College football Pyne attended
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and played for the
Virginia Tech Hokies football team from 1990 to 1993. As a senior in 1993, he was selected as a unanimous All-American, becoming Virginia Tech's first player ever to do so, and was also awarded the
Dudley Award, which is given to the
Commonwealth of Virginia's outstanding player of the year. He was a finalist for both the
Lombardi Award and the
Outland Trophy. Virginia Tech retired his number 73; it is one of only four football numbers retired by the school in over hundred years of football. He was named to the
Big East Conferences All-time team at the turn of the century. The offensive line meeting room at Virginia Tech has been named in his honor. He was also inducted to
Virginia Tech's Sports Hall of Fame. He played four of his nine professional seasons with the Buccaneers as a left guard, starting in 38 of his 42 appearances from 1995 to 1997. In 1998, he went to Detroit to play with the Lions and started 16 games at center. In 1999, he became the first overall pick of the
Cleveland Browns in the
1999 expansion draft. In Cleveland he was a starter for two seasons at left guard before injuring his knee. He was named the team MVP by the Akron Browns backers and named the team's top offensive lineman by the touchdown club. He was also elected team captain while with the Browns. He was named three times to Muscle and Fitnesses' NFL all strength team. He finished his career with the
NFC East division champion Philadelphia Eagles in 2001. ==Personal life==