| No. -- | |
| Center | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: February 15, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: Santa Monica, California | |
| Career information | |
| College: SMU | |
| Undrafted in 2014 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Kansas City Chiefs ( 2014) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016 | |
| Games played | 2 |
| Games started | 1 |
Ben Gottschalk (born February 15, 1992) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at SMU, and subsequently played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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, Gottschalk was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. On January 5, 2016, he 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] On May 1, 2017, he was waived by the Buccaneers.[20]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "49ers Waive/Injured OL Ben Gottschalk". http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-WaiveInjured-OL-Ben-Gottschalk/b8787c9a-f503-4603-8c93-bc341c9378a5. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Jewish Football Players of the Year (and Sporty Rabbis) | Bloggish". Jewish Journal. January 28, 2014. http://www.jewishjournal.com/bloggish/item/jewish_football_players_of_the_year_and_sporty_rabbis. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "HS FOOT: Q and A with Notre Dame offensive lineman Ben Gottschalk | Daily News High School Sports Spotlight". September 10, 2009. http://blogs.dailynews.com/preps/2009/09/10/hs-foot-q-and-a-with-notre-dam/. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Notre Dame's Kasdorf is the new king of sling - latimes". November 1, 2008. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/01/sports/sp-sondheimer1. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "College Sports: Ex-SMU OL Ben Gottschalk signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers | SportsDay". http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesheadlines/2015/04/09/ex-smu-ol-ben-gottschalk-signs-with-tampa-bay-buccaneers. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315115959/http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gottschalk_ben00.html. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Gottschalk, Tampa Bay, Pro-Style Quarterback". https://247sports.com/player/ben-gottschalk-4369. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Gottschalk - CA Track and Field Profile". October 8, 2013. http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=1168681#/L0. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (April 9, 2015). "Buccaneers Add Two to Roster". http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Buccaneers-Add-Two-to-Roster/342f2c2a-e19e-483b-8caa-b13ec07cbcb9. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Football: Gabe Marks is on Jewish Sports Review's All-America team". http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2013/03/football-gabe-marks-is-on-jewish-sports-reviews-all-america-team.html. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Scott. "Buccaneers Add Two to Roster". http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Buccaneers-Add-Two-to-Roster/342f2c2a-e19e-483b-8caa-b13ec07cbcb9. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315100730/http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/49ers-part-ways-ol-ben-gottschalk. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "49ers Sign OL Ben Gottschalk And 2 More, Waive 2 Others « CBS Sacramento". June 16, 2015. http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/06/16/49ers-sign-ol-ben-gottschalk-and-2-more-waive-2-others/. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "49ers, Ben Gottschalk agree to $56,118 injury settlement". Niners Nation. August 18, 2015. http://www.ninersnation.com/2015/8/18/9173607/49ers-ben-gottschalk-agree-to-56118-injury-settlement. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ↑ Press, Associated (January 5, 2016). "Buccaneers sign 9 players to reserve/futures contracts" (in en-US). The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/buccaneers-sign-9-players-to-reservefutures-contracts/2016/01/05/f9c33020-b3f7-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2016). "Bucs Trim Roster to 53". Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072107/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Buccaneers-Trim-Roster-to-53/497131d1-73d4-477a-9857-dabc52dfaf49.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (September 5, 2016). "Bucs Form Practice Squad". Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807073104/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Buccaneers-Form-2016-Practice-Squad/886664da-3a04-4f34-abb4-4189c88e579a.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (November 12, 2016). "Gottschalk & Russell Promoted to Active Roster". Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085842/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Gottschalk--Russell-Promoted-to-Active-Roster/f1f0c13f-5a9d-40f3-ac45-a38f79550862.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (November 22, 2016). "Josh Allen, Javien Elliott Promoted". Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907075445/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Josh-Allen-Javien-Elliott-Promoted/d14c5022-f76b-401b-b25c-da4eec3b9372.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Rookie-Free-Agents-Flesh-Out-Roster/0bbae856-9641-489b-bc56-2349782ddfb7. Retrieved May 5, 2017.