Nick Kaczur Nicholas Jesse Kaczur ( born July 28 , 1979 in Brantford , Ontario ) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Toledo . Early years . While attending Brantford Collegiate Institute in Brantford , Ontario , Kaczur was rated as the best prep lineman in Ontario , was voted his school ’ s Lineman of the Year four times , and was his team ' s Offensive MVP in his junior and senior years . He also played for the Brantford Bisons of the Ontario Varsity Football League . College career . After high school , Kaczur worked in construction for two years before attending the University of Toledo . He was a four - year starter on the offensive line for the Rockets . As a freshman , he was named a third - team freshman All - American by " The Sporting News " , and was also a second - team All - Mid - American Conference selection . As a sophomore , he won All - MAC first - team honors . He repeated those honors again in 2003 and 2004 as a junior and senior . He started 51 games during his college career and became Toledo ' s first ever player to earn all - conference honors in four seasons . Professional career . New England Patriots . Kaczur was selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft ( 100th overall ) by the New England Patriots . He was also selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the first round of the 2005 CFL Draft ( 9th overall ) . After beginning the season as a reserve right tackle behind Tom Ashworth , Kaczur started the final 13 games at left tackle for the Patriots in 2005 , following an injury to veteran Matt Light . After recovering from an injury that limited him to a reserve role behind Ryan O ' Callaghan at right tackle for the first two months of the 2006 season , Kaczur returned to the starting lineup in November and helped the Patriots make a run to the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts . In 2007 , Kaczur started the first 15 games of the season , only missing the final game , to an injury . He returned for the Patriots playoff run , including Super Bowl XLII . He returned in 2008 to start 14 games , only missing two games in October due to injury . He was signed to a four - year , $ 16 million extension on August 24 , 2009 , four months after the Patriots selected fellow offensive tackle Sebastian Vollmer in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft . Kaczur started the first 13 games of the 2009 season before missing Weeks 16 and 17 with an injury ; Vollmer started both games in Kaczur ' s place , and continued to start in Week 17 and the Wild Card playoffs , limiting Kaczur to a reserve role in both games . After suffering a back injury early in the Patriots ' 2010 training camp , Kaczur missed all the preseason and was inactive for the first four games of the season before being placed on injured reserve on October 12 , 2010 . On July 29 , 2011 , he was released by New England . Drug allegations . On June 4 , 2008 the " Boston Globe " published a story alleging that Kaczur had been arrested in April 2008 for illegal possession of the prescription painkiller oxycodone . Kaczur cooperated with the Drug Enforcement Administration , wearing a hidden recording device during drug transactions , in an undercover operation to apprehend his drug dealer .