Monty Beisel
Monty Gene Beisel (; born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats. Beisel also played for the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 20, 1978 Victoria, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Douglass (Douglass, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2001: 4th round, 107th overall | ||||||||||||||
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Monty Gene Beisel (/ˈbaɪzəl/; born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.
Beisel also played for the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals.
Early life
[edit]Born in Victoria, Kansas, Beisel graduated from Douglass High School in Douglass, Kansas, in 1997. Beisel was a Parade All-America selection and honorable mention All-USA pick by USA Today in 1996.[2]
College career
[edit]Beisel attended college at Kansas State University as a Social Sciences/Mass Communications major. Beisel also played in 44 games accumulating 192 tackles (110 solo), 22.0 sacks, 45.0 stops for loss and 18 passes defended. He was a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. He also received All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention and was a second-team Academic All-Big 12 pick.
Professional career
[edit]Arizona Cardinals (first stint)
[edit]In Week 6 of the 2008 season, against the Dallas Cowboys, Beisel became the first player in NFL history to score a game-winning touchdown in overtime by returning a blocked punt.
Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)
[edit]He re-signed with the Chiefs during the 2009 off-season.[3] He was released on September 29.
Arizona Cardinals (second stint)
[edit]Beisel was re-signed by Arizona on November 24, 2009. He was released September 3, 2010.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2001 | KAN | 16 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | KAN | 16 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | KAN | 12 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | KAN | 11 | 9 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | NWE | 15 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | ARI | 8 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | ARI | 16 | 2 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | ARI | 16 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | ARI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KAN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 119 | 19 | 252 | 200 | 52 | 4.5 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NWE | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | ARI | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | ARI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Post-football career
[edit]Since his retirement, Beisel has worked as a real estate agent specializing in luxury homes and condos.
References
[edit]- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Beisel". New England Patriots. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ Chiefs Bring Back Monty Beisel ESPN, March 17, 2009