Monty Gene Beisel (/ˈbaɪzəl/; born August 20, 1978) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State.
![]() | This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. (September 2017) |
![]() Beisel in 2005 with the New England Patriots | |||||||
No. 96, 56, 52 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | (1978-08-20) August 20, 1978 (age 44) Victoria, Kansas | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Douglass (KS) | ||||||
College: | Kansas State | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
| |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||
Beisel also played for the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals.
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.[1][2]
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.
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.
He re-signed with the Chiefs during the 2009 off-season.[3] He was released on September 29.
Beisel was re-signed by Arizona on November 24, 2009. He was released September 3, 2010.
Kansas City Chiefs 2001 NFL draft selections | |
---|---|