Oliver Ross Oliver Calvin Ross ( born September 27 , 1974 in Culver City , California ) is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft . He played college football at Iowa State . Ross has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles , Pittsburgh Steelers , New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals . Early years . At Washington Preparatory High School he earned All - Conference honors as a two - way tackle . He went on to play defensive tackle at Southwestern Community College , where he earned All - Southern California Western States Conference honors . He later transferred to Iowa State University where as a junior started at defensive tackle , before being converted to and offensive tackle . He earned the starter position at left tackle as a senior . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . The Dallas Cowboys selected Ross in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft as an offensive tackle . Because he had only one year of previous experience at that position , he needed more development and played in just 2 games as a rookie , as an extra tight end in short yardage situations . The next year he was released before the 1999 season started . Philadelphia Eagles . Ross was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to their practice squad , he was promoted to the active roster , but was kept inactive during the last 15 games of the 1999 season . In 2000 the team assigned him to the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe . He was released before the 2000 season started . Pittsburgh Steelers . He was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad and eventually promoted to the active roster on December 13 , 2000 . In 2001 , he played in all 16 games and had the first 8 career starts of his professional career . Ross was signed to a restricted free agent offer sheet by the Cleveland Browns in 2002 , but the Steelers matched it , signing him through the 2004 season . In 2003 he was expected to be the starter at right tackle , but lost the position to Todd Fordham in a close competition , before regaining it for the final 9 games of the season . In 2004 he started every game at right tackle . From 2001 to 2004 , he played in all 64 games , totaling 35 starts , playing both the guard and tackle positions . Arizona Cardinals ( first stint ) . In 2005 he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent , starting 11 games at right tackle , 1 at left tackle and missing 4 games with a broken bone in his hand . In 2006 he had surgery to fix a preseason right knee injury , playing in 11 games with five starts . He missed the entire 2007 season with a torn left triceps . Ross was released at the end of the 2007 season . New England Patriots . In 2008 he was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent , but never played any games for the team . He began training camp on the PUP list with a shoulder injury , before being placed on the injured reserve list . Arizona Cardinals ( second stint ) . In 2009 he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent , reuniting him with Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm , who were his coaches with the Pittsburgh Steelers . He was released before the season started .