About Igor Olshansky
Igor Olshansky is a former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He set a team record with a 505-pound bench press, and also holds team records in the clean and jerk and squat. In early try-outs for the draft, he bench-pressed 102.1 kilograms (225 lbs) 41 times on one try, two presses short of the rookie record. He became the NFL's first Soviet-born player. The contract called for a $2.25 million signing bonus and had a value of $5.2 million over five years, through the 2008 NFL season.
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