He was selected by Chicago in the first round of the 1955 NFL draft with the eleventh overall pick.

[1] He spent the 1956 season in the U.S. Navy and was cut from the Bears' training camp in mid-August 1958.

[1][3] He signed a contract with the Oakland Raiders in the spring of 1960, months prior to the first season of the American Football League.

[4] Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Drzewiecki graduated from Boys' Tech High School in 1951,[5][6] and played college football at Marquette University, also in Milwaukee, and was inducted into its athletic hall of fame in 1985.

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