Former Wisconsin offensive lineman Invoice Ferrario, a two-time All-Massive Ten choice and a key contributor on two convention championship groups, died Wednesday, in response to the Scranton Instances-Tribune. Ferrario turned 47 on Monday, simply days earlier than his loss of life. The Wisconsin soccer program confirmed Ferrario’s loss of life Thursday. 

Ferrario, a local of Scranton, Pennsylvania, shined with the Badgers from 1997-2000. He began each single recreation of his profession and within the course of grew to become simply the third participant in Massive Ten historical past to achieve 50 begins. The 50 consecutive begins stays the second-longest streak by a Wisconsin participant.

Ferrario was a mannequin of consistency all through his school profession and a terrific blocker. He helped pave the best way for working again Ron Dayne on his solution to the Heisman Trophy and was a stalwart within the trenches for Badgers groups that received two Massive Ten titles and the 1999 and 2000 Rose Bowls. In flip, he earned a first-team All-Massive Ten honor in 1999 and second-team nod in 2000.

The Inexperienced Bay Packers chosen Ferrario within the fourth spherical of the 2001 NFL Draft, protecting him within the state of Wisconsin for the beginning of his skilled profession. Ferrario performed in all 16 video games in the course of the 2002 season earlier than the Packers waived him the next yr. He signed with and was launched by each Washington and Carolina and didn’t see recreation motion for both franchise earlier than leaving the league in 2005.

Ferrario moved again to Wisconsin on the finish of his NFL profession and launched into a profession within the medical gross sales business. He additionally bought actual property and labored with highschool soccer groups.