Robert Gallery Robert J . Gallery ( born July 26 , 1980 ) is an American former college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League ( NFL ) for eight seasons . He played college football for the University of Iowa , and received All - American recognition . The Oakland Raiders selected him with the second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft , and he also played for the NFL ' s Seattle Seahawks and briefly joined the New England Patriots . Early years . Gallery was born in Manchester , Iowa . He attended East Buchanan High School in Winthrop , Iowa , and starred in football , basketball and track . In football , he played tight end and linebacker , and also handled punting and kickoff duties . He was an all - conference honorable mention selection as a sophomore before being named first - team all - conference as a junior and senior . Gallery helped his high school team to a three - year record of 24 - 8 , including a 19 - 2 record in district play . He was a " Des Moines Register " Class 1A first - team all - state selection as a senior . College career . Gallery went to the University of Iowa , and played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1999 to 2003 . His older brother , Nick , had been an All - Big Ten punter for the Hawkeyes , and his younger brother , John , later became a punter for the Hawkeyes . After red - shirting in 1999 , Gallery had three catches for 52 yards as a starting tight end as a freshman before moving to the tackle position . He started six games at right tackle as a freshman . As a sophomore , Gallery started every game at left tackle and made vast improvements throughout the year . He helped Iowa lead the Big Ten Conference in scoring in 2001 as Iowa qualified for their first bowl game in four years . As a junior in 2002 , Gallery started all 13 games at left tackle and was a first - team All - Big Ten selection . He helped lead Iowa to their first Big Ten title in 12 years and their first undefeated conference season in eighty years . He also won the team ' s Hustle Award . In 2003 , Gallery led Iowa to another ten - win season and was voted as Iowa ' s co - captain and co - MVP for the season . He was a first - team All - Big Ten selection for the second straight year and named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year . He was recognized as a unanimous first - team All - American as a senior in 2003 . He was awarded the 2003 Outland Trophy , making him the third offensive lineman from Iowa to win the award ( Alex Karras and Cal Jones being the other two ) . He was also a three - time academic All - Big Ten selection at Iowa . Gallery graduated with a bachelor ' s degree in education from the University of Iowa . As part of his pre - professional training , he taught at two local elementary schools , Lincoln and Weber . Professional career . 2004 NFL Draft . Regarded as " the best lineman to come out of college in years " , Gallery was selected with the second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders . With a perfect 9 . 0 Draft Prospect Rating , the highest for any offensive lineman , he became the second offensive lineman in University of Iowa history to be drafted in the first round . Oakland Raiders . In 2004 , he started 15 games at right tackle and gave up 3 sacks . In 2005 , he started all 16 games at right tackle and gave up 3 . 5 sacks . The Raiders moved him to left tackle at the beginning of the 2006 preseason . In the Raiders ' first game of the 2006 regular season , Gallery was part of an offensive line that gave up nine sacks ( at least 3 charged to him ) to the San Diego Chargers . He played in 13 games during the season and gave up 10 . 5 sacks , placing him 4th in the league for most sacks given up , despite missing 3 games . In 2007 , Oakland coaches moved Gallery to left guard . Although Gallery has generally been considered a bust at the left tackle position for which he was drafted and had limited success at the right tackle position , he has performed much better as a left guard . Seattle Seahawks . On July 27 , 2011 , Gallery agreed to join the Seattle Seahawks with a reported 1 - year 7 . 3 Million dollar deal . New England Patriots . On March 19 , 2012 , Gallery signed with the New England Patriots on a 2 - year 13 Million dollar deal . Gallery announced his retirement from professional football on August 4 , 2012 .