Jeff Roehl Jeffrey Alan Roehl ( born May 18 , 1980 in Evergreen Park , Illinois ) is an American football offensive lineman who is most known for his time spent playing for the New York Giants of the National Football League . He is currently a DJ and producer in the Chicago area , also known by his stage name Xonic . High school career . Jeff Roehl attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park , Illinois . In 1997 , the Roehl - led Eagles set the school record for both total yards in a season and total rushing yards in a season . Roehl was a two - year varsity starter and finished his career rated as the 98th best football prospect in the USA by Tom Lemming of the Prep Football Report . College . Roehl originally attended the University of Notre Dame in 1998 on a full football scholarship . After one season at Notre Dame , he transferred to Northwestern University and sat out the 1999 season ( due to NCAA transfer regulations ) . Beginning the following season , he was named a starter at offensive guard and began a streak of 35 consecutive starts which continued through his final game of eligibility in the 2002 season . The Northwestern Wildcats won the Big Ten Conference Championship and played in the Alamo Bowl in 2000 while he was a starter . Prior to the 2002 season , Roehl was rated as the No . 12 guard in the nation by the Sporting News . He was selected to play in the 2003 East - West Shrine Game in San Francisco , California . Roehl played under the late Randy Walker at Northwestern and cites Walker as one of his heroes . He graduated in 2003 with a degree in organizational communication with a minor in economics . Professional . An undrafted free agent out of Northwestern University , Roehl signed with the New York Giants and entered the 2003 training camp as a long shot to make the team . He outplayed several NFL veterans to earn a spot on the 53 - man active roster at the start of the regular season . Roehl saw his first game action in the first quarter of the first game , substituting for Luke Petitgout at left tackle and playing against Grant Wistrom of the St . Louis Rams . He performed admirably and was named a starter for the Monday Night Football game vs . the Dallas Cowboys on September 15 , 2003 . During the rest of the season , Roehl played in twelve games , starting one more . During the 2003 season , Roehl was featured on " Hey Rookie , Welcome to the NFL " , an ESPN documentary profiling the life of a few select NFL first - year players . During the 2004 offseason , the Giants made a coaching change from Jim Fassel to Tom Coughlin . This coaching change coincided with an untimely injury for Roehl , and as a result his career with the New York Giants was over . Roehl went on to be claimed off the waiver wire by the Seattle Seahawks in 2004 . In 2005 , he spent most of the year on the roster of the New England Patriots and in 2006 , he was a full - time starter in NFL Europa for the Amsterdam Admirals . After the 2006 NFL Europe season , Roehl briefly signed with the Philadelphia Eagles , and then spent some time out of football . In late June 2009 , Roehl signed with the Kentucky Horsemen of the Arena Football 2 League and was placed on the active roster in early July , starting at the offensive line position for the duration of the regular season and the playoffs . In 2010 , Roehl signed with the Chicago Rush of Arena Football 1 . Personal . Roehl has spent time as a commercial real estate broker , as a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade , as the youth director for PSPS , has worked with local police and fire departments on youth and community - based initiatives and programs , is currently involved with music management , production , and festival planning . While playing with the Giants , Roehl lived in West New York , New Jersey .