: Played offensive line and linebacker … first team all-Pennsylvania lineman for Coach Greg Perry at Pittsburgh’s Seton LaSalle High ... collected 15 sacks as a senior … helped lead Seton-LaSalle to the WPIAL Championship as a sophomore and the sectional championship as a sophomore and senior … three time All-Century Conference ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fab 22” and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “Terrific 25” as a junior and senior ... Big 33 All-Star Game ... also a basketball letterman.
Personal: Birthday is Nov. 5 … son of Bruce and Deborah Gradkowski ... one of four children …brother Bruce is quarterback with the NFL’s St. Louis Rams ... cousin Carmen Connolly is a Mountaineer receiver ... majoring in physical education teaching.
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