Billy Conaty
Encyclopedia
William Buckley Conaty, Jr. (born March 8, 1973 in Baltimore
, Maryland
) is a former professional American football
player who played center
for seven seasons for the Buffalo Bills
, Minnesota Vikings
, Dallas Cowboys
and the Arizona Cardinals
.
. But that lasted only one year, as the Bills ended the year 2001 with a miserable won-lost record of 3-13. In 2002, he was replaced by Trey Teague
. Conaty finished his career as a remplacement lineman for Buffalo in 2002 and for Minnesota in 2004.
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
) is a former professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
for seven seasons for the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
and the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Buffalo Bills
Bill Conaty was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1997. In 2001, his fifth NFL year, he became the Bills' starting center, replacing Jerry OstroskiJerry Ostroski
Gerald Ostroski is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League.-Buffalo Bills:...
. But that lasted only one year, as the Bills ended the year 2001 with a miserable won-lost record of 3-13. In 2002, he was replaced by Trey Teague
Trey Teague
Fred Everette Teague III or Trey Teague is an American football center who is currently a free agent in the National Football League, unlikely to play at the age of 36...
. Conaty finished his career as a remplacement lineman for Buffalo in 2002 and for Minnesota in 2004.