After coming to the Hawkeyes as a Tight End, Gallery turned into a monster on the Offensive Line. He destroyed the competition on the college level and Gallery left the Hawkeyes as a 2x First Team All-Big Ten player, a First Team All-American and the winner of the Outland Trophy as the best Interior Lineman in 2003. Robert was selected with the second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. It seemed like a perfect fit for the behemoth with long hair and tattoos on the arms. Unfortunately, that was before the Raiders were realized as the train wreck that they are. After being moved across various different line positions early in his career, and having a new Offensive Line Coach each year, Gallery has found a home at Left Guard and performed well for the Raiders. So far in 2009, Gallery has struggled with injury after breaking his leg in week 2, but has returned to game action and started 6 games for the Raiders. Unfortunately he injured his back in the Week 13 game against the Steelers, and was placed on Injured Reserve to end his season. He has bounced back and returns to the Raiders heading into the 1st week of the 2010 season as their starting Left Guard. Gallery was hurt in the first game of the season and was inactive for Weeks 2, 3, 4 & 5 with an injured hamstring. He returned to the starting lineup for the Week 6 game against the 49ers. After the season, Gallery’s teammates voted him the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award. Despite his favor with his teammates, the team terminated his contract after the season as well. He left once the lockout was lifted and signed with the Seattle Seahawks where his former Offensive Line & Head Coach Tom Cable was hired to take over the line duties. He battled injuries in the preseason and missed the first game of the season. After the second game of the season, Gallery’s groin injury sidelined him for 4-6 weeks.