Gerald Ostroski is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 offensive lineman who played for the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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Buffalo Bills

Ostroski played 8 years in the NFL, all with the Bills, starting 102 games at the center, offensive guard, and offensive tackle positions. In his 7th year, 2000, the last of three under head coach

Head coach

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 Wade Phillips

Wade Phillips

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, when the Bills had an 8-8 won-lost record, Ostroski became their starting center, replacing Dusty Zeigler

Dusty Zeigler

Curtis Dustin Zeigler is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants.-Buffalo Bills:...

 who went to play with the Giants, playing between left guard Ruben Brown

Ruben Brown

Ruben Parnell Brown is a former American football guard of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 14th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh....

 and right guard Jamie Nails

Jamie Nails

Jamie Marcellus Nails is a former American football guard of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida A&M....

 in all 16 games. However, in 2001, Bill Conaty became the center and Ostroski moved to right guard, sharing time with Corey Hulsey

Corey Hulsey

Corey Hulsey is an American football guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 1999. After the 2008 preseason, he was waived by the Lions during final cuts on August 30, 2008...

He never played another year.