Olin Kreutz Olin George Kreutz ( ; born June 9 , 1977 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League ( NFL ) for fourteen seasons . He played college football for University of Washington , and earned All - American honors . He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the Bears and New Orleans Saints of the NFL . Early years . Kreutz was born in Honolulu , Hawaii . He is the youngest of four sons born to Henry Kreutz , Jr . , of Aina Haina . He attended football powerhouse Saint Louis School in Honolulu , where he lettered in high school football , and was teammates with Dominic Raiola , who was two years behind him , and Chris Fuamatu - Maʻafala . Kreutz also excelled in wrestling and track and field . He received All - State and SuperPrep All - America honors while serving as football team captain during his senior year , and would additionally go on to win the Hawaii state wrestling heavyweight championship . College career . Kreutz attended the University of Washington , where he played for the Washington Huskies football team under coach Jim Lambright . Olin was recognized as a consensus first - team All - American and earned Pac - 10 honors during his junior year , after which he elected to turn pro . Professional career . 1998 NFL Draft . According to " Sports Illustrated " , Kreutz was the No . 1 center available in the 1998 NFL Draft . He was described as " a good technician " who " has all the physical tools to be a solid NFL player " while being able to " handle really big NT and DT . " The Chicago Bears drafted Kreutz in the third round , 64th overall . He was the highest selected Washington interior lineman since Ed Cunningham in 1992 . It was also the second consecutive year in which the Bears selected an offensive lineman from Washington , after Bob Sapp in 1997 . Chicago Bears . Over his twelve - year career , Kreutz has been selected to six Pro Bowl s , and was one of the team ' s most consistent offensive linemen . He started 182 regular - season games for the Bears , second only to Walter Payton . In an incident eerily reminiscent of his college days , Kreutz drew controversy during the 2005 NFL season after breaking the jaw of fellow offensive lineman Fred Miller during an off - practice outing . The NFL fined both players $ 50 , 000 . On October 2006 , Kreutz was signed to a three - year contract extension through the 2010 season . In 2007 , Kreutz was appointed as one of the team ' s captains . In 2011 , Kreutz chose to end his career with the Chicago Bears after turning down an offer of $ 4 million for one year . Kreutz was the longest tenured Bears members at the time he left the organization . New Orleans Saints . On August 5 , 2011 , Kreutz signed with the New Orleans Saints for a one year $ 2 million contract with an additional $ 2 million in incentives . Kreutz played in four of the Saints ' first six games , missing the other two with a knee injury . He then decided to quit the team , saying that he had lost his " passion " for the game ; the Saints were reportedly planning to move him to the " left team " list . He was waived after leaving the squad on October 22 . Personal life . Kreutz is married to his high school sweetheart , Wendi ; they have four children , and reside in Lake Forest , Illinois , but also have a winter home in Kalama Valley , Hawaii .