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Rodgers, Aaron Sitton, Josh Spitz, Jason Swain, Brett Talley, Ronald Tauscher, Mark Thompson, Jeremy Toribio, Anthony Underwood, Brandon Wells, Scott Williams, Patrick Williams, Tramon Woodson, Charles Wynn, DeShawn Wynn, Jarius 2008 Bio: Select A SummaryAt A GlancePro Summary2008 SeasonCollegePersonalPlayer Stats Name is pronounced BREH-no GEE-ah-co-MEE-knee Will look to compete for starting right tackle position Converted tight end who wasn’t a full-time tackle until his senior season at Louisville Teammate of offensive lineman Jason Spitz and quarterback Brian Brohm with the Cardinals Pro Summary Fifth-round pick in 2008 will look to make bigger contribution in his second year with the team Will compete for starting right tackle position Active for two games as a rookie and was inactive for the other 14 Head Coach Mike McCarthy noted Giacomini’s improvement throughout his rookie campaign, pointing out how much he benefited from facing defensive end Aaron Kampman every day in practice Underwent offseason ankle surgery (Feb. 11) Converted tight end who didn’t become a full-time tackle until his senior season at Louisville Part of an offense that ranked sixth in the nation at 488.0 yards per game as a senior Protected Packers teammate Brian Brohm on his way to throwing a school-record 30 touchdown passes in 2007 for the Cardinals 2008 Season Back To Top Active for two games, playing in one Inactive for final 14 games of the season Sustained ankle injury in Dec. 20 practice Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8): Active, but did not play At Detroit (Sept. 14): Made his NFL debut, seeing time on special teams 2008 Draft: Selected in the fifth round (150th overall), and was the 23rd offensive lineman selected Pick was acquired from Minnesota along with a seventh-round choice (209) for Green Bay’s fifth-round pick (137) Became only the third offensive lineman to be selected from Louisville in team history, joining teammate G/C Jason Spitz (2005, third round) and C Cleo Walker (1970, seventh round) College Back To Top Converted tight end who didn’t become a full-time tackle until his senior season Split time at tight end and tackle for his first three seasons at Louisville Teammate of Spitz, and helped protect Brohm on his way to setting a school record with 30 touchdown passes and 4,204 yards as a senior, which is second-best in Louisville single-season history Recruited by some smaller Division I schools to play basketball but decided to focus on football in college Majored in sports administration Senior season (2007): Started all 12 games at right tackle Part of an offense that ranked sixth in the nation at 488.0 yards per game Allowed just four sacks and two pressures on 491 pass plays Helped protect Brohm as he set a school record with 30 touchdown passes and threw for 4,204 yards, the second-best season in school history Played in 2008 Hula Bowl Junior season (2006): Played in all 13 games and spent time at tight end and offensive tackle Made his first collegiate start at tight end when he opened up at Kansas State (Sept. 23) Sophomore season (2005): Played in 12 games at tight end Caught three passes for 16 yards, including his first touchdown reception when he caught a 1-yard pass for a score from Brohm vs. Rutgers (Nov. 11) Freshman season (2004): Played in 12 games as a reserve tackle and tight end as a true freshman Made collegiate debut as a backup tight end vs. Kentucky (Sept. 5) Posted the first reception of his career when he made a 3-yard grab at Army (Sept. 11) Personal Back To Top Given name Breno Gomes Giacomini Name is pronounced BREH-no GEE-ah-co-MEE-knee Born in Cambridge, Mass. Single Has an infant daughter, Alayna Madison Sold hot dogs at Fenway Park as a high schooler Sister, Andressa, plays center on the basketball team at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Parents moved to Massachusetts from Brazil before he was born High school: Three-year starter at Malden (Mass.) High and earned Greater Boston League all-star honors as a senior Played both defensive end and outside linebacker Started his freshman and sophomore years, but didn’t play football as a junior to concentrate on basketball Four-year letterwinner in basketball and was the second-leading scorer in the league as a senior at 21.0 points per game Community involvement: Signed autographs and posed for photos at Pals Halloween Party Attended dinner and participated in Q&A session for Green Bay Traffic Club Hobbies/interests: Enjoys playing basketball Residence: Malden, Mass. Player Stats Back To Top Year GP GS 2008 Green Bay 1 0 NFL debut: at Detroit, 9/14/08 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2008: Selected by Green Bay Packers in fifth round (150th overall) in '08 Draft, April 27...Signed first contract, July 23. CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2011 Copyright © 2010 Green Bay Packers, Inc. Website design, maintenance & hosting by