David DeCastro

Quick Facts

Full Name	David DeCastro
Occupation	American Football Guard
Date Of Birth	Jan 11, 1990(1990-01-11)
Age	34
Birthplace	Bellevue
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Capricorn

David DeCastro Biography

David DeCastro is one of the most popular and richest American football guard who was born on January 11, 1990 in Bellevue, Washington, United States. David William DeCastro (born January 11 in 1990) is an American football guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the college team of Stanford University, and earned unanimous All-American distinctions. The Steelers picked as their first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and he was regarded as to be among the top guard prospects on the market.

In October of 2011 the Sports Illustrated’s Tony Pauline ranked him as the number. 17 draft prospect in his draft boards for mid-season. With the progress of his season the prospect was confirmed as the first round draft pick. He was a participant at the NFL Combine and was said to possess “excellent movement skills” and could complete all of the exercises and drills for positional training. While he was a participant in the Stanford pro day but he chose to practice positional drills. Since he was pleased with his combined numbers. He was ranked as the top offensive player in the league by Mike Mayock and NFLDraftScout.com.

On June 23, 2012, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed DeCastro to a four-year, $7.81 million rookie contract that also includes $6.35 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.12 million.

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected DeCastro in the first round (24th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was the first offensive guard taken in the first round by the Steelers since Kendall Simmons in 2002 and was one of four Stanford players taken in the first two rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft.

A standout athlete, DeCastro played for the teams in track and field as a putter. He threw a record-breaking 17.93 meters in the 2008 Washington State T&F Championship and was the winner of the competition. He also participated at discus (top-throw of 37.24 meters).

David DeCastro Net Worth

David DeCastro is one of the richest American Football Guard from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David DeCastro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

DeCastro was a student at Stanford University in Stanford, California in the United States. He was a part of the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2008 until 2011. He did not participate in any of the games as freshman in 2008. In redshirt freshman 2009, he was a starter in every single game as a right guard. In 2009, he was an honorable-mention All-Pac-10 selection and was named a first-team All-American freshman according to College Football News. In his sophomore year in 2010 the team played every game and was a first-team All Pac-10 selection. In the following season, his junior year in 2011 he was an All-Star Pac-12 selection and was named an all-time first team All-American. Under the direction of head Coach David Shaw, the Cardinal ended up going 11-2 during DeCastro’s last season. After that DeCastro made the decision to not play the final season of his college eligibility to enter in the NFL Draft.

Awarded a three-star rating by Rivals.com He was ranked in the top. 11 central player in 2008’s class. He picked Stanford ahead of offers from Washington, Washington State, and Oregon State.

In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, DeCastro suffered an injury and was forced to leave the game. After DeCastro was carted off the field, Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin stated that the injury was a “potentially severe” right knee injury. The injury occurred when he was engaged with Bills’ defensive tackle Marcell Dareus and had his teammate, offensive tackle Marcus Gilbert, accidentally fell on his right leg. It was discovered that he had suffered a torn collateral lateral ligament and a dislocated kneecap. On November 26, DeCastro was returned to the active roster, while Gilbert was placed on injured reserve. On December 9, 2012, he made his professional regular-season debut in a 24–34 loss at the San Diego Chargers. The next week, he earned his first career start during a Week 15 contest against the Dallas Cowboys. He finished his rookie year starting the last three games of the 2012 NFL season.

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He started all 16 regular season games and brought his consecutive games played streak to 56 in-a-row. The Pittsburgh Steelers finished first in the AFC North after achieving an 11-5 record in 2016. They went on to defeat the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Wildcard, the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional, and lost the AFC Championship to the New England Patriots. The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line was ranked the third best by Pro Football Focus, with DeCastro being ranked as the Steelers’ top run blocker. He was named to his second-straight Pro Bowl for the 2016 season. He was also ranked 97th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

Facts & Trivia

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On December 19, 2017, DeCastro was named to his third-straight Pro Bowl along with fellow Steeler offensive linemen Alejandro Villanueva and Maurkice Pouncey. He was ranked 44th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. DeCastro started and played in the first 15 games of the season and skipped week 17’s game against the Cleveland Browns because the Steelers’ had clinched a playoff berth.

What happened to David DeCastro?

The Pittsburgh Steelers released All-Pro guard David DeCastro after nine seasons and he will finish his career with the Steelers as arguably the second-best guard in franchise history. The release was happened due to an ongoing ankle injury that will require surgery.

Did DeCastro retire?

Personal information
Position:| Guard
NFL Draft:| 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2012–2020)

Why did the Steelers cut DeCastro?

According to Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert, the decision to release DeCastro was directly related to how bad DeCastro’s ankle injury is. DeCastro spent nine seasons with the Steelers and is the second-best guard in franchise history. He made six pro bowls and was named an All-Pro three times.

What NFL team does David DeCastro play for?

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive guard David DeCastro shares how it was playing during the 2019 season.

Is David DeCastro coming back?

He came back and said I needed surgery.” The Steelers released DeCastro with a non-football injury designation Thursday, ending a nine-year run in Pittsburgh. DeCastro earned six straight trips to the Pro Bowls, including in 2020, and two All-Pro nods during his time in the Steel City.