Zach Wiegert Zachary Allen Wiegert ( born August 16 , 1972 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) for twelve seasons . He played college football for the University of Nebraska , earned All - American honors , and was a member of a national championship team . A second - round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft , he played professionally for the St . Louis Rams , Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans of the NFL . Early years . Wiegert was born in Fremont , Nebraska . He attended Archbishop Bergan High School in Fremont , and played high school football for the Bergan Knights . College career . Wiegert attended the University of Nebraska - Lincoln , where he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1991 to 1994 . From his sophomore through senior seasons , he started 37 consecutive games at right tackle . In his 46 - game Cornhuskers career , Wiegert gave up just one quarterback sack while earning first - team All - Big Eight Conference honors in 1992 , 1993 and 1994 . He earned second - team All - America honors in 1993 , helping lead Nebraska to an undefeated regular season and an Orange Bowl appearance . As a senior in 1994 , he was the winner of the Outland Trophy , awarded to the nation ' s top interior lineman , and was recognized as a consensus first - team All - American . Wiegert blocked for a Cornhuskers offense that led the NCAA in rushing yards for the eleventh time , averaging 340 yards per game on the ground , and Nebraska won its first national football championship since 1971 . He was also the UPI Lineman of the Year , the Touchdown Club of Columbus Offensive Lineman of the Year , and a finalist for the Lombardi Award . The university retired his No . 72 jersey before the 1995 season . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . The St . Louis Rams selected Wiegert in the second round ( 38th pick overall ) of the 1995 NFL Draft , and he played with the Rams from to . As a rookie in 1995 , he played in five games and started two ; he was inactive for the first seven games with a left ankle injury suffered in final preseason game . In , he started all 16 regular season games at right tackle . The following year , under new coach Dick Vermiel , Wiegert moved to right guard and started 15 of 16 regular season games . He caught a one - yard pass to give the Rams a first down on game - winning drive that resulted in Jeff Wilkins ' 25 - yard field goal with four seconds remaining at Washington ( 11 / 30 / 1997 ) . He also scored first - career TD after recovering Jerald Moore ' s fumble in the end zone at Carolina ( 12 / 20 / 1997 ) . He was granted free agency on February 13 , 1998 , and re - signed with Rams on June 17 , 1998 . In 1998 he started 13 games at right guard for St . Louis . He missed three games with a knee injury . He was designated by Rams as transition player on February 12 , 1999 , and was re - signed by the Rams on March 24 , 1999 . He was released by Rams on April 28 , 1999 , after had become expendable since Rams had signed Adam Timmerman to play right guard . Jacksonville Jaguars . Wiegert played four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars from to . He signed as a free agent May 5 , 1999 , with the Jaguars in 1999 . That season he played in 16 games with 12 starts at right guard for 14 - 2 Jaguars . In 2000 he started eight games at right tackle before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in left knee . He had allowed only four sacks in eight games . He was placed on injured reserve on October 14 , 2000 . In 2001 he came back from injury to start all 16 games at right guard , the first time he had been able to do so since 1996 . Wiegert played and started in seven games in 2002 before being placed on injured reserve on 11 / 6 / 2002 . He made his first NFL start at left tackle versus Indianapolis and started four more games at left tackle before starting two games at right tackle . He was granted unconditional free agency on February 28 , 2003 . Houston Texans . He played for the Houston Texans from to . He signed by Texans on March 1 , 2003 . In 2003 he played in 15 games , starting 14 at right guard . In 2005 he started 12 games ( five at right guard , seven at right tackle ) . The following season , 2006 , he played in and started nine games at right tackle . On February 28 , 2007 , the Texans released Wiegert .