{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography |name=Eric Still |image= |number=58<ref name="pfa"/> |position=Offensive lineman |birth_date={{birth date and age|1967|6|28}} |birth_place=Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |height_ft=6 |height_in=3 |weight_lbs=279 |high_school=Germantown<br>(Germantown, Tennessee) |college=Tennessee (1986–1989) |draftyear=1990 |draftround=4 |draftpick=99 |pastteams= * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1990}})* * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1990}})* * Frankfurt Galaxy (1991–1992) |status= |highlights= * Unanimous All-American (1989) * Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1989) * First-team All-SEC (1989) * Second-team All-SEC (1988) }} '''Eric Johnson Still''' (born June 28, 1967) is an American former college football offensive lineman who played for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. He was a consensus All-American in 1989. He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL draft. Still played two seasons with the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football.
==Early life== Eric Johnson Still was born on June 28, 1967, in Kansas City, Missouri.<ref name=1989guide>"[http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=750&pg=80 Meet the Volunteers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120251/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=750&pg=80 |date=August 26, 2014 }}," ''1989 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide'', p. 79. Accessed: August 23, 2014.</ref><ref name="pfa"/> He attended Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/s/stil00330.html | title=Eric Still | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref> He earned all-state honors his junior year as a defensive tackle and all-state honors as an offensive tackle his senior year.<ref name="bio"/> He also garnered ''Parade'' and ''USA Today'' All-American recognition.<ref name="bio"/> Still was named Southsports Magazine's offensive player of the year.<ref name="bio"/> He was a state champion in the discus throw in high school as well.<ref name="bio">{{cite web | url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/eric-still/12220 | title=Eric Still | publisher=University of Tennessee | accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref>
==College career== Still was a four-year letterman for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1986 to 1989.<ref name="pfa"/> He redshirted in 1985.<ref name="bio"/> He played in seven games in 1986 and was named Academic All-Southeastern Conference (SEC).<ref name="bio"/> He appeared in ten games in 1987 before dislocating his toe, earning Academic All-SEC honors for the second consecutive season.<ref name="bio"/> Still played in 11 games during the 1988 season, garnering Associated Press (AP) second-team All-SEC and Coaches first-team All-SEC accolades.<ref name="bio"/> He was also named Academic All-District 3 and Academic All-SEC.<ref name="bio"/> He started 12 games as a senior team captain in 1989, helping the Volunteers set a school record with 408.5 yards per game.<ref name="bio"/> Still was a consensus All-American in 1989 and also won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy that year.<ref name=AW>{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|access-date=August 16, 2014|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Still - Football |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/eric-still/12220 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier/163492806/ | title=Vols' Eric Still gets Jacobs Trophy | work=Bristol Herald Courier | date=January 14, 1990 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=20 January 2025 | pages=4C}}</ref> He was also named first-team All-SEC by both the AP and United Press International, and Academic All-SEC for the fourth straight year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19891206&id=P1ceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5515,962495&hl=en|work=Times Daily|date=December 6, 1989|title='Reserves' top All-SEC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moffit |first=David |date=1989-11-28 |title=Alabama dominates UPI's All-SEC team |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/11/28/Alabama-dominates-UPIs-All-SEC-team/8863628232400/ |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=UPI}}</ref><ref name="bio"/> Still played in the Senior Bowl with an ankle injury after his senior year.<ref name="draft">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/163493072/ | title=Feeling A Draft: NFL Prospects Times, Tested but Never Rested at Senior Bowl and Combine | work=The Los Angeles Times | date=April 18, 1990 | accessdate=20 January 2025 | pages=C1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/163493244/ C7]}}</ref> He majored in transportation at Tennessee.<ref name="draft"/>
==Professional career== Still was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round, with the 99th overall pick, of the 1990 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |language=en}}</ref> On July 23, 1990, it was reported that he had officially signed with the team.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/163493371/ | title=Transactions | work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram | date=July 23, 1990 | accessdate=20 January 2025 | pages=Section 3, page 7}}</ref>
In late August 1990, Still was traded to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed conditional draft pick.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald/163493528/ | title=Transactions | work=The Bellingham Herald | date=August 27, 1990 | accessdate=20 January 2025 | pages=D2}}</ref> He was waived by the Patriots on September 3, 1990.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press/163493588/ | title=Transactions | work=The Grand Rapids Press | date=September 4, 1990 | accessdate=20 January 2025 | pages=D4}}</ref>
Still started all ten games for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football in 1991.<ref name="pfa"/> The Galaxy finished the season with a 7–3 record. He was also a member of the Galaxy in 1992.<ref name="pfa"/>
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