Dieter Eiselen

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Dieter Eiselen
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Eiselen in 2023
No. 60 – Houston Texans
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-10) June 10, 1996 (age 27)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Paul Roos
(Stellenbosch)
Choate
(Wallingford, Connecticut)
College: Yale
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:26
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Dieter Johann Eiselen (born June 10, 1996) is a South African-born American football guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Yale and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears after the 2020 NFL Draft. [1]

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Early years

Eiselen was born and grew up in South Africa where he played rugby and competed in Olympic weightlifting. [2] Eiselen came to America and played football at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut and helped lead the Wild Boars to an undefeated season and a New England NEPSAC 'A' Championship. [2] Eiselen was also a letterman in track & field and made the Dean's list. [2]

College career

Eiselen graduated from Yale University in 2020 with degrees in economics and political science. [2] Eiselen started 34 games as a 4 year starter for the Yale Bulldogs. [2] In 2017, Eiselen was selected as a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American and an All-Ivy League honorable mention after helping lead the Yale Bulldogs to an outright Ivy League Championship. [2] In 2018, he was selected First-team All-Ivy League. [2] In 2019, he was selected to Phil Steele's Preseason All-American Team, First-team All-Ivy League, the ECAC All-New England Team, the HERO Sports All-American Team, the STATS FCS All-American Team, and the AP FCS All-American Team after helping Yale to a no. 23/22 national ranking and a second Ivy League championship. [3] Eiselen was selected to participate in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, California at the Rose Bowl. [4] He was also inducted into National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society. [5]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Eiselen was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2020. [6] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7, 2020. [7] On January 11, 2021, Eiselen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bears. [8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 11, 2022. [9] Eiselen was promoted to the active roster on October 26. [10] On February 22, 2023, Eiselen was tendered as an exclusive rights free agent. [11]

Houston Texans

On August 31, 2023, Eiselen was signed by the Houston Texans. [12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11. [13] On February 24, 2024, Eiselen signed a 2-year contract extension. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Mayer, Larry (May 26, 2020). "Bears rookie followed unorthodox road to NFL". Chicago Bears. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dieter Eiselen - 2019 - Football". Yale University.
  3. ↑ "Eiselen Signs NFL Contract with the Chicago Bears". Yale University. April 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Eiselen Selected to NFLPA Collegiate Bowl". Yale University. December 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Yale Puts 11 Bulldogs in NFF's Hampshire Honor Society". Yale University. April 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Transactions | The Official Website of the Chicago Bears". ChicagoBears.com.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Larry (November 8, 2020). "Bears Roster Moves: Bears add five players to active roster". Chicago Bears . Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 10 to reserve/future deals". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". ChicagoBears.com.
  10. ↑ Mayer, Larry (October 26, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears promote Eiselen, sign Fountain to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.
  11. ↑ Shapiro, Alex (February 22, 2023). "Bears re-sign OL Dieter Eiselen, per agency". NBCSports.com.
  12. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (11-11-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. November 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Houston Texans Bolster Offensive Line with Dieter Eiselen Signing". nbcsports.com. February 24, 2024.
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