Zach Strief

Zachary David Strief (born September 22, 1983) is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was raised in Milford, Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb, where he played football for Milford High School. As of the 2012 season Strief was named one of the Saints two offensive team captains, alongside quarterback Drew Brees.

College career
He played college football at Northwestern, where he started in 40 straight games.

New Orleans Saints
He was drafted by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. After backing up Jon Stinchcomb for five years, in the 2011 season he became the team's starting right tackle and part of the Saints' offensive line that won the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award as the best offensive line in the NFL. (He also shared in the same award as a backup in 2009.)

Personal life
Strief is divorced, and now lives in New Orleans. In 2009 he produced a cookbook for charity entitled "When You're the Biggest Guy on the Team!