Alex Palczewski | |
Currentteam: | Denver Broncos |
Number: | 63 |
Position: | Offensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 3 August 1999 |
Birth Place: | Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lbs: | 314 |
High School: | Prospect (Mount Prospect, Illinois) |
College: | Illinois (2017–2022) |
Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
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Status: | Active |
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Pfr: | PalcAl00 |
Alex Palczewski (born August 3, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.[1] Palczewski was named a college football All-American for the 2022 season.[2] [3]
Palczewski was born in Mount Prospect, Illinois to Andrzej and Bozena Palczewski, both immigrants from communist Poland who moved to the United States in the mid-1980s.[4] His father worked as a carpenter and his mother worked as a nurse. Palczewski grew up speaking Polish, and was still learning English pronunciations through the third grade. Before football, he played soccer as a goalie.
Palczewski was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2023.[5] He was activated on January 6, 2024.[6]
Palczewski has two brothers.