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Gabriel Andrew Carimi ( ; born June 13, 1988) is an American football guard and tackle who is currently a free agent. Carimi had 49 starts at left tackle in his four-year Wisconsin Badgers college career, which culminated at the 2011 Rose Bowl. He was awarded the 2010 Outland Trophy, as the nation's top collegiate interior lineman. He was also a unanimous All-American, and the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year. Carimi was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round, 29th overall pick, of the 2011 NFL Draft. He began the 2011 season as the Bears' starting right tackle. Carimi was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on June 9, 2013, for the Buccaneers 2014 6th round pick. He signed with the Falcons in 2014, and played in all 16 games for them that season, making 7 starts. ==Early years== Carimi was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He attended Monona Grove High School in Monona, Wisconsin. He started there as a , freshman. He grew into his body, worked on his flexibility, and developed his athleticism by becoming a karate black belt.〔 He credits his karate training with laying a foundation for his later discipline, improving his flexibility, and helping him develop the hand coordination and hand placement he uses as a football player. He was on the high school's track team. Seeded 15th in the state in discus as a senior, he placed 5th in the 2006 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association track and field Division 1 discus championships, at . He earned four letters in track, and was team captain in his senior year.〔 Carimi also played football for the high school's Silver Eagles. Playing both offensive and defensive tackle, he lettered for four years. In 2005, the Silver Eagles ran behind him 70% of the time when he was at offensive tackle, while as a defensive end he had five quarterback sacks.〔 He was voted a football Parade All-American and PrepStar All-American as a senior, while he captained the team.〔〔("Carimi has One-Track Mind; Offensive Tackle Hopes to Start" ), Jeff Potrykus, ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', August 15, 2007〕 He was also the ''Capital Times'' and ''Wisconsin State Journal'' Player of the Year, first-team all-state in 2005, a first-team selection by the Associated Press and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (as a two-way player), and was twice first-team all-conference.〔〔 Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Carimi was rated the No. 3 football player in Wisconsin and the No. 30 offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2006.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2006 Prospect Ranking; Offensive tackles )〕 His coach Mike Stassi predicted: "He's going to be the new wave of offensive linemen, that can run and move. And this guy's got it all."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gabe Carimi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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