Sebastian Vollmer was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round (58th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
2009 (8/3/0/0): Played in his first NFL game versus the Buffalo Bills (9/14) ... Made his first career start in the Patriots' 59-0 shutout victory over the Tennessee Titans (10/18).
Buffalo (9/14): Made his NFL debut, seeing action in reserve at left tackle and on field goal protection units in the Patriots' 25-24 comeback victory over the Bills. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Played in reserve on special teams field goal protection units versus the Jets. Atlanta (9/27): Saw action in reserve on special teams field goal protection units in the Patriots' 26-10 victory over the Falcons. Baltimore (10/4): Played in reserve as an eligible receiver on several offensive plays and on special teams field goal protection units in the Patriots' 27-21 victory over the Ravens. at Denver (10/11): Played in reserve on special teams and saw action at left tackle, filling in for the injured Matt Light. Tennessee (10/18): Made his first career start, playing at left tackle in place of the injured Matt Light, as the Patriots set a team record with 619 net yards while posting a 59-0 victory over the Titans, tying the largest margin of victory by any team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger ... Part of an offensive line that provided the time for Tom Brady to throw for an NFL-record five touchdown passes in the second quarter. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Made the start for the second straight game at left tackle as the Patriots ran their winning streak to 17 games over NFC opponents against the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium. Miami (11/8): Started at left tackle in the Patriots' 27-17 win over the Dolphins ... Part of an offensive line that provided the time for Tom Brady to register his 27th career 300-yard passing game.
2008 (Senior): Started all 12 games at tackle … He helped the Cougars' running game average 5.2 yards per carry and pile up more than 2,000 yards in 2008 … Selected All-Conference USA football First Team for the 2008 college football season as voted by the league head coaches … The Cougars' offense ranked No. 1 in the nation with 575.1 yards per game, second in passing at 414.1 ypg and eighth in scoring at 41.2 points per game.
2007 (Junior): Member of offensive line that compiled more than 500.0 yards of total offense and more than 34.0 points per game... started all 13 games at left tackle... one of 12 players to start all 13 games... Cougars recorded at least 400 yards of total offense in 11 games and at least 500 yards in seven games... helped lead team to season-best 748 yards of total offense against C-USA rival Rice... made his first career start at Oregon during the season opener.
2006 (Sophomore): Was forced to miss the entire season with a back injury.
2005 (Freshman): Appeared in eight games as a reserve... played both tackle and tight end... was on special teams as well... made his first collegiate appearance as a reserve on the offensive line against Sam Houston State... appeared in the backfield and on the offensive front against Tulane. Fort Worth Bowl: Saw action against Kansas.
2004 (Redshirt): Sat out as a redshirt.
Sebastian Georg Vollmer was born to Jutta and Werner Vollmer on July 10, 1984, in Duesseldorf, Germany ... Attended Quirinus Gymnasium (Germany) ... Helped lead his prep team to a 25-0 record over his career ... Named to the European All-Star team and was twice a member of national championship teams ... Did not begin playing football until he was 14 ... Was also recruited to play football at Western Michigan, Louisiana Tech and Indiana ... Received bachelor's degree in communications from Houston and is working on a second degree in economics.
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