Adam Stenavich
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Adam Walter Stenavich is an American football
American football
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 offensive tackle who is currently a Free Agent. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
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 as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
College football
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 at Michigan
Michigan Wolverines football
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.

Stenavich has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
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 and Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
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.

College career

Stenavich took over as starting left tackle at Michigan his sophomore year and kept the spot through his senior year. He was named to the All Big Ten first team in 2004 and the All Big Ten second team in 2005. He was also a recipient of the Hugh R. Rader Jr. Memorial Award as Michigan's top offensive lineman in 2005. During his junior year, Stenavich was arrested in his hometown and as a result, did not start the 2005 Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Game
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 game

Pre-draft

Prior to the draft, it was reported that Stenavich struggled with speed pass-rushers and would possibly move inside to guard at the professional level.

Carolina Panthers

After completing his career at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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, Stenavich was not selected in the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
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. Within hours of the draft, Stenavich was signed by the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...

. After pre-season training, Stenavich was released.

Green Bay Packers

Stenavich was signed to the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 practice squad during the 2006-2007 season. He re-signed with the Packers as a reserve/future free agent, Jan. 1, 2007. The Packers designated Stenavich eligible for play in NFL Europa in 2007 and he was drafted in the first round by the Amsterdam Admirals
Amsterdam Admirals
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. He returned to the Packers following the NFL Europe season, but was released as part of the team's final roster cuts before the 2007-2008 season.

Dallas Cowboys

On May 14, 2008, Stenavich was signed by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
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. He was released on August 29 to allow guard
Guard (American football)
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 Larry Allen
Larry Allen
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 to re-sign and retire a Cowboy.

Houston Texans

Three days after his release from the Cowboys, Stenavich was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

on September 1, 2008. He spent the 2009 season on the team's practice squad as well, and was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2010. On September 4, 2010, Stenavich was cut by the Texans

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