Shane Olivea (October 7, 1981 – March 2, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Olivea was also a member of the New York Giants, as well as the Florida Tuskers and Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. College career Olivea grew up in Long Beach, New York, and attended Lawrence High School his senior year. Olivea attended Ohio State University and played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2000 to 2003. He was a three-year starter and a two-time member of the All-Big Ten second team. Professional career 2004 NFL Draft Originally valued as a third rounder, Olivea strained his pectoral muscle lifting weights about a week before the draft and this scared away a lot of teams. One of which was the Miami Dolphins, who wanted to take Olivea in the first day, but called just before their 3rd round pick to tell Olivea that they took him off their draft board because they thought he would need surgery. A. J. Smith, excited at the fact Olivea was off many draft boards, took him with one of their final picks. Concerning Olivea's injury status, AJ said, “We checked him out, like a lot of clubs, but medical staffs vary. We rely heavily on our medical staff, and he checked out perfectly. We’re not going to take a chance if we think a player is damaged goods. We were doing other things (in earlier rounds), so selfishly we were kind of glad he took a ride (dropped in draft status) and he was still there. We kind of stole one in the seventh round.” Olivea was drafted by the Chargers (209th overall) in the last round of the 2004 NFL Draft. San Diego Chargers Since being drafted in 2004, Olivea started 31 of 32 games in 2 seasons for the Chargers. In August 2006, The Chargers rewarded Olivea with a 6-year, $20 million extension. The deal made him the sixth highest-paid right tackle in the NFL at the time. Due to his performance and his low draft position, Olivea was considered to be a draft steal. On February 28, 2008, Olivea was released by the Chargers, due to a missed drug