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Position: | Guard | ||||
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Born: | Houlton, Wisconsin, U.S. | June 16, 1990||||
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Somerset (Somerset, Wisconsin) | ||||
College: | South Dakota State | ||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||
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Bryan Witzmann (born June 16, 1990) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at South Dakota State University. He was a contestant on The Bachelorette. [1]
Witzmann signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 16, 2014. [2] He was placed on injured reserve on August 2, 2014. [3]
On September 1, 2015, Witzmann was waived by the Texans. [4]
On September 16, 2015, Witzmann was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad. [3] He was released by the Saints on November 11, 2015 but was re-signed on December 24. [3] He signed a futures contract with the Saints on January 5, 2016. [3] He was waived on May 17, 2016. [5]
On June 8, 2016, Witzmann signed with the Dallas Cowboys. [3] He was released by the Cowboys on September 3, 2016. [6]
Witzmann was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 4, 2016. [7] On July 27, 2017, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Chiefs through 2018. [8]
In 2017, Witzmann played in all 16 games, starting 13 at left guard for the Chiefs. [9]
On September 3, 2018, Witzmann was released by the Chiefs after losing the starting left guard job to Cameron Erving. [10]
On September 10, 2018, Witzmann was signed by the Minnesota Vikings. [11] He was released on October 5, 2018. [12]
On October 8, 2018, Witzmann was signed by the Chicago Bears. [13] In November, with right guard Kyle Long on injured reserve, Witzmann began splitting time at the spot with Eric Kush. [14] He was named the starting right guard in Week 10, and started 7 games there until Long returned from injury in Week 17.
On March 22, 2019, Witzmann signed with the Cleveland Browns. [15] The Browns released Witzmann on August 31, 2019. [16]
On September 14, 2019, Witzmann was signed by the Miami Dolphins, but was released five days later. [17]
On September 23, 2019, Witzmann was signed by the Carolina Panthers. [18] On November 12, 2019, Witzmann was waived by the Panthers. [19]
On October 28, 2020, Witzmann was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. [20] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and 21 for the team's weeks 9 and 11 games against the Carolina Panthers and Las Vegas Raiders, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [21] [22] On February 9, 2021, Witzmann re-signed with the Chiefs. [23] He was released on May 10, 2021. [24] He re-signed with the team on August 8, 2021. [25] He was released on August 23.
On September 15, 2021, Witzmann was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. [26] He was released on September 21, 2021.
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