Adam R. Treu (born June 24, 1974) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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, joining as a

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after playing at Pius X High School in

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. He won back-to-back national championships with the Cornhuskers in 1994 and 1995 playing

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and performing all the long snapping duties. He was selected by the

in the third round (72nd overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.

Raider center

From 1997 to 2003, Treu was the reserve center behind

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, but when Robbins was injured during the

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, Treu capably filled his place during 14 games. Oakland scored 399 points (24.9 points/game), 4th of 31 teams in the NFL and won the AFC west for the second year in a row. In the

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, the offensive line, composed of Treu,

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and

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at guard, Barry Sims and

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at tackle, pulverized the

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's defense with 215 yards on the ground and 287 yards in the air in a wild card game, but lost to the New England Patriots in the divisional round, the infamous Tuck rule game when

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was judged not to have fumbled. Despite Treu's success, Robbins regained his starting position the following year, up to the day before

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, when reported missing, then found in a manic state. Treu started

in his place, but the Raiders had little success against a very strong

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defense. Robbins regained his starting position during the

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, but was released before the

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due to steroid use. Treu then became the 6th starting center in Raider history, starting all 16 games, but then started only 10 the following year, replaced by

Jake Grove Charles Jacob Grove (born January 22, 1980) is an American former professional football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, where he won the Rimingt ...

who handled the starting duties for the Raiders with 5–11 and 4–12 won-lost records. In his final year, 2006, he became the reserve center again after Grove replaced him. In November 2006, Treu suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon against the San Diego Chargers and went on injured reserve. After a 10-season professional career, Treu retired in July 2007.

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