Dieter Eiselen

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

Dieter Eiselen
No. 60 – Chicago Bears
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-10) June 10, 1996
Pretoria, South Africa
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Paul Roos Gymnasium
Choate Rosemary Hall
College:Yale
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
College
  • AP, STATS, HERO Sports, Phil Steele FCS All-American (2019)
  • 2× First-team All-Ivy League (2018–2019)
  • HERO Sports Sophomore FCS All-American (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:14
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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 at Choate 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

Eiselen was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2020.[6] He was waived on September 5, 2020, as part of final roster cuts,[7] and re-signed to the practice squad.[8] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 for the team's week 9 game against the Tennessee Titans.[9] On January 11, 2021, Eiselen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bears.[10]

On August 31, 2021, Eiselen was waived by the Bears and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 11, 2022.[13]

Eiselen was promoted to the active roster on October 26.[14] On February 22, 2023, Eiselen was tendered as an exclusive rights free agent.[15]

References
  1. Mayer, Larry (May 26, 2020). "Bears rookie followed unorthodox road to NFL". Chicago Bears. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. "Dieter Eiselen - 2019 - Football". Yale University.
  3. "Eiselen Signs NFL Contract with the Chicago Bears". Yale University.
  4. "Eiselen Selected to NFLPA Collegiate Bowl". Yale University.
  5. "Yale Puts 11 Bulldogs in NFF's Hampshire Honor Society". Yale University.
  6. "Transactions | The Official Website of the Chicago Bears". ChicagoBears.com.
  7. Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  8. Perez, Bryan (September 18, 2020). "Bears Roster Moves: Linebacker Devante Bond added to practice squad". USA Today. Bears Wire. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. Mayer, Larry (November 8, 2020). "Bears Roster Moves: Bears add five players to active roster". Chicago Bears. Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  10. Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 10 to reserve/future deals". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  12. Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 13 players to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.
  13. Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". ChicagoBears.com.
  14. Mayer, Larry (October 26, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears promote Eiselen, sign Fountain to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.
  15. Shapiro, Alex (February 22, 2023). "Bears re-sign OL Dieter Eiselen, per agency". NBCSports.com.
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