Ben Gottschalk

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Ben Gottschalk
Personal information
Born: (1992-02-15) February 15, 1992 (age 31)
Santa Monica, California
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school: Notre Dame
(Sherman Oaks, California)
College: SMU
Position: Center
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Ben Gottschalk (born February 15, 1992) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at SMU, and subsequently played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Early life

Gottschalk is Jewish, and is from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] He has two older brothers, Adam and William. [3] [4]

He was a three-star Rivals.com and Scout.com prospect out of Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California), Class of 2010. [5] [6] [7] He was ranked as the 94th-best player in California and the 14th-best center in the US by Rivals, was All-CIF Pac-5 Division First-team, was a Serra League Most Valuable Lineman, and was a member of the 2008 GSP Super All-State Underclass Team. [6] He also threw the shot put in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. [8]

College career

Gottschalk played college football at SMU, playing in 47 games, with 24 starts (starting all the team's games his junior and senior years), on the offensive line [1] [9] He was a member of the 2012 Jewish Sports Review college football All-American team. [10]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Gottschalk was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs on May 19, 2014. [1] On August 27, 2014, he was waived. [1]

On August 31, 2014, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad. [1] On September 9, 2014, he was waived. [1]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Gottschalk signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 9, 2015. [11] On May 28, 2015, he was waived. [1] [12]

San Francisco 49ers

On June 6, 2015, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to a two-year contract. [1] [13] On August 6, 2015, while injured he was waived a few days after undergoing foot surgery. [1] [12] On August 7, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve. On August 13, 2015, he was waived from injured reserve. The 49ers paid him an injury settlement worth $56,118. [14]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

On November 25, 2015, Gottschalk was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. On January 5, 2016, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers. [15]

On September 3, 2016, Gottschalk was released by the Buccaneers as part of final roster cuts. [16] The next day, he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. [17] On November 12, Gottschalk was promoted to the Buccaneers active roster. [18] He suffered a knee injury in Week 11 and was placed on injured reserve on November 22, 2016. [19] On May 1, 2017, he was waived by the Buccaneers. [20]

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  3. ↑ "HS FOOT: Q and A with Notre Dame offensive lineman Ben Gottschalk | Daily News High School Sports Spotlight". Blogs.dailynews.com. September 10, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame's Kasdorf is the new king of sling". Los Angeles Times . November 1, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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  6. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Ben Gottschalk, Tampa Bay, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ben Gottschalk - CA Track and Field Profile". Athletic. October 8, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott (April 9, 2015). "Buccaneers Add Two to Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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  12. 1 2 "49ers part ways with OL Ben Gottschalk | CSN Bay Area". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ "49ers Sign OL Ben Gottschalk And 2 More, Waive 2 Others". CBS Sacramento. June 16, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "49ers, Ben Gottschalk agree to $56,118 injury settlement". Niners Nation. August 18, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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