Olin Kreutz

Olin George Kreutz (/ˈkruːts/; born June 9, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He played college football for University of Washington, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Bears and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.

Early years

Kreutz was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the youngest of four sons born to Henry Kreutz, Jr., of ʻAina Haina. He attended football powerhouse Saint Louis School in Honolulu, where he lettered in high school football, and was teammates with Dominic Raiola, who was two years behind him, and Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala.

Kreutz also excelled in wrestling and track and field. He received All-State and SuperPrep All-America honors while serving as football team captain during his senior year, and would additionally go on to win the Hawaii state wrestling heavyweight championship.

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"Thomas Jones averaged 4 yards per carry (last year), even with all the injuries we had. I think he's going to lead the league in rushing."
"You definitely sense the calm in the huddle, ... Everyone knows their job."
"That's what you want, but how many lines have done it?"
"You change any position on the field that much, it will disrupt and then you talk about the most important position on the field. We've chosen our guys and tried to stick with them and there have been freak injuries and stuff like that. Hopefully Kyle is our guy."
"Don't jinx me now,"
"He eased all of our minds."
"You know Dick Jauron. He's going to line up in his defense and if you can beat him, you beat him; and if you can't, you can't."
"We think (Orton) can win games for us, ... not just manage games for us."
"It was on two and I snapped it at one. It was a veteran screwing up when a rookie told me to snap it on two. That one's on me."
"You're shouting and listening at the same time. I've got to be aware of any changes Kyle makes, because that could affect what [the offensive linemen] do, too."
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Chicago Bears Q&A: When did they last invest so much in the O-line? How high ...

Journal Gazette 20 Mar 2025
The initial wave of NFL free agency has passed, and the Chicago Bears continue to fill out the roster for coach Ben Johnson’s first season while looking ahead to next month’s draft ... ANSWER ... Olin Kreutz was one of the highest-paid centers in the league.
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