Geoff Schwartz Geoffrey Isaiah " Geoff " Schwartz ( born July 11 , 1986 ) is an American football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He is 6 feet 6 inches ( 1 . 98 m ) tall , and weighs 340 pounds ( 154 kg ) . NFL . com described him as a " naturally strong mountain of a man " . Schwartz played college football at the University of Oregon , for the Oregon Ducks . He started for three years at right tackle , and in his senior year was a second - team All - Pac 10 selection . Schwartz was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played in all 16 games for the Panthers in 2009 , and started all 16 games in 2010 playing both right tackle and right guard , but was injured in 2011 . He played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2012 , and was signed by the Chiefs in March 2013 . His brother , Mitchell Schwartz , is an offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns . Early years and personal life . Schwartz was born in Los Angeles , California , weighing 9 pounds , 7 ounces ( 4 . 3 kg ) . He is the son of Lee Schwartz , a business consultant to manufacturing companies , and Olivia Goodkin , an attorney . Schwartz is Jewish , and was raised in Conservative Judaism , observing all the Jewish holidays . He attended Hebrew school and synagogue Adat Shalom in West Los Angeles . His Hebrew name is Gedalia Yitzhak . When he is on the road during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah , he carries a menorah with him on the road and lights its candles in his hotel room . Schwartz didn ' t start playing football until age 13 . Firstly , he was too heavy for the weight requirements of the local youth program . Secondly , his parents wanted him to instead focus on studying for his Bar Mitzvah , a rite - of - passage for Jewish boys of that age . His brother , offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz , was a second - round pick and currently plays in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns . Geoff is the older of the two , an inch taller , 20 pounds heavier , and has a shoe size of 19 compared to his younger brother ' s size 18 shoe . They are joined by Gabe Carimi as Jewish offensive linemen in the NFL . Schwartz is " proud to be a role model to young Jewish kids and athletes , letting them know it ’ s possible for them to reach their goals . " Other Jewish football players in the NFL include Antonio Garay ( nose tackle , San Diego Chargers ) , Erik Lorig ( fullback , Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) , Taylor Mays ( safety , Cincinnati Bengals ) , and Adam Podlesh ( punter , Bears ) , while free agents include Brian de la Puente ( center , New Orleans Saints ) , Greg Camarillo ( wide receiver , Saints ) , Kyle Kosier ( guard , Dallas Cowboys ) , Igor Olshansky ( defensive end , Miami Dolphins ) , and Sage Rosenfels ( quarterback , Vikings ) . Geoff and Mitchell are the first Jewish brothers to play in the NFL since Ralph Horween and Arnold Horween in 1923 . His father , speaking of the fact that he has two sons playing in the National Football League , said : " I just kvell . " His mother , commenting on having two sons play football , said : I started out worrying that they were going to get hurt — but then I realized it was the other players I should be worrying about . They were like trucks hitting small cars . And I started to kind of feel like maybe this was their destiny . High school . Schwartz attended Palisades Charter High School . There , he was the starting center on the basketball team . His nickname was " Ghost in the Post " , because he was white , played in the center ' s " post " position , and was never passed the basketball . He was also an All - League pitcher in baseball , throwing in the upper - 80s miles - per - hour . As a pitcher , he had a 13 – 6 record with a 1 . 30 ERA , 4 save s , and 130 strikeout s in his last two years . In addition , he played football for the high school team , on both the offensive line and the defensive line . He rotated from left tackle to right tackle and left guard to right guard on offense , between nose guard , defensive end , and defensive tackle on defense , and was the long snapper . He was rated first - team All - City and All - Westside by the " L . A . Times " , California ' s 5th - best offensive line recruit by Tom Lemming , among the top 75 prep prospects in California by Super Prep , 36th on the Rivals . com list of the nation ' s top offensive tackle prospects , and included among the " Tacoma News Tribune " ' s Western One - hundred selections . College career . Schwartz played college football at Oregon for the Oregon Ducks , as he majored in political science . He started for three years at right tackle , playing in 41 games ( 36 starts ) . He had the team ' s best record in the squat strength training exercise , at 505 pounds ( 229 kg ) . In 2005 , as a sophomore , he started all 12 games and allowed only three sack s . In 2006 , as a junior , he played in 12 games with 11 starts , as part of an offense that led the conference in rushing for the first time since 1955 . In 2007 , as a senior he started all 13 games and helped the team lead the Pac - 10 in rushing for a second consecutive year . He was a second - team 2007 All - Pac 10 selection . Schwartz holds the Pac 10 record for rushing by a right tackle , at 3 yards . Professional career . Carolina Panthers ( 2008 – 11 ) . Schwartz was drafted by the Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft . That year he was on the Panthers ' practice squad , after being waive d in the final training camp roster cut . In 2009 , he played in all 16 games with 3 starts at right tackle , and helped the Panthers set team records with 2 , 498 rushing yards and 123 rushing first down s . He helped running back s DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart become the first NFL teammates to each rush for more than 1 , 100 yards in the same season . In 2010 , he started all 16 games ( the first 5 at right tackle , and the last 11 at right guard ) , and played 1 , 016 snap s . In 2011 , he was projected to start at right guard again . However , during a training camp practice he suffered an injured right hip consisting of a hip impingement ( a bone spur in his femur that tore his hip cartilage ) . He spent the season on the injured reserve list , and had hip surgery in September 2011 . Minnesota Vikings ( 2012 ) . On March 21 , 2012 , Schwartz signed a one - year deal with the Minnesota Vikings . He played right guard in parts of 13 games for the team in 2012 , and helped running back Adrian Peterson rush for 2 , 097 yards , just 9 yards short of the NFL single - season record . Kansas City Chiefs ( 2013 – present ) . Schwartz signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 15 , 2013 , and tweeted the news on Twitter . His one - year contract is worth up to $ 1 . 2 million , including incentives . Schwartz was expected to compete either with Donald Stephenson to start at right tackle , or with Jon Asamoah and Jeff Allen for playing time at guard . The Chiefs will face his brother ' s team , the Browns , at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City in 2013 .