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COMMUNITY<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
COACHES<br />
MOLL<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
VETERANS<br />
college<br />
A four-time letterman and two-year<br />
starter for the Wolf Pack (2003 at tight<br />
end, 2005 at offensive tackle)…Posted four touchdowns<br />
among only 11 career receptions in his three active seasons<br />
at tight end…Majored in health education…Senior<br />
season (2005): In his only season as an offensive lineman,<br />
started all 12 games at right tackle…Had moved to<br />
the offensive line from tight end during spring practice,<br />
adding 45 pounds to his frame during the offseason to<br />
get ready for the switch…Flourished in his maiden season<br />
at tackle, earning first-team All-WAC honors…Also<br />
saw the team suddenly be<strong>com</strong>e successful, going 9-3 to<br />
earn its first bowl appearance since 1996 and a share of<br />
the conference championship, after averaging less than five<br />
wins per season (4.7) during his initial four years at the<br />
school…Did not miss an offensive snap – or a practice,<br />
for that matter – through all 12 of the team’s games (942<br />
offensive snaps)…Helped Nevada rank among the nation’s<br />
leaders in both total offense (14th, 449.3 yards per game)<br />
and rushing offense (22nd, 199.5 yards per game)…Was<br />
part of 623-yard offensive performance, including 369 on<br />
the ground, in 49-48, overtime victory over Central Florida<br />
in Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24)…Was given the team’s ‘Fireman<br />
Award’ for versatility…Junior season (2004): Played in<br />
all 12 games as a backup tight end…Did make two starts<br />
when the Wolf Pack opened with two tight ends…Caught<br />
five passes for 40 yards and two touchdowns…Pulled in<br />
career-long 21-yard catch in 31-13 win over Buffalo (Sept.<br />
18)…Sophomore season (2003): Started all 11 games<br />
in his first season as Nevada’s starting tight end…Made six<br />
receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns…Had a season-high<br />
three catches for 37 yards in victory at San Jose<br />
State (Sept. 18), including a 20-yard TD grab late in the first<br />
half…Redshirt freshman season (2002): Saw action<br />
as a 256-pound reserve tight end, along with special-teams<br />
duties, in his redshirt freshman season…Played in eight<br />
games, missing one contest due to food poisoning…Did<br />
not catch a pass…Had been voted ‘Most Improved Offensive<br />
Lineman/Tight End’ during spring practice leading up<br />
to the season.<br />
Year Team GP GS<br />
2006 Green Bay. ..............16 10<br />
2007 Green Bay. ...............9 3<br />
2008 Green Bay. ..............14 5<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> totals (three years) .......39 18<br />
Postseason ..................2 0<br />
Additional statistics: Miscellaneous tackles —<br />
1 in 2006. Miscellaneous fumble recoveries — 2 in 2007, 1 in 2008; <strong>NFL</strong> total: 3.<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> debut/first start: vs. Chicago, 9/10/06<br />
personal<br />
To n y Mo l l’s Pr o Ga m e s Pl a y e d/St a r t e d<br />
Given name Anthony Gene Moll…Name<br />
is pronounced MAHL…Born in Sonoma,<br />
Calif….Single…Is very family-oriented; he and his two<br />
brothers never miss spending a major holiday at home…<br />
High school: Was a first-team all-league selection as a<br />
defensive end and tight end at Sonoma (Calif.) Valley High<br />
School…Additionally was named ‘All-Redwood Empire’ as<br />
a DE…Earned two letters in both football and basketball, in<br />
addition to one as a member of the baseball team…Was<br />
presented with a ‘Youth Service Award’ by The Santa Rosa<br />
Press Democrat as a senior for outstanding <strong>com</strong>munity<br />
service work…Community involvement: Ate dinner<br />
and played games with patients at the annual Families of<br />
Children with Cancer holiday party in De Pere, Wis., the<br />
past three years…Also participated in the Edgar Bennett<br />
Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon, and dinners to benefit the Donald<br />
Driver Foundation…Played with Beaumont Elementary<br />
School students and spread woodchips around playground<br />
equipment at United Way Hometown Huddle event in Green<br />
Bay…Participated in ‘Pros vs. GI Joes’ event, playing an<br />
Xbox game against a soldier overseas and mingling with<br />
soldiers’ families in attendance…Coached a Little League<br />
baseball team, the Tigers, in Sonoma, Calif., while a high<br />
school senior…Hobbies/interests: While a college student,<br />
did construction work and drew house plans for his<br />
uncle’s contracting firm in Carson City, Nev. ...Hobbies include<br />
hunting, fishing, golfing, paintballing, frisbee golfing,<br />
skiing, wakeboarding, coaching youth sports, and eating<br />
sushi...Says earning the start in his hometown, at San Francisco,<br />
Dec. 10, is the biggest thrill of his young professional<br />
career...Teammates say he spends way too much time with<br />
his dog, Philly...Residence: Sonoma, Calif.<br />
CAREER TRANSACTIONS<br />
u2006 Selected by Green Bay Packers as second of two<br />
fifth-round selections (165th overall) of ’06 <strong>NFL</strong><br />
Draft, April 30…Signed first contract, July 18.<br />
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2009<br />
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