Gustavo David Miguel Diaz-Infante (born March 31, 1964) is a former professional American football

American football

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 guard

Guard (American football)

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 and center

Center (American football)

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 and current sports analyst. In the National Football League

National Football League

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, he played for the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

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, Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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, and the Philadelphia Eagles

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. Diaz-Infante also played in the World League of American Football

World League of American Football

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 for the Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

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, in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 for the Sacramento Gold Miners

Sacramento Gold Miners

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 and in the XFL

XFL

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 with the Las Vegas Outlaws

Las Vegas Outlaws

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. He played college football

College football

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 at San Jose State University

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Early life

Diaz-Infante's father Marco Ignatio was a Mexican immigrant to the U.S. and was a Zapatista

Zapatista Army of National Liberation

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a revolutionary leftist group based in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico....

 who died in 1988; Diaz-Infante's mother is Finnish American

Finnish American

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. Diaz-Infante graduated from Bellarmine College Prep in 1982.

Professional career

Undrafted in 1987

1987 NFL Draft

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, Diaz-Infante signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

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 during the NFL Players Association strike that year.

Broadcasting career

Diaz-Infante is currently a color analyst for the Broncos' radio network as well as ESPNU

ESPNU

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. Prior to this, he was co-host of Denver am radio 760 the Zone's afternoon sports talk-show with fellow former Broncos lineman Mark Schlereth

Mark Schlereth

Mark Frederick Schlereth is a former professional football player and current television sportscaster. Schlereth played guard in the NFL for 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos. He is currently a football analyst for ESPN on NFL Live, Sportscenter, and other programs...

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