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.[1] He played college footballatKansas State.
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Beisel in 2005 with the New England Patriots
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | (1978-08-20) August 20, 1978 (age 45) Victoria, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Douglass (KS) | ||||||
College: | Kansas State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR | |||||||
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.[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.
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
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 | |
119 | 19 | 252 | 200 | 52 | 4.5 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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 | 122 |
2009 | ARI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 |
Since his retirement, Beisel has worked as a real estate agent specializing in luxury homes and condos.