Gerhard de Beer
| No. 67, 72, 71, 70 | |
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| Position: | Pretoria, South Africa) |
| College: | Arizona |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Gerhard de Beer (born 5 July 1994) is a South African former
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
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
St. Louis BattleHawks
De Beer was signed to the XFL's
References
- ^ a b Feltham, Luke (4 May 2019). "Meet Gerhard De Beer, SA's aspiring NFL star". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Gartland, Dan (17 October 2017). "Arizona's 320-Pound Discus Champion Lineman Wants to Be a Punter". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Gerhard de Beer". Packers.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. 31 August 2019.
- ^ Colts Communications (12 November 2019). "Colts Sign T Gerhard de Beer To Practice Squad". Colts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- Sporting News. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (22 January 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Garcia, Art (31 January 2020). "XFL Unveils 'Team 9'". XFL.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (10 April 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
