David Diehl
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Positions: Guard , Tackle |
Jersey number (s): 66 |
| born on September 15, 1980 in Chicago , Illinois | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2003 - 2013 | |
| NFL Draft : 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160 | |
| College : Illinois | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 160 |
| Play as a starter | 156 |
| Conquered Fumbles | 11 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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David Michael Diehl (* 15. September 1980 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of offensive tackles . He played for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL) and won two Super Bowls with them .
Player career
college
Diehl is of German-Croatian descent and already played American football in high school . Diehl studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . During his studies he was consistently the starter of his college team . In 2002 he moved with his team to the Sugar Bowl , which was lost to Louisiana State University at 47:34 .
NFL
Diehl was selected in 2003 by the New York Giants trained by Jim Fassel in the fifth round in 160th place in the NFL Draft . Although the late signing gave him little prospect of a lasting career, he started as a starter in his first game . As an offensive tackle, his job was to protect the team's quarterback and Tiki Barber , the Giants' running back , to block the way into the end zone . In 2004 the Giants signed Tom Coughlin as head coach and Eli Manning as the new quarterback. In the following year, the new signings showed their first successes - for the first time since 2002, the Giants were able to move back into the play-offs , where they failed early against the Carolina Panthers . In 2006 the Giants could only show a balanced record, but moved into the Super Bowl the following year . The Super Bowl XLII could be won with 17:14 against the New England Patriots . In 2008 the Giants were able to win twelve of their 16 games, but failed again early in the play-offs, this time to the Philadelphia Eagles . Dave Diehl won his second Super Bowl in 2012. After a 20:17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game , the Giants were able to beat the Patriots again with 21:17 in the Super Bowl XLVI .
Diehl was originally under contract with the Giants until 2011. He received this 2005 earning over 15.5 million US dollars . In 2008 the contract was extended to six years. It was linked to a salary of $ 31 million. In 2013, his salary was cut to $ 1 million. In January 2014 he announced his retirement after eleven years with the New York Giants.
Honors
Diehl was elected once to the Pro Bowl and once to the All Pro .
Web links
- David Diehl at the New York Giants (English)
- David Diehl at college ( memento from November 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with David Diehl
- ↑ 2005 annual statistics of the New York Giants
- ↑ 2006 annual statistics of the New York Giants
- ↑ Super Bowl XLII statistics
- ↑ 2008 annual statistics of the New York Giants
- ↑ Super Bowl XLVI statistics
- ^ Treaty of Diehl
- ↑ David Diehl's salary cut
- ↑ [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Diehl, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diehl, David Michael (real name); Diehl, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | american football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |