Igor Olshansky Igor Olshansky ( ; born May 3 , 1982 ) is a Jewish Ukrainian - born American football defensive end free agent in National Football League . He last played for the Miami Dolphins . He played college football at the University of Oregon . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers , in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft , and played for them for five years ( 2004 – 08 ) . He then played for the Dallas Cowboys for two seasons , 2009 – 10 . Early years . Olshansky was born in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine , Soviet Union . His father Yury had played basketball for the Red Army . Shortly before the break - up of the Soviet Union , he and his family moved to San Francisco in 1989 , when he was seven years old . His maternal grandfather , Abraham Rubshevsky , fought in World War II for the Red Army , and was injured 11 times . Olshansky is Jewish , and said " it ' s who I am ; my culture ; my roots " . During his youth he attended the Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy in San Francisco , an Orthodox Jewish day school . He then attended St . Ignatius College Preparatory on a basketball scholarship , and – already 6 ' 5 " in the 10th grade – played basketball for the school until his junior year , while concurrently playing basketball in the Maccabiah Games in St . Louis and Milwaukee . After two years , he also began playing football in his junior year in high school . College career . At the University of Oregon , where he majored in psychology , Olshansky was honorable mention academic All - Pac - 10 in his freshman year , and picked for " Sports Illustrated " ’ s All - Bowl Game team at the end of the season . He was honorable mention All - Pac - 10 as a sophomore , second - team All - Pac - 10 as a junior , and recipient of the Joe Schaffeld Trophy as the Ducks ’ top defensive lineman after both his sophomore and junior seasons . He was used at positions all along the defensive line . In his career at Oregon he had 146 tackles ( 89 solos ) , 11 . 5 sacks , 3 blocked kicks , and one 37 - yard interception return in 38 games . Olshansky left school following his junior season , with one year of eligibility remaining . He set a team record with a 505 - pound bench press , and also holds team records in the clean and jerk and squat . In early try - outs for the draft , he bench - pressed 102 . 1 kilograms ( 225 lbs ) 43 times on one try , two presses short of the rookie record . He ran the 40 - yard dash in 4 . 9 seconds , and jumped 33 . 5 inches from a standstill , which were both considered impressive for a person his size . He had a higher score on the Wonderlic intelligence test than most of the draft - eligible quarterbacks , while " still translating from Russian in his head " . A National Football Conference scouting director observed : " He can play both end and tackle , he can control the point and rush the passer , he ' s a very good athlete . " Professional career . San Diego Chargers . In the second round ( # 35 overall ) of the 2004 NFL Draft , the San Diego Chargers selected Olshansky out of the University of Oregon . In August 2004 , Olshansky and the Chargers agreed on a 6 - year contract , with the final year being voidable . The contract called for a $ 2 . 25 million signing bonus and had a value of $ 5 . 2 million over five years , through the 2008 NFL season . He became the NFL ' s first Soviet - born player . In his rookie season in 2004 , he started all 16 of the team ' s games . Olshansky was ejected from a game against the Denver Broncos on November 19 , 2006 . He punched Broncos center Tom Nalen after what appeared to be Nalen trying to cut block Olshansky on a clock - stopping spike play . Olshansky had recently had knee surgery when Nalen went after Olshansky ' s knees . Two days later , the NFL fined Nalen $ 25 , 000 for the cut block , more than double the $ 10 , 000 fine Olshansky received for the punch . With the Chargers , he had 151 tackles and 11 sacks in 75 games , starting all but 5 of them . Dallas Cowboys . Olshansky signed a four - year contract with the Dallas Cowboys on March 6 , 2009 . The deal was worth $ 18 million , with $ 8 million of it guaranteed . In 2010 , he started 14 games , and had 38 tackles . He was released on September 3 , 2011 . Over his two seasons with the team , he had 78 tackles . Miami Dolphins . Olshansky was signed by the Miami Dolphins on September 20 , 2011 . He was waived on November 30 , 2011 . Personal . He has many tattoos , including two Stars of David , one on each side of his neck . He is regularly featured in Jewish news publications . Olshansky is married to Liya Rubinshteyn , whom he met at the Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy in San Francisco . They live in Dallas , Texas , and have a son . He was arrested Thursday , December 1 , 2011 , for marijuana possession as part of an undercover bust that resulted in 280 arrests . The Broward Sheriff ’ s Office went to Olshansky ’ s condo in Fort Lauderdale to investigate Olshansky ’ s friend , but ended up arresting both men . He was charged with possession of 19 grams of marijuana .