Gerhard de Beer

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Gerhard de Beer
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
(Pretoria, South Africa)
College: Arizona
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Gerhard de Beer (born 5 July 1994) is a South African former gridiron football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and XFL. He played college football at Arizona and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Roughnecks, and St. Louis BattleHawks.

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Early life

De Beer was born and raised in South Africa. [1] He played rugby and discus throw in high school at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool. [1] He moved to America to attend the University of Arizona to play American football. [2] He redshirted his first season, but saw playing time for his final three seasons. [3]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, de Beer signed with the Buffalo Bills on 11 May 2018. He was waived on 1 September 2018 . [4]

Green Bay Packers

On 27 November 2018 de Beer was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad. On 31 December 2018 he was signed to the active roster. [4] He was waived on 31 August 2019 and became a free agent. [5]

Indianapolis Colts

On 12 November 2019, de Beer was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, but was released three days later. [6]

Houston Roughnecks

In the 2020 XFL Draft, de Beer was drafted to the Houston Roughnecks. [7] He was waived during final roster cuts on 22 January 2020. [8]

St. Louis BattleHawks

De Beer was signed to the XFL's practice squad team, referred to as Team 9, on 30 January 2020. [9] He was signed off of Team 9 by the St. Louis BattleHawks on 9 March 2020. [10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on 10 April 2020. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Feltham, Luke (4 May 2019). "Meet Gerhard De Beer, SA's aspiring NFL star". Mail & Guardian . Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Gartland, Dan (17 October 2017). "Arizona's 320-Pound Discus Champion Lineman Wants to Be a Punter". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Rodak, Mike (1 July 2018). "Discus thrower packs on 80 pounds to make NFL run with Bills". ESPN Internet Ventures . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Gerhard de Beer". Packers.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. 31 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Colts Communications (12 November 2019). "Colts Sign T Gerhard de Beer To Practice Squad". Colts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Bender, Bill (21 October 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Talbot, Damond (22 January 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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  10. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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