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-          Originally a 5th round (160th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2003.

GIANTS NOTES:

-           Tough, durable and versatile offensive lineman has started all 103 regular season and postseason games since he joined the Giants as a 5th-round draft choice in 2003. Diehl is the first Giant since the introduction of the 16-game schedule in 1978 to start all 96 regular season games in his first 6 seasons.
-           Has played right guard, right tackle, left guard and left tackle for the Giants.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Has started all 96 regular season games and 7 postseason games the Giants have played since joining the team in 2003...Diehl is the only player selected in the 2003 NFL Draft to start every game in the previous 6 seasons. He is 1 of the 6 players who entered the league in 2003 and have since played in every regular season game. The others are Brendon Ayonbadejo, Josh Brown, Derrick Dockery, Visanthe Shiancoe and Terrell Suggs...Diehl is 1 of the 63 NFL players who have played in every game since the start of the 2003 season.
 -          Diehl's 96 consecutive regular season starts are the longest current streak on the Giants. Eli Manning is 2nd with 71 starts in a row. Entering the 2009 season, Diehl's 96 consecutive starts are tied for the 9th longest streak among active offensive linemen.
-           Diehl started 16 games at right guard as a rookie, 16 at right tackle in 2004, 15 games at left guard and 1 game at right tackle in 2005, 15 games at left guard and 1 at left tackle in 2006 and 16 games at left tackle in 2007 and 2008.
-           In 2008, Diehl was selected to the All-NFC team by the Pro Football Writers Association....He was an integral part of an offense that helped the Giants finish with 427 points and 338 first downs, both the 2nd-highest totals in franchise history. The Giants gained 5,695 yards, the third-highest total in their history. The line's blocking enabled the Giants to lead the NFL and set franchise records in both rushing yards per game (157.4) and yards per carry (5.0). With Diehl and the line opening holes, Brandon Jacobs (1,089) and Derrick Ward (1,025) became the 4th pair of running back teammates to rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.
-           With the line opening holes, the Giants rushed for 301 yards in a victory over Carolina (12/21) that clinched the top seed in the NFC playoffs. It was the 5th-highest total Giants history.
-           Diehl and the line allowed just 2 sacks in a 5-game period from Sept. 21-Oct. 26.
-           In 2007, Diehl started all 16 regular season games and 4 postseason games at left tackle. Diehl was an integral part of an offense that helped the Giants score 373 points (the 5th-highest total in franchise history) and compile 321 first downs (the 4th-highest total by a Giants team) and 5,302 yards (7th in team history). The line's blocking enabled the Giants to finish 4th in the NFL in rushing yardage with an average of 134.3 yards a game.
-            Diehl and the line allowed just 4 total sacks in a 5-game period from Sept. 30-Oct. 28.
-           Made his 65th consecutive start for the Giants offensive line in the season opener at Dallas (9/9)...Started at left tackle and provided enough pass protection for Eli Manning to amass 312 passing yards on 28 of 41 passes and 4 touchdowns.
-           Giants offensive line allowed 1 sack at Atlanta (10/15/07) and provided enough protection for the Giants offense to gain a season-high 491 yards of total offense.
-           In the NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/20) the offensive line allowed 2 sacks but provided enough blocking and protection for the Giants to gain 380 yards of total offense.
-           In 2006, Diehl started the first 15 games at left guard before shifting to tackle for the regular season finale and the NFC Wild Card Game. Started at left tackle at Washington (12/30), where the line allowed 1 sack and provided enough run blocking for the Giants to rush for 261 rushing yards, including a franchise-record 234 yards by Tiki Barber...Also played left guard in the game after Grey Ruegamer was sidelined temporarily in the 1st half with a leg laceration.
-           Started at left tackle in the NFC Wild Card game at Philadelphia (1/7)...Run blocking helped the Giants gain 151 yards on 31 rushes.
-           In 2005, started 15 games (plus the NFC Wild Card Game) at left guard and 1 at right tackle. The line's blocking enabled Barber to rush for a franchise-record 1,860 yards...Pass blocking helped Eli Manning to pass for a 3,762 yards, the 5th-highest total in franchise history.
-           Blocking at left guard helped Barber rush for 203 yards, including at franchise-best 95-yard touchdown run, at Oakland (12/31).
-           Started at right tackle in place of Kareem McKenzie vs. Kansas City (12/17) and line's blocking enabled Barber to rush for a then-team record 220 yards.
-           Started at left guard at Philadelphia (12/11), but moved to right tackle when McKenzie was forced to leave the game in the 2nd quarter due to injury. Offensive line allowed 1 sack and provided enough blocking and protection for the Giants to gain 437 yards of total offense.
-           In 2004, Diehl started all 16 games at right tackle. He missed a snap for the 1st time in his career when he left the game for a play in the 4th quarter with a cut below the eye at Green Bay (10/3). Returned to the game and helped the Giants rush for 245 yards.
-           In 2003, Diehl played right guard and became the first Giants rookie to start all 16 games since Mark Bavaro in 1985...Was one of 14 NFL rookies to start all 16 games...Was 1 of only 3 offensive linemen on the roster to see action in all 16 games, was 1 of only 2 to start every game during the year and was the only to start at the same position each game during the 2003 season.

COLLEGE:

-           Second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection as a senior in 2002.
-           Recipient of the Wright Commitment to Excellence Award, presented to the Illinois player who has dedicated himself to academic excellence despite obstacles faced during his collegiate career.
-           As a senior, started every game at left guard, registering 91 knockdowns for an offense that featured its first 1,000-yard rusher (Antoineo Harris) and 1,000-yard receiver (Brandon Lloyd) in the same season since 1984. Helped offense total 5,356 yards.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
 
-           David and his wife, Nicole, donated $350,000 for a new weight room at their alma mater, the University of Illinois.
-           David and fellow lineman Rich Seubert have taken a special interest in the Ronald McDonald House of New York City, a temporary home for seriously ill children and their families to reside while undergoing treatment in area hospitals.  Together, they serve as Co-Chairs of the "Meet the Giants" fundraiser. This annual event is held to raise funds for the Giants Room on the Sports Floor of the Ronald McDonald House located in New York City.  In 2007, they also created the first annual summer cookout at the house, bringing many players over for a day of barbeque and board games in the sun.
-           Participated in the Giants Foundation Golf Outing.
-           Attended the Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting St. Vincent's Medical Center.
-           Attended the 2nd annual "Taste of the Giants" fundraiser benefitting ShopRite Partners in Caring.
-           Attended the Giants' annual fundraiser dinner benefitting The Ronald McDonald House of NYC.
-           Attended Starlight Starbright Foundation's Celebrity Sports Auction Benefit
-           Visited the Bronx Warehouse of the Food Bank for New York City, loading up a delivery truck of food, which would later be received by their fellow teammates on the defensive line in Harlem, in order to raise awareness of the increased demand for food assistance and the decrease in financial contributions to The Food Bank for New York City.
-           Attended the Giants annual "Jingle Jam" holiday party at Giants Stadium for 500 NJ foster children.
-           Joined Coach Peter Giunta and 13 teammates and fellow coaches at a "Sports Night" fundraiser to benefit the Holy Spirit School.
-           Greeted fans at Big Blue Travel's "Giants Wrap-up Breakfast"
-           Attended the East Side Settlement House's New York Auto Show Preview Gala, helping to auction off tickets to an upcoming Giants' game.

PERSONAL:

-           Married (Nicole) with daughter, Addison Elizabeth.
-           Played offensive tackle, offensive guard, defensive tackle and nose tackle at Brother Rice (Oak Lawn, Ill.) High... Earned All-Conference honors, named All-Region and All-Big Ten by the National Recruiting Advisor... Earned 9 varsity letters in high school, including 4 in football, 2 in wrestling and 3 in track.
-           Graduated in December, 2001, with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications, then enrolled in the master's program in Human Resource Education.
-           Brother, Jerry, was an All-Iowa Conference offensive guard and brother, Jeff, was a 2-year letterman in basketball at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.
-           Son of Jerry and Darlene Diehl.
-           Born David Michael Diehl on Sept. 15, 1980, in Chicago.