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| Position: | Guard | ||
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| Born: | March 13, 1974 Houston, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | MacArthur (TX) | ||
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| Undrafted: | 1996 | ||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Tony Hutson (born March 13, 1974) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Kilgore College Kilgore College (1992-93) and Northeastern Oklahoma State University.
Hutson attended MacArthur High School, where he played as an offensive tackle, receiving All-state, All-Greater Houston and All-district honors as a senior. He moved on to Kilgore College, where he was a two-time All-conference selection.
He transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma State University, where he received NAIA All-American honors while playing as an offensive tackle.
In 1999, he was voted as part of the state of Oklahoma college football All-Century team.[1]
Hutson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1996 NFL Draft. He dropped because of a benign tumor that was found in his right lung, that could have potentially shortened his career.[2] As a rookie, he was converted into an offensive guard. He was waived on August 26 and later signed to the practice squad.[3] On January 5, 1997, he was promoted to the active roster for the Divisional playoff game against the Carolina Panthers, although he was declared inactive.
In 1997, he suffered a ligament injury in his right wrist during offseason workouts, that limited him to only playing in the final 2 preseason games. On August 24, he was released and signed to the practice squad two days later.[4] On November 4, he was promoted to the active roster for the last five games of the season.
In 1998, he was deactivated for the first 5 games of the season. He was also used as a second tight end on short yardage situations.
In 1999, he was limited by a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. He returned to practice on August 18 and played only in the final 2 preseason games. He got a chance to start 2 games at right tackle in place of an injured Erik Williams. He suffered a torn right anterior cruciate ligament in the third game against the Arizona Cardinals and was placed on the injured reserve list on October 5.[5]
On August 27, 2000, he was cut after being passed on the depth chart by undrafted free agent Alcender Jackson.[6]
On October 9, 2000, he was signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins, who were looking to replace an injured Tre' Johnson.[7] He wasn't re-signed at the end of the season.
In 2001, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders as a free agent.[8] He was released before the start of the season, after he struggled with a triceps injury.[9]