Mark Tauscher

Mark Tauscher Green Bay Packers— No.65 Offensive tackleDate of birth: June 17, 1977(1977-06-17) (age 30) Place of birth: Marshfield, WisconsinHeight: 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) Weight: 315 lb(143 kg) National Football League debut 2000for the Green Bay PackersCareer history College: Wisconsin NFL Draft: 2000/ Round: 7 / Pick: 224 Teams:

Green Bay Packers (2000-present)

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Mark Gerald Tauscher (pronounced /TAH-OO-sher/) (born June 17, 1977 in Marshfield, Wisconsin) is an American football Offensive Tackle who plays for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League.

1 High school
2 College career
3 Professional career
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High school

While attending Auburndale High School (Auburndale, Wisconsin), Tauscher won three varsity letters in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was a two-time All-Conference honoree and a two-time All-State honoree and was also named the team MVP as a senior. In basketball, he won All-Conference honors. He was also a member of the National FFA Organization.

College career

Tauscher made the University of Wisconsin-Madison team as a walk-on in 1995. After seeing little action his first two years, Tauscher earned a letter in 1998 and became a starter at right tackle the following year. He contributed significantly as a blocker to Ron Dayne's Heisman Trophy-winning season in 1999.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

During the 2000 NFL Draft, Tauscher was selected by the Packers in the seventh round with the 224th choice overall. He became a starter early in his rookie season, when long-time starter Earl Dotson suffered a back injury at Buffalo and since then has played in 66 games (starting 64 of them).

During the second game of the 2002 season, Tauscher suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament and a torn anterior cruciate ligament. As a result, he underwent surgery and missed the rest of the season. He made a successful comeback, however, and has started every game since his return in 2003.

Tauscher is regarded as a very good and consistent, if unspectacular player. He was one of the many unheralded players on the Green Bay offensive line that achieved so much success from 2000 to 2004.