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Ross Verba Scout.com Headlines:
OT Ross Verba: Will return to face former team
-by RoarReport.com Sep 21, 2006
OT Ross Verba: Out Sunday, but Tucker will return
-by RoarReport.com Sep 15, 2006
Derry: Browns 2, Holdouts 0
The Browns have managed focus on team, rather than player desires for money, this off-season
-by theOBR.com Jun 20, 2005
Verba Release Official
The Browns have freed their indigent offensive tackle
-by theOBR.com Jun 9, 2005
Owl: Party Time has Ended
The release of Ross Verba is another case of "addition by subtraction" according to The Owl
-by theOBR.com Jun 9, 2005
Newswire: Clock Ticks Down on Verba
The Browns left tackle looks to be headed out of town
-by theOBR.com Jun 8, 2005
Newswire: Ross Verba, Trade Bait
A tackle prepares to leave town. Here's the usual morning prattle, Tuesday Edition.
-by theOBR.com Jun 7, 2005
Passan: Wishes and Hopes
Rich ponders the major Browns challenges, as of June 2005....
-by theOBR.com Jun 7, 2005
Take That Ross! Shelton Signs Deal
The Browns have signed OT L.J. Shelton to a One-Year Deal
-by theOBR.com Jun 3, 2005
Rich's Rant: Let Him Sit
Ross Verba doesn't find an advocate in Rich Passan
-by theOBR.com Jun 1, 2005
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Ross Verba
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 305
Position: OT
Date of Birth: 10/31/1973
Experience: 8
High School: Dowling HS
(W Des Moines, IA)
College: Iowa

2005 Scout.com NFL Free Agency Rankings (full list):
Pos: OT Pos Rank: #16 Pos Rating:


Biography:

How Acquired: Signed by the Browns as an unrestricted free agent on 3/23/01.

Pro Experience
Cleveland Browns (2001-present)
2003: Tore a bicep during the team's final pre-season game and spent the entire season on the IR.
2002: Was an important presence on a Browns offensive line that helped the team make strides offensively... Started every game at left tackle... Had to leave one game (Baltimore) early due to a concussion.
2001: Started fifteen games at either left guard or left tackle... Missed one game (Tennessee) due to a case of the flu... Suffered a concussion against Baltimore and was forced to leave the game...

Green Bay Packers (1997-2000)
2000: Was the starting left guard for the Packers in every game of the season... First year at LG after three years at LT... Shut down Warren Sapp in season finale against Tampa Bay.
1999: Started ten games at left tackle before being lost for the season due to a knee injury... Appeared in 42 consecutive games prior to the injury.
1998: Was the Packers starter at left tackle for each game of the season... 
1997: Became rookie to ever start a Super Bowl at left tackle as he won the starting job during the season... Played only on special teams his first five games before winning the job... Named to All-Rookie teams by numerous publications... Was a first-round pick (30th selection) of the Packers in the 1997 draft.

College Experience
Iowa (1992-1996)

Moved from tight end to offensive tackle prior to the 1993 season, and started four years of starting on the offensive line... Started 35 games overall... Named All-Big Ten as a senior... Injured several times his junior year, missing four games... Made ten starts as a sophomore... Started six games at tackle as a freshman... Red-shirted in 1992.

Contract Status: Signed through the 2004 season.