Kevin Zeitler

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Kevin Zeitler
Kevin Zeitler.JPG
Zeitler in the dress of the Cincinnati Bengals (2015)
New York Giants - No. 70
Guard
Date of birth: March 8, 1990
Place of birth: Waukesha , Wisconsin
Height: 1.93 m Weight: 143 kg
NFL debut
2012 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career
College : Wisconsin
NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27
 Teams:
Current status: active
Career highlights and awards
college
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games played     119
Play as a starter     118
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Kevin Zeitler (* 8. March 1990 in Waukesha , Wisconsin ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the Guards . He currently plays for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Zeitler attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison and played for their team, the Badgers, between 2008 and 2011 successfully college football . He ran a total of 43 times, 36 times as a starter . With his team he was able to win the championship of the Big Ten Conference twice .

NFL

Cincinnati Bengals

In the 2012 NFL draft , Zeitler was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round as a 27th player. He was able to establish himself immediately and was the right starting guard in all games in his rookie season . In the following years he was an integral part of the Bengals' offensive line .

Cleveland Browns

In March 2017, he signed a five-year contract with the Cleveland Browns for $ 60 million , making him the highest-paid guard in the league.

New York Giants

In March 2019, he moved to the New York Giants . He was part of a larger deal in which the Browns traded Jabrill Peppers , Zeitler and two draft picks for Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Player portrait on the Badgers homepage, accessed on April 20, 2017
  2. Report on nfl.com from March 9, 2017, accessed April 20, 2017
  3. Report on the Giants homepage from March 13, 2019, accessed on March 15, 2019