George Bussey (born October 24, 1984) is an American former professional
football
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offensive guard
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. He was selected by the
New England Patriots
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in the fifth round of the
2009 NFL draft
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. He played college football at
Louisville
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.
Early life
Bussey attended
Western High School in
Louisville, Kentucky
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, where he played
football
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as an offensive lineman. He was named a county all-star and started at both tackle and guard.
College career
After graduating from high school in 2004, Bussey was a
walk-on
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at the
University of Louisville
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. He was a reserve offensive lineman and played on special teams in his sophomore season in 2005. In 2006, he started all 13 games playing both tackle and guard, and did not yield a sack en route to a first-team All-
Big East Conference
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selection. He started 12 games in his junior season and earned Second-team All-Big East honors. In his 2008 senior season, Bussey was named a first-team All-Big East for the second time, playing both guard and tackle, and was named to
Outland Trophy
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preseason watch lists.
Professional career
New England Patriots
Bussey was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round (170th overall) of the
2009 NFL draft
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. On July 23, he signed a four-year contract.
He was placed on
injured reserve
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on September 5 with a knee injury, ending his season. He returned to participate in the Patriots' preseason games in
2010
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before being waived/injured on September 4. He cleared waivers the next day and was placed on
injured reserve
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. Bussey received an injury settlement and became a free agent on September 13, 2010.
San Jose SaberCats
On July 17, 2015, Bussey was placed on reassignment.
References
External links
New England Patriots bio
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1984 births
Living people
Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky
American football offensive tackles
American football offensive guards
Louisville Cardinals football players
New England Patriots players
Tampa Bay Storm players
Jacksonville Jaguars players
San Jose SaberCats players
Western High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni