Paul McQuistan
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Paul McQuistan is an American football
American football
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 offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
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. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
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 in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
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. He played college football
College football
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 at Weber State
Weber State University
Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...

.

McQuistan has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
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.

Early years

McQuistan attended Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Oregon
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 and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was named as a second team All-Valley League selection as an offensive lineman, and was an All-Valley League Honorable Mention selection as a defensive lineman.

College career

He played college football at Weber State University
Weber State University
Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...

 in Utah
Utah
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, and was selected in the third round (69th overall) by the Raiders in the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...

. His twin brother, Pat McQuistan
Pat McQuistan
Patrick Shawn McQuistan is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a member of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft...

 also played at Weber State and was selected in the seventh round (211 overall) by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
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.

Oakland Raiders

McQuistan was named the starting right guard for the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
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 prior to the 2006 NFL season
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. After starting the first six games, he was benched for the remaining 10 games. In 2007, McQuistan moved over to right tackle, playing all 16 games and started six of them. He only played one game in 2008 before suffering an injury and being placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
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, thus ending his season.

McQuistan was released on November 9, 2009.

Jacksonville Jaguars

He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 on November 21, 2009. On September 5, 2010, he was released by the Jaguars.

Cleveland Browns

McQuistan signed with the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

on October 20, 2010.
He was waived on November 13, 2010.

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