WILL SVITEK #71
| Position | Tackle |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 300 |
| Years Experience | 4 |
| Birthdate | 1/8/1982 |
| Hometown | Newbury Park, CA |
| College | Stanford |
| Current status | Active |
| Games Started | 4 |
| Games Played | 16 |
Pro Career
Massive offensive tackle enters his fourth campaign with Kansas City … Saw the most extensive duty of his NFL career a year ago, starting contests at both left and right tackle … Versatile performer is a candidate to compete for a reserve tackle post in 2008 … Former collegiate defensive tackle possesses a nasty on-field disposition … Stepped in at left tackle for the entire preseason for injured T Damion McIntosh for the entire preseason a year ago when starting T Damion McIntosh went down with a knee injury in training camp … Made his initial regular season NFL start at Denver (12/9/07), working at left tackle … Started the final three contests of the 2007 campaign at right tackle … A left knee injury in 2006 ended his second pro season after three games … Gained valuable experience in NFL Europe with the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2006 … Earned All-NFLEL honors and was part of the Galaxy squad that won World Bowl XIV … Has played in 16 games on special teams and 14 contests on offense … Joined Kansas City as the first of the club’s two sixth-round selections (187th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Transactions: Signed a one-year restricted free agent tender with Kansas City (4/18/08) .... Signed three-year contract with Kansas City (7/27/05) ... Selected as the first of Kansas City’s two sixth-round picks (187th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Games Played/Games Started: 2005 (1/0), 2006 (2/0) 2007 (13/4) — 16/4.
2007
Played in 13 games on offense and special teams, making four starts (three at right tackle and one at left tackle) ... Was inactive for three contests … Saw action as a reserve left tackle at Houston (9/9) and at Chicago (9/16) ... Saw action vs. Minnesota (9/23), at San Diego (9/30), vs. Jacksonville (10/7), vs. Cincinnati (10/14) and at Oakland (10/21) ... Suffered a right foot sprain and vs. Green Bay (11/4) ... Was inactive vs. Denver (11/11), at Indianapolis (11/18) and vs. Oakland (11/25) with that injury … Saw duty at left tackle vs. San Diego (12/2) for an injured T Damion McIntosh … Started his first career game at left tackle in place of an injured McIntosh at Denver (12/9) ... Started at right tackle vs. Tennessee (12/16), at Detroit (12/23) and at the N.Y. Jets (12/30).
2006
Appeared in two games on special teams and one contest on offense … Was inactive for four contests … Played on special teams vs. Cincinnati (9/10) ... Was inactive at Denver (9/17) ... Saw action as a reserve at both tackle positions vs. San Francisco (10/1) ... Was inactive with a left knee injury at Arizona (10/8), at Pittsburgh (10/15) and vs. San Diego (10/22) ... Was placed on injured reserve with a left knee injury on October 28th.
NFL Europe: Started 10 regular season games for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe … Helped the squad lead the league with 1,745 rushing yards … Part of an offensive line that helped RB Roger Robinson set an NFLEL single-season record with 1,087 rushing yards … Also started at left tackle in the club’s World Bowl XIV victory vs. Amsterdam (5/27).
2005
Played in one game on special teams and was inactive for 15 contests … Was inactive the first seven games of the season … Saw his first NFL action vs. Oakland (11/6) ... Was inactive for the season’s final eight contests.
College Bio
Played in 38 games (18 starts) at Stanford … Recorded 60 tackles (35 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss (-15.0 yards), 2.0 sacks (-13.0 yards), one forced fumble and an INT … Began his collegiate career playing tight end and defensive end, before playing on defense during his junior season … Saw duty in nine games (four starts) as a senior in 2004, recording a career-high 30 tackles (21 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss and half of a sack (-4.0 yards) ... Started 11 games on defense in 2003 his junior season … Had 20 tackles (11 solo), three tackles for loss (-9.0 yards), a sack (-6.0 yards) and an INT … Appeared in 10 games (three starts) as a sophomore in 2002, playing defensive end and tight end … Became the first Stanford player to play both ways in the same game since Scott Frost saw action at quarterback and safety in ‘94 … Competed in the throwing events for the track team … Played in eight games in 2001 as a redshirt freshman, recording two tackles … Graduated from Stanford with a degree in Political Science.
Personal Bio
• Was a three-sport athlete at Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California.
• Registered 87 tackles, 9.0 sacks and five forced fumbles as a defensive end and caught 48 passes for 624 yards with four TDs as a senior tight end.
• Earned honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today as a senior.
• Named the California Division II Athlete of the Year by Cal-Hi Student Sports.
• Named all-county and All-CIF as a defensive end and second-team all-state honors at tight end.
• Named to the California-Florida All-Star Game played in the Rose Bowl in 2000.
• League shot put champion with a throw of 59'3".
• Was a two-time National Decathlon Champion.
• Earned first-team all-league and All-Ventura County in basketball as a senior.
• Served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group during the 2007and 2008 off-seasons.
• Enrolled in an executive education program at the Harvard School of Business in 2008, a workshop targeted towards NFL players interested in owning or operating their own business.
• Full name: Will Svitek (pronounced SVEE-tech).
• Single, resides in Overland Park, Kansas.
Will Svitek in the News
6/2/2006 4:02:09 PM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
5/26/2006 4:55:12 AM - GRETZ: On The World Stage
5/19/2006 8:14:21 AM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
4/6/2006 12:19:01 PM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
3/30/2006 4:02:21 PM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
3/23/2006 10:04:14 AM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
3/15/2006 9:02:24 AM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
2/27/2006 2:21:45 PM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
2/27/2006 2:01:45 PM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
2/24/2006 9:03:36 AM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
2/18/2006 3:46:05 AM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
2/13/2006 4:34:52 AM - POSTCARDS FROM NFL EUROPE
1/30/2006 10:16:01 AM - CHIEFS ANNOUNCE ALLOCATIONS OF 11 PLAYERS TO NFL EUROPE
7/27/2005 5:09:42 PM - CHIEFS AGREE TO TERMS WITH SIXTH-ROUND PICK T WILL SVITEK