Ben Gottschalk

Ben Gottschalk
No. 72 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-02-15) February 15, 1992
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school: Sherman Oaks (CA) Notre Dame
College: SMU
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016
Games played: 2
Games started: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Ben Gottschalk (born February 15, 1992) is an American football center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU.

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, he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. On January 5, 2016, Gottschalk 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "49ers Waive/Injured OL Ben Gottschalk". 49ers.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Jewish Football Players of the Year (and Sporty Rabbis) | Bloggish". Jewish Journal. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. ↑ "HS FOOT: Q and A with Notre Dame offensive lineman Ben Gottschalk | Daily News High School Sports Spotlight". Blogs.dailynews.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame's Kasdorf is the new king of sling - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  5. ↑ "College Sports: Ex-SMU OL Ben Gottschalk signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers | SportsDay". Sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  6. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Ben Gottschalk, Tampa Bay, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  8. ↑ "Ben Gottschalk - CA Track and Field Profile". Athletic.net. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott (2015-04-09). "Buccaneers Add Two to Roster". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  10. ↑ "Football: Gabe Marks is on Jewish Sports Review's All-America team". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  11. ↑ Smith, Scott. "Buccaneers Add Two to Roster". Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  13. ↑ "49ers Sign OL Ben Gottschalk And 2 More, Waive 2 Others « CBS Sacramento". Sacramento.cbslocal.com. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  14. ↑ "49ers, Ben Gottschalk agree to $56,118 injury settlement". Niners Nation. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  15. ↑ Press, Associated (2016-01-05). "Buccaneers sign 9 players to reserve/futures contracts". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  16. ↑ Smith, Scott. "Bucs Trim Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  17. ↑ Smith, Scott. "Bucs Form Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  18. ↑ Smith, Scott (November 12, 2016). "Gottschalk & Russell Promoted to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com.
  19. ↑ Smith, Scott (November 22, 2016). "Josh Allen, Javien Elliott Promoted". Buccaneers.com.

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