Sebastian Vollmer

  • New England Patriots (since 2009)
  • AFVD Player of the Year (2009)

Sebastian Georg Vollmer (* 10 July 1984 in Dusseldorf, Germany ) is a German American football player. He plays since 2009 for the New England Patriots in the National Football League ( NFL). In the Dusseldorf Panthers, he played at all positions of the offensive line, at college and at the Patriots as Left and Right Tackle. Currently, he is next to Markus Kuhn and Björn Werner is the only German player in the NFL. His nickname is Sea Bass (English for sea bass ).

Career

Youth

Vollmer attended the Quirinus Neuss high school, where he made his Abitur in 2003. As a teenager, Sebastian Vollmer was also a good swimmer and at Neuss swimming club in a training group with Thomas Rupp Rath. At the age of 14 he began to play American Football. From 1998 to 2003 Vollmer played as tight end at the Dusseldorf Panthers and recommended there for his future college career.

College career

In 2003 he traveled with the German national youth team in the USA, where he was discovered by the coaches at the University of Houston and was offered a football scholarship. In his first year in the U.S., he could barely speak English and still played as a reserve tight end. In his second year he was transferred to the position of left tackle. In 2006, he sat out due to a back injury.

From 2007 to 2008 he was in Houston 25 games in a row regulars. The offensive line coach Joe Gilbert was there, who had formerly the later Patriot Nick Kaczur trained at the University of Toledo. In his last season, as " senior", he was appointed as a left tackle in the First Team All- Conference USA. Vollmer was not invited to the NFL Combine, but stood by the offensive line coach of the Patriots, Dante Scarnecchia, under observation.

NFL Career

In the spring of 2009, he was selected as the seventh offensive tackle in the NFL Draft in the second round by a total of 58 out of 256. This pick was a player who had learned the football games in Germany, the first selection. When the New England Patriots, he was assigned as right tackle, since it lacked for the left side, which is at a right-handed quarterback whose " blind side " of penetration.

After a knee injury of Matt Light, who held the trunk space at the left tackle position in the first five games, Vollmer moved up into the starting lineup. The sixth game of his team, which had a balance of 3:2 until then, was against the winless Tennessee Titans take on snowy place, with both teams to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the AFL Throwback Uniforms wore in the style of the founding period. In this Match Vollmer made ​​several important blocks, including a 45 -yard touchdown run by Laurence Maroney to lead in the first quarter. He also protected his quarterback Tom Brady effectively against the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, while Brady with five touchdown passes in the second quarter set a new record. In addition, the final outcome of 59:0 is the highest to shutout since the NFL with the AFL merged in 1970. Vollmer's performance was considered good. In the seventh game, a win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at London's Wembley Stadium, Vollmer was involved from the start. In the following three games Vollmer could help as -starting left tackle that Brady each scored at least 300 yards space thanks passports. In the narrow defeat against the undefeated Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney was able to achieve against Vollmer first time this season no bag All- Pro. In the game against the Jets Vollmer temporarily had to leave the pitch due to a head injury. Not least because concussions in the NFL are controversially discussed in recent times, Vollmer two weeks was put on the injured list, especially since Matt Light was again able to occupy his old regular place in this respect from the taciturn coach Belichick. Opposite end of the season started Vollmer, now instead of Nick Kaczur, as right tackle. Vollmer is now classified as the best rookie of the Patriots, especially since he, no bag also allowed Dolphin Joey Porter, who scored 2008, most of the AFC sack. Since the Patriots have won the AFC East, they received in the first play-off round, the wildcard team Baltimore Ravens. Vollmer was starter - as Right Tackle - in his first play-off game. The Patriots lost the game on January 10, 2010 14:33 points.

Vollmer was starter in all 17 games of the 2010 season Patriots and was " 2010 Associated Press All-Pro Team" elected by journalists in the ( Second Team ). He is thus considered one of the four best players at his position. For the selection of teams playing in the Pro Bowl against each other, he was not considered because there also fans are entitled to vote, and Vollmer is still relatively unknown.

Before the first game of the 2011 season against Miami Vollmer has been reported with back problems as injured. Newcomer Nate Solder replaced him on the position of the Right tackles and had to allow a QB sack. Although still center Dan Koppen to retire with a broken ankle replacement worked the weakened line of scrimmage so good that Tom Brady was able to achieve 517 Yards space gained only through passes, the fifth-best performance ever in the NFL. At home win against San Diego Vollmer played again, with the formation of the O- Line was constantly changed, and Vollmer's back problems were not cured, so he was again reported as injured. After the play-free weekend Vollmer was me exercising again. Gameday On the eighth end of October in Pittsburg Solder started yet as right tackle, but alternated with Vollmer. Both were unable to prevent QB sack by LaMarr Woodley. On 5 February 2012, he was defeated by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI the New York Giants.

The 2013 season was ended early for Vollmer, since he broke in the match against the Miami Dolphins and the leg turned out the rest of the season.

Achievements

  • Participation in the 2013 AFC Championship Game
  • Participation in the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI
  • 2010 Associated Press All- Pro Team (second team)
  • 2010 NFL Playoffs
  • 2009/2010 AFC East winner
  • 2008 All- Conference USA - First Team
  • 2003 participants at the Global Junior Championships
  • European Youth selection
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