ed ric ▁Gol ston ▁( born ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁American ▁football ▁def ensive ▁tack le . ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gol ston ▁attended ▁and ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁at ▁Sand y ▁Creek ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁Par ade ▁Magazine ▁All - American ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Sports ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁All - State . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁F ay ette ▁County ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁and ▁senior , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁three - time ▁All - Count y ▁pick . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁junior , ▁Gol ston ▁registered ▁ 8 8 ▁tack les ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁s acks . ▁ ▁He ▁recorded ▁ 5 5 ▁tack les ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁s acks ▁in ▁six ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁senior . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁all - time ▁s ack ▁leader ▁( 4 5 ) ▁at ▁Sand y ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Gol ston ▁letter ed ▁twice ▁in ▁basketball ▁and ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁wrest ling ▁his ▁junior ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Gol ston ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁and ▁was ▁thrown ▁from ▁his ▁car . ▁ ▁He ▁sust ained ▁a ▁broken ▁right ▁fem ur , ▁had ▁his