Castonzo Packers Connection, Take Two
Boston College offensive lineman Anthony Castonzo is training with former Packers coach Tom Lovat in preparation for the NFL Draft.
Yesterday we mentioned how a Packers scout briefly interviewed Boston College offensive lineman Anthony Castonzo while at the Senior Bowl this week in Mobile, Ala. and how it makes sense to keep track of him as a possible target of Green Bay simply because of where he is projected to come off the board.
Today comes news from a familiar face about another Packers connection to Castonzo. Former Packers beat writer and current Boston Globe NFL reporter Greg Bedard writes:
Boston College OT Anthony Costanzo said he’s been working with respected offensive line coach Tom Lovat (Packers, Seahawks among others) while training with IMG in Sarasota, Fla. It has helped him as several scouts think his feet have been better than what he showed during the season. Lovat helped Bryan Bulaga before he was picked by the Packers late in the first round last year. Costanzo worked some at guard today and wasn’t sharp.
As the story goes, Lovat – who is the father of current Packers strength and conditioning coach Mark Lovat – gave his son and Packers offensive line coach James Campen a recommendation to draft Bulaga.
With 32 teams involved on draft day, there's no telling where Castonzo may eventually land. But it's a storyline worth following.
Comments (6)
January 25, 2011 at 05:15 pm
Castonzo is probably my #1 target, slightly ahead of Justin Houston. Get this guy and we're set at OT for the next 10 years, AGAIN.
January 25, 2011 at 05:15 pm
As long as the Packers get a good tackle out of the draft, I will be happy.
January 25, 2011 at 05:48 pm
Is this guy related to 'George Castonzo' from "Seinfeld" ? ..... It'd be great to have a Seinfeld connection on the team especially if he had a sense of humor .... Keep the locker room loose .....
January 25, 2011 at 05:58 pm
I guess that we're out of the Gabe Carimi sweepstakes. Too bad, I would have liked to see another Badger on the O line.
January 25, 2011 at 06:10 pm
is he a L or R tackle?
January 25, 2011 at 06:17 pm
Anthony Costanzo moved from right to left tackle in 2008 where he has been ever since.
2010 Season
Named to Lindy's preseason All-America first team, Sporting News preseason All-America third team and the Playboy preseason All-America team...named to Phil Steele's 2010 Midseason All-American Fourth Team...named a finalist for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
2009 Season
Started every game at left tackle for the second-straight year and has started every game since arriving on campus in 2007 (41 games)...SI.com All-America honorable mention...All-ACC first-team selection and named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic District 1 first team...BC ranked 39th in the country in sacks allowed (1.54)...blocked for RB Montel Harris who had the fourth-most carries in the country (308) and the 10th-most rushing yards (1,457)...the line helped Harris record eight 100-yard games...recipient of The Anne and Gerald B. Healy Scholarship for Academic Excellence...one of the team's top performers in the classroom, he hopes someday to conduct cancer research...recipient of the Anne and Gerald B. Healy Scholarship for Academics.