DRC Football
August 29, 2013
AUBREY
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Aubrey lineman ready for return from injury By Dave Rogers For the Denton Record-Chronicle
Weston Osterman enters the 2013 season looking to rebound from a lost year. In that way, the big lineman isn’t that different from Aubrey’s team as a whole after a 2-8 campaign. Osterman missed the entire 2012 season after breaking his leg not once but twice in the past year. “It wasn’t that fun, but I got through it,� the 6-foot-4, 280-pound senior said. “It’s made me stronger.� A nose tackle and backup offensive tackle as a sophomore, Osterman made the best of his six months off his feet, adding 100 pounds to his bench press best. “He moves really well for his size,� Aubrey head coach Mike Segleski said. “Offensively, he’s our right tackle and he just crushes people. At nose guard, he can lock up an offensive lineman, find the ball, escape the blocker and get to
the ball carrier.� Osterman first injured his leg in Aubrey’s opening scrimmage last summer. “My leg just snapped,� he recalled. “I ended up with a titanium rod from my kneecap to my ankle.� In the winter, with bone mended but the hardware still in place, doctors cleared Osterman to resume training. He was running a 400-meter sprint, anticipating the start of track season. “It just snapped again,� he said. “In the middle of the 400, I started to speed up and it happened. The doctor said it was a freak accident.� Osterman needed less time to recover the second time around and took advantage of it by improving his technique. “Last year, since I couldn’t play, I really tried to memorize the plays,� he said, “so I feel pretty good about my offense. Defensively, I worked on my hand movements [to get rid of blockers].�
Denton Record-Chronicle/David Minton
Weston Osterman will be back in Aubrey’s lineup this fall after missing the entire 2012 season. The senior lineman broke his leg twice in the span of a year, but has recovered and will start at right tackle and nose guard.
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