Gregg Guenther Jr. (born January 29, 1982, in Calabasas, CA) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(NFL) for the

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College career

Guenther played

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and

at the

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. He played in 24 football games, starting 8 of them, during which he totaled 24 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns. He opted to not play football his senior year in order to concentrate on basketball. He played power forward and center for four years with the Trojans' basketball team and averaged 5.5 points and 4.4 rebounds a game.

Professional career

As a member of the Tennessee Titans, Guenther played under head coach

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, who attended the same high school (Taft in Woodland Hills, California) and college (USC) as Guenther. He also played under Titans'

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Norm Chow while at USC. During the 2005 season, Guenther appeared in five games with two receptions for 13 yards. On September 3, 2006, Guenther was waived by the Tennessee Titans. By November 1, 2006, Guenther signed with the

practice squad under head coach

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. Guenther was waived from the

in June 2007.

References

1982 births Living people American football tight ends USC Trojans football players USC Trojans men's basketball players Tennessee Titans players Sportspeople from Calabasas, California Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California American men's basketball players {{tightend-1980s-stub