A big athletic force on the offensive line, Todd Herremans has been solid as the team's starting left guard over the last two seasons. During his rookie year in 2005, Herremans saw valuable action at left tackle for an injured Tra Thomas and successfully made the transition to guard in his sophomore campaign. A fourth round draft choice of the Eagles, Herremans was a Division II All-America selection at Saginaw Valley State. In 2006, he earned a five-year contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2013.

Career Games Played/Started: (Eagles 2005-07); 2005 (4/4); 2006 (16/16); 2007 (16/15). Total: (36/35). Playoffs Games Played/Started: 2006 (2/2) Total: (2/2)
Milestones: First career NFL game and start: vs. GB 11/27/05, First start at LG: at Hou. 9/10/06

BIRDSEED:

• Took up chess as a hobby in college and became addicted. Has been invloved in Eagles Youth Partneship's annual chess tournament for the past three years. "When I was in college, one of my buddy's parents brought us a chess set and three or four of us ended up sitting around playing chess all the time. I got into the strategy of the game and liked how you always had to think three or four steps ahead all the time. Then I got to see how good the kids were with the EYP event, and was amazed."
• Growing up in the small town of Ravenna (pronounced ruh-VENN-uh), located in the western part of Michigan, didn't aid in getting Todd recruited to play football at a Division I-A school. In a town that had one blinking street light, one gas station and one privately owned grocery store, the football program was very small. In fact, his senior year team consisted of just 19 players. Although he played tight end, offensive tackle, and defensive tackle, his talented but underexposed career went unnoticed by the big schools. That's why he decided on Saginaw Valley State, a small teaching school at the Division II level, which offered him a scholarship that covered half of his tuition
• Aspires to become an actor one day and enjoys going to live theatre. Was a member of the drama club in high school and played the lead role in the play, "Tom Jones," during his junior year
• Has a strong interest in drawing and other forms of art. Has worked over the years with various different mediums including chalk, graphite, and water colors
• Herremans on his first part-time job at a pickle factory: "First job I ever had was at the Swanson Pickle Company. Mainly I did general maintenance, carpentry, electric work, that kind of thing. You might ask if I ate all the pickles, but they weren't pickles yet. At the factory they were cucumbers, and I ate my fair share of cucumbers."

IN THE TRENCHES

• His definition of an O-lineman: "The ultimate team player. They never touch the ball or score points or get highlights on SportsCenter. But no one else is going to get that done unless we do our job."
• Favorite O-lineman: Russ Grimm. "I like his style, he was nasty. He wasn't super gifted, but he was relentless on the field. I really enjoy watching his highlight tapes."
• Nobody's Perfect: Was one pitch away from firing a perfect game in high school. With two outs in the 7th inning, a fly ball to left field was misplayed and ended his bid for the perfect game. "I had a knuckle ball, but I mostly relied on strictly fastballs."

PERSONAL:

• Resides in Philadelphia
• His parents, Paul and Marilee, are both teachers. Paul is an 8th-grade math teacher and the JV football coach (he coached Todd) and baseball coach at Ravenna HS. Marilee is a 4th-grade teacher who specializes in Michigan history. Todd had no choice but to have good grades growing up and was an honors student in high school, graduating with a 3.7 GPA. Math was his strength, having taken Calculus 3 as a junior at a local college. At Saginaw Valley State he was not required to take math courses due to those levels reached in high school
• Has 2 older brothers, John and Scott
• Earned all-state honors in football at Ravenna (MI) HS. Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track and served as senior class vice president
• Attends a number of non-profit events through the Delaware Valley and has a special place in his heart for those that benefit the move to cure cancer. Both of his grandparents, Al and Eleanore, died from the disease. Al developed the condition from years of smoking
• Enjoys playing golf, pick-up basketball and going to movies
• Majored in exercise science, earning school and conference academic honors. Carried a 3.2 GPA and was the recipient of a University Scholarship based on his grades

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
Lined up at both left and right tackle during his career at Saginaw Valley State. Earned Division II All-America honors as he started every game at LT in 2004, allowing just 2 sacks. Also named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference offensive lineman of the year. Helped the offense rank first in the conference in passing (264.1 yards per game), third in scoring (35.4 points per game) and third in total offense (418.7 yards per game). Was a first-team all-region choice as a junior in 2003, starting 12 games and allowing just 3 sacks. He moved into the starting lineup at weakside offensive tackle in 2001, earning  most valuable freshman honors.

INJURY HISTORY:
Suffered a left ankle injury in the 2nd qtr. at StL (12/18/05) and was placed on Injured Reserve on 12/20.