Marc Colombo Marc Edward Colombo ( born October 8 , 1978 ) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for ten seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . After playing college football for Boston College , he was selected in the first round ( 29th overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears . He played for the Bears for four seasons before signing with the Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the 2005 season . He played for the Cowboys for six seasons and for the Miami Dolphins in 2011 season . Colombo is the rhythm guitarist in the heavy metal band " Free Reign " . Early years . Colombo was born in Bridgewater , Massachusetts and attended Bridgewater - Raynham Regional High School where he earned " Boston Globe " , " Boston Herald " , " Brockton Enterprise " and " Taunton Gazette " all - scholastic honors as a senior offensive tackle . He also earned All - Northeast honors from " SuperPrep " . He helped lead his team to two conference titles in four years ( 1993 and 1996 ) , his team advanced to the Division 1 Super Bowl in 1996 . He recorded 75 tackles and five sacks as a senior . He also played basketball and baseball . He won the " Brockton Enterprise " and " Taunton Gazette " ' s all - scholastic basketball honors while helping lead his team to the conference title as a senior . He was also an honor roll student and active in the Drama Club . College career . Colombo attended Boston College , where he graduated with a degree in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences . He also worked on an undergraduate major his senior year . In 1997 , as a freshman , Colombo red - shirted so that he could adjust to college football . In 1998 , as a red - shirt freshman , he played in six games , including the final two . In 1999 , as a red - shirt sophomore , he played in seven games , including Boston College ' s 62 – 28 loss to Colorado in the Insight . com Bowl . In 2000 , as a red - shirt junior , he started all 11 games at right tackle . It was also his first year as a starter in college . He helped the offense rank third in the Big East in total offense with 414 . 9 yards per game ( 30th in the nation ) and rushing offense at 201 yards per game ( 21st in the nation ) . For the season , the offensive line gave up just six sacks . He helped running back William Green to rush for 1 , 164 yards marking the third - straight season that Boston College had a 1 , 000 - yard rusher . In 2001 , as a red - shirt senior he earned All - Big East honors playing at both tackle positions as a senior as part of an offensive line that helped the offense record 4 , 361 yards , including over 1 , 000 rushing yards . Professional career . Chicago Bears ( 2002 – 2005 ) . Colombo was selected in the first round ( 29th overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears . He spent three injury - plagued seasons with the Bears before being released after the 2005 season . In 2002 , as a rookie , Colombo was placed on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated patella and femoral nerve damage during a road game against the St . Louis Rams on November 18 . He missed the entire 2003 season after being placed first on the Physically Unable to Perform ( PUP ) list on August 13 , and then on injured reserve . He also missed most of the 2004 season ; he was finally activated from the Reserve / PUP list to the active roster on November 8 , 2004 . In 2005 , he played in the Bears season opener ; however , he was waived the next week , on September 13 , 2005 . Dallas Cowboys ( 2005 – 2010 ) . Colombo was out of football until he signed with the Dallas Cowboys on November 1 , 2005 . He was then inactive for his first three games with Dallas . He then played on special teams in a road game against the New York Giants , against the Kansas City Chiefs , and on the road against the Washington Redskins and then against the Rams . In 2006 , he was named the starting right tackle after training camp and started every game in one of the Cowboys most productive and efficient offensive seasons in franchise history . The offense scored 425 points ( 26 . 6 points - per - game ) , the fourth - most in the league . The team was second in the league in third - down efficiency ( 48 . 8 % ) , the franchise ' s highest rating in that category since 1980 . The team also averaged 360 . 8 yards - per - game in total offense , the fifth - most in the league and the most for the Cowboys since their Super Bowl XXX winning season of 1995 . In 2007 , Colombo started every game at right tackle for the second consecutive year . He played a key role in one of the most successful offensive seasons in club history while helping the team to a franchise record - tying 13 wins and the first NFC East title since 1998 . The offense finished the season second in the league in scoring ( first in the conference ) with an average of 28 . 4 points - per - game . The 455 points scored marked the second - most in franchise history behind only the 1983 team ( 479 points ) . With an average of 365 . 7 yards - per - game , the Cowboys were third in the league ( second in the conference ) in total offense . The team ranked fourth in the league ( third in the conference ) in passing with an average of 256 . 6 yards - per - game . In rushing , the Cowboys were 17th in the league ( seventh in the conference ) with an average of 109 . 1 yards - per - game . The offense gained 478 total yards and scored six touchdowns , which tied for the fourth - most in a season opener in franchise history against the Giants as Tony Romo threw for a season - high 336 yards . The offensive line blocked for a 100 - yard rusher , Marion Barber , a 100 - yard receiver , Terrell Owens and a 300 - yard passer , ( Tony ) Romo in a road game against the Bears on September 23 , for the first time since a road game against the Redskins on September 12 , 1999 . On March 9 , 2007 , Colombo was re - signed by the Cowboys to a two - year contract worth US $ 7 million with a $ 4 million dollar signing bonus . On December 25 , 2008 , Columbo finalized a contract extension worth $ 22 million , with $ 11 . 5 million guaranteed , through the 2012 season . On November 15 , 2009 , in a game against the Green Bay Packers , Colombo broke his left fibula after a defensive player rolled into his leg , He made his return on January 3 , 2010 against the Philadelphia Eagles which Dallas won 34 – 14 to advance to the second round to face the Vikings who Dallas lost to 34 – 3 . After five seasons in Dallas , he was released on July 28 , 2011 . Miami Dolphins ( 2011 ) . On August 1 , 2011 , Colombo signed with the Miami Dolphins . Retirement . On April 20 , 2012 , Colombo returned to Dallas to retire as a member of the Dallas Cowboys . Music career . Growing up , Colombo had a love for rock music , which led him to begin playing guitar when he was about 22 - years old . His main influence is James Hetfield , the lead singer of Rock ' n Roll Hall of Fame band Metallica , whom he is a long - time fan of . He attended his first Metallica concert when he was 13 years old . And as of 2007 , he has attended 16 Metallica concerts . Some of his favorite bands are Megadeth , Pantera , and Slayer . He joined his first band in 2002 , called " Blackmuff " . He currently is the lead singer and plays rhythm guitar in a metal band called " Free Reign " , along with San Francisco 49ers NFL guard Leonard Davis and Miami Dolphins offensive line man Cory Procter . With the help of manager John Gomez ( Silver Tongue Management ) , the band signed a recording contract with the Australian company Riot Entertainment on June 23 , 2009 . The band ' s debut album is expected to be released in the fall of 2009 . Personal . Family . Colombo is the son of Gayle and Edward Colombo , he has a younger brother named Matthew . He is also a cousin of Steven Marciano , a former Boston College football player . He is married to Jessica , and he has one child , a daughter named Olivia , who was born in January 2008 . Community activities / charity work . As a teenager , Colombo was involved in community service activities at St . Basil ' s Church and at Bridgewater State College . He participates in the annual Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas Program . He competed in the 2008 Poker for Pets for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas . He made annual team holiday hospital visits . He also contributed to the annual team Kick Off Luncheon and " Cowboys Cookbook " benefiting Happy Hill Farm . His wife Jessica participated in the Cowboys Wives Christmas Party for The Family Place .