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American football player (born 1983)

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American football player
Aaron Merz
refer to captionMerz at Camp As Sayliyah in 2009
No. 62
Position:Guard / Center
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-27) August 27, 1983 (age 41)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Wasco (CA)
College:California
NFL draft:2006 / round: 7 / pick: 248
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:7
Games started:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Aaron Andrew Merz (born August 27, 1983) is an American former professional football offensive lineman. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at California.

Early life

Merz attended Wasco High School in Wasco, California and was a letterman in football, basketball, and golf. In football, he won All-League honors as both an offensive lineman and as a defensive lineman.

College career

He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in sociology in 2005. Merz joined the team as a walk-on in 2001 and was given a scholarship as reward for his elevated role with the team following the 2003 season.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m) 		326 lb
(148 kg) 		5.60 s 4.96 s 7.65 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)		 7 ft 7 in
(2.31 m)		 16 reps
All values from Pro Day

Prior to the 2006 NFL draft, Merz scored 39/50 on the NFL Scouting Combine's standard Wonderlic Test. After being released by Buffalo in 2008, Merz enlisted with the U.S. Peace Corps. He served as a volunteer in Zambia from February 2009 to February 2010 before being forced to return to America for medical purposes. Aaron has since returned to Zambia with his wife to operate the NGO she founded, IIM International which is dedicated to providing improved educational access to orphans and vulnerable children.

References

  1. "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. "Aaron Merz College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. "NFL Players Association - Former Player Aaron Merz Dedicates Life After Football to International Aid". Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  4. "Home". www.iiminternational.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014.

External links

Buffalo Bills 2006 NFL draft selections
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