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spread option offense, which used zone blocking, was a major adjustment for Boren. By the tenth day
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of spring practice Boren had left the team. Boren made a statement to the press regarding his
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decision, which included the following excerpt: "Michigan football was a family, built on mutual
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respect and support for each other from (former) Coach (Lloyd) Carr on down. We knew it took the
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entire family, a team effort, and we all worked together. . I have great trouble accepting that
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those family values have eroded in just a few months. . .That I am unable to perform under these
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circumstances at the level I expect of myself, and my teammates and Michigan fans deserve, is why I
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have made the decision to leave." A month later, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel announced Boren
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would redshirt for the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season and become the first player to
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transfer from Michigan to play for archrival Ohio State since at least World War II. According to
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Section 14.5.2.B of the Rules of Eligibility in the Big Ten handbook, Boren is ineligible to be a
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scholarship athlete after transferring. A little more than a week after Justin announced his
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transfer, his younger brother Zach committed to Ohio State. Later that summer, Detroit Free Press
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writer Michael Rosenberg, backed up Boren's statement about family values: "Rodriguez's staff uses
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some of the foulest, most degrading language imaginable. I know coaches curse, and I'm no prude,
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but this goes way beyond a few dirty words. He belittles his players. This is a big part of why
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offensive lineman Justin Boren left the team. He felt his dignity was at stake."
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Ohio State
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When Boren arrived at Ohio State at and , he was one of the smallest offensive linemen on the
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team. During his redshirt season, he wore the number 56. In order to bond with his new teammates
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such as Alex Boone, he shaved lightning bolts into his head. While redshirtting, he stood out in
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practice where he performed on the scout team. In fact, during the week leading up to the final
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regular season game against Michigan, he wore the Winged Football Helmet that Michigan is known for
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as part of the scout team. The 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team included three seniors on the
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offensive line: Boone, Steve Rehring and Ben Person.
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A total of 28 seniors graduated from the football team leaving the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes
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football team with five returning starters on offense for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football
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season. However, the team had the number one recruiting class in the nation according to the
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Chicago Sun-Times''. Both Scout.com and Rivals.com agreed with this number one ranking prior to
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the final signing period and although the offensive line had been the team's problem in 2008, the
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highly touted class included three tackles and a guard plus transfer Boren.
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In the spring of 2009, Hope Boren spoke at signing day about her two sons prospects for at Ohio
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State: "As a parent, you always try to raise kids who are happy and successful . . . And I know my
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kids are happy and I think they'll be successful." Zach Boren said, "Everyone in the whole family
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is an Ohio State fan now. . .No one cares about Michigan at all anymore. That was in the past and
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we're all looking forward to being Buckeyes and staying Buckeyes for the rest of our lives."
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During spring practice, Boren impressed his coaches and teammates; however, he refused all
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interview requests. During the summer, when asked about the impending Michigan – Ohio State game
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he said "My attitude is there are 11 games before that game,. . .I can't let myself get worked up
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thinking about that game. I don't want to take a chance of being unprepared for any of the first 11
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games. The week that game gets here, it will be my primary focus." By then, he was projected to be
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the starting left guard, and he was expected to be an important part of the team.
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Prior to the 2009 season, Boren suffered a knee injury. The injury was not severe because of the
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knee brace that he was wearing. He recovered in time to be in the starting lineup at left guard
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along with his younger brother who started at fullback for the September 5 season opener against
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Navy. The media portrayed Boren as a nasty and intense player, which Boren downplayed. Early in the
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season, the offensive line struggled. But as the season progressed guards Boren and Bryant Browning
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teamed up with second-year linemen Michael Brewster, J.B. Shugarts and Mike Adams to form a unit
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that worked effectively. Boren missed the October 31 non-conference game against New Mexico State
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due to an unspecified foot injury. When he returned to Michigan Stadium for the season finale,
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Michigan defensive end Brandon Graham was very vocal about Boren's departure. At the conclusion of
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the 2009 Big Ten season, he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference team by both the coaches
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(second-team) and the media (first-team). The following 2010 season, he repeated as a first team
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media and second team coaches All-Big Ten Conference selection. He was named as a second team
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All-American selection by Associated Press, CBS Sports, Rivals.com and Scout.com.
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Professional career
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Boren was one of 56 offensive linemen invited to participate in the February 24 – March 1, 2011 NFL
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Scouting Combine. He ranked thirteenth in the bench press with a total of 28 repetitions. He ranked
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eleventh in the three cone drill with a time of 7.57. Following the draft and the 2011 NFL
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lockout, Boren was regarded as one of the best available free agents.
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Baltimore Ravens
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Boren was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on July 26, 2011. Boren's former University of Michigan
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offensive line coach Andy Moeller was a coach with Baltimore at the time of his signing. He was
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waived by the team on September 3, 2011, but he was signed to the practice squad on September 5. On
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January 3, 2012, during the first round bye week of the 2011–12 NFL playoffs, Boren was activated.
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On September 1, 2012, Boren was assigned to injured reserve. Boren reached an injury settlement
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with the team before being removed from the roster later that week.
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Detroit Lions Boren was named to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions on November 20, 2012.
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Denver Broncos
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On January 7, 2013, the Denver Broncos signed Boren to a futures contract. On August 7, 2013, Boren
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was waived/injured by the Broncos. On August 8, 2013, he cleared waivers and was placed on the
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Broncos' injured reserve list.
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Personal life
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Boren's father, Mike Boren, played football for Michigan from 1980 to 1983 and his mother, Hope,
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ran track there from 1979 to 1982. Boren attended the 2005 Michigan Summer Football Camp. Mike led
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the Wolverines in tackles in 1982 and 1983. Justin's youngest brother, Jacoby, was a sophomore at
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Pickerington Central High School in 2009. By December 2010, Jacoby had committed to Ohio State.
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See also List of select Jewish football players Notes
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External links Baltimore Ravens bio Detroit Lions bio
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1988 births Living people American football centers Baltimore Ravens players
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Michigan Wolverines football players Ohio State Buckeyes football players
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People from Pickerington, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio 21st-century American Jews
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Jewish American sportspeople
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Butte is a city in southwestern Montana established as a mining camp in the 1860s in the northern
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Rocky Mountains straddling the Continental Divide. Butte became a hotbed for silver and gold mining
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in its early stages, and grew exponentially upon the advent of electricity in the late-nineteenth
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century due to the land's large natural stores of copper. In 1888 alone, mining operations in Butte
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had generated an output of $23 million. The arrival of several magnates in the area around this
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time, later known as the "Copper Kings," marked the beginning of Butte's establishment as a
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boomtown.
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The city was also the site of various political events relating to is industrial roots and
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expansive workforce, and was home to strong labor activism and Socialist movements in the
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early-twentieth century. After numerous mining-related disasters (including the 1917 Speculator
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Mine disaster the largest hard rock mining disaster in world history), and a steady decline in
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copper demand, Butte's Anaconda Copper company shifted to open-pit mining in the mid-twentieth
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century. Over several decades, mining took place at the Berkeley Pit before operations were ceased
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in 1983. Post-millennium economic forces in Butte have largely centered on technology and the
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health industry, as well as efforts to preserve the city's historic buildings and cultural sites.
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In 2002, Butte was one of only twelve towns in America to be named a Distinctive Destination by the
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National Trust for Historic Preservation.