Patrick Brion Estes (born February 4, 1983) is an American former professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

offensive tackle Offensive may refer to: * Offensive (military), type of military operation * Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative * Fighting words, spoken words which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the ...

. He was selected by the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...

in the seventh round of the

2005 NFL draft The 2005 NFL draft, the 70th in league history, took place on April 23 and 24, 2005 NFL season, 2005. The draft was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City and was televised for the 26th consecutive year, with coverage on E ...

. He played

college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

Early life

Estes played

high school football High school football, also known as prep football, is gridiron football played by High school (North America), high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular high school sports, interscholastic sports in both c ...

Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...

for the Benedictine Cadets. He also was a stand out basketball player there. He played in the first ever

U.S. Army All-American Bowl The All-American Bowl (currently branded as the Navy All-American Bowl for sponsorship reasons) is a high school football all-star game, held annually at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Typically played in January, the All-American Bowl is p ...

game on December 30, 2000.

College career

Estes, who was considered one of the top recruits in the country at tight end, spent his career as a backup to Virginia's All-American Heath Miller but received frequent playing time particularly as a blocker. In a game against South Carolina in 2002, he caught a touchdown pass from Miller. Though he played as a tight end in college he was converted to offensive tackle by the 49ers.

Professional career

Career transactions

*Released by the 49ers on September 5, 2007. *Signed by the 49ers on October 2, 2007. *Released by the 49ers on October 9, 2007. *Signed by the 49ers on November 8, 2007. *Released by the 49ers on December 18, 2007. *Claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills on December 19, 2007. *Released by the Buffalo Bills on August 30, 2008.

Personal life

Patrick became the athletic director at The Covenant School (Charlottesville, Virginia) in July 2024. He announced his candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for Albemarle County Sheriff in February 2019.

References

External links

Yahoo player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Estes, Patrick 1983 births Living people Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia American football offensive tackles American football tight ends Virginia Cavaliers football players San Francisco 49ers players Buffalo Bills players Berlin Thunder players