Grasu is a football center who has played in the NFL throughout his career.
He is a third-round 71st pick of the Chicago bears in the 2015 NFL Draft.
On 10 December, the Raiders promoted him to the active roster. Before that, he was in the practice squad. At the end of August 2022, Garsu was waived by his current team but again signed to the same group as earlier.
The pro player was born on 12 August 1991 in California. He was raised by his parents, who shifted to the United States in 1982.
Grasu Parents Are Immigrants
Hroniss has Romanian family background as his parents, Stefan and Mariana Grasu, moved to Los Angeles from Romania in 1982. The pair started their own business by opening a “Greco’s New York Pizzeria” restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard.
Despite coming from foreign lands, his mom and dad raised him fulfilling all his needs and supporting his interest and passion. The Romanian couple trusted their son and knew he had what it takes to be a pro footballer. So they sent their boy to Crespi Carmelite High School.
His mother was also an athlete and he got some sportsmanship traits from her. Mariana played in Romania’s national handball team as a goalie.
But his father, Stefan, used to work as a stuntman in his native country.
He is not the only kid of his parents, the pro footballer also has an older brother Nico. The older son of Stefan and Mariana also found his interest in sports and was a placekicker for Washington State.
Hroniss Football Career So Far
Hroniss interest in football started when he attended high school in Los Angeles. The future star was named an All-State offensive lineman. His performance found him a place as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, and he was also ranked as the 12th center prospect from his class.
After school, he joined the University of Oregon and started to play for the college team. Hroniss took over as the team’s starting center as a freshman and held that position until his senior year.
In 2011, he was awarded to the All-Freshman Second Team. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, he was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team. Later he was also elected as the finalist for the Rimington Trophy for two consecutive years.
Finally, in 2015 he was drafted into NHL and started his professional career. He played for the Chicago Bears until 2 September 2018. Then he signed n with Baltimore Ravens but only played three games before being released on 24 November.
Until Las Vegas Raiders signed him on 25 October 2019, the footballer had quite a challenging journey. He played for many teams and was released by the Miami Dolphins in nine days.
