Roman Oben

Roman Oben
Oben at the Giants Post-Game Show in 2012
No. 72
PositionOffensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1972-10-09) 9 October 1972
Yaounde, Cameroon
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeLouisville
NFL draft1996: 3rd round, 66th overall pick
Career history
Playing
Operations
  • National Football League (20142015)
    Director, Player Health & Safety
  • National Football League (2016)
    Senior Director, Youth Football
  • National Football League (2017)
    Vice President, Youth & High School Football
  • National Football League (2019–present)
    Vice President, Football Development
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games played143
Games started130
Fumble recoveries4
Stats at Pro Football Reference 

Roman Oben (born 9 October 1972) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Louisville before being drafted by the New York Giants in 1996. Oben spent 12 years as an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) playing for the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers. He was a starting offensive tackle on the Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII Championship team.

Oben is currently the NFL Vice President of Football Development. He joined the NFL as Director of Health & Safety in December 2014.