Moritz Böhringer

Moritz Böhringer
No. 49 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-16) October 16, 1993
Stuttgart, Germany
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 180
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • GFL Rookie of the Year (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Moritz Wilhelm Böhringer (born October 16, 1993) is a German-born American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the first European player to be selected in the NFL Draft without playing any college football.

Personal life

Böhringer played youth soccer in two local clubs in his hometown of Aalen. He says that he was inspired to play American football after watching a YouTube highlight reel of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson when he was 17.[1] In 2010, the town had the fledgling Aalen Limes Praetorians and even a baseball team, but no opportunity to play American football in a local junior team. Prior to being drafted into the NFL, Böhringer was majoring in mechanical engineering at Hochschule Aalen.[2]

German football leagues

Böhringer joined the Crailsheim Titans under-19 junior team in 2011. In 2013 and 2014 he played for the Crailsheim Titans senior squad in Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. For the 2015 season, he moved to the nearby two-time German champions, the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns of the German Football League (GFL).[1] Parallel to the national league regular seasons, some of the best European American football clubs, mainly from German-speaking countries plus France, compete for the Eurobowl in the BIG6 European Football League. Böhringer's first big game was the Eurobowl XXIX 21–14 loss at the Braunschweig New Yorker Lions in June 2015. The Unicorns placed first in the GFL South Conference, advancing to the playoffs which ended in another loss (41–31) to the Lions in German Bowl XXXVII.

Böhringer played 16 GFL games and had 59 receptions for 1,232 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also had 14 kickoff returns for 415 yards and two touchdowns.[3]

National Football League

In early 2016, NFL scouts contacted the engineering student, and he was later invited to the Florida Atlantic Owls football pro day:[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 227 lb
(103 kg)		 33 3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.43 s 1.48 s 2.59 s 4.09 s 6.64 s 39 in
(0.99 m)		 10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)		 17 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

Afterwards, NFL.com featured him as "NFL Draft Party Crasher".[6]

Minnesota Vikings

Böhringer was selected in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed his contract with the team on May 2, 2016. The same month, the NFL approved the use of the umlaut on his jersey, similar to the use of the cedilla for Pierre Garçon.[7] On September 3, 2016, Böhringer was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Böhringer signed a reserve/futures contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2017.[10]

On September 2, 2017, Böhringer was waived by the Vikings.[11]

Cincinnati Bengals

On May 1, 2018, Böhringer was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway program after he chose to transition to tight end.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Moritz Boehringer Going from Unicorn to Vikings Gjallarhorn". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.vikings.com/team/roster/Moritz-B%C3%B6hringer/69a44a2d-6aa5-43b0-8d4d-5550ef3a8886
  3. ↑ http://stats.gfl.info/gfl/2015/shu.htm
  4. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (13 April 2016). "Moritz Boehringer, The Mystery German Draft Prospect - The MMQB with Peter King". The MMQB. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "*Moritz Böhringer – Schwabisch Hall, WR : 2016 NFL Draft Scout External News". nfldraftscout.com.
  6. ↑ NFL.com: Incredible pro day puts German Moritz Boehringer on NFL radar
  7. ↑ Hanzus, Dan. "Moritz Böhringer gets approval for umlaut on jersey". NFL.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Belisle, Austin (September 4, 2016). "Moritz Böhringer Among Names Added to Vikings Practice Squad". VikingsTerritory. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ Peters, Craig (January 2, 2017). "Vikings Sign 9 Practice Squad Players to Futures Contracts". Vikings.com.
  11. ↑ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ Shook, Nick (May 1, 2018). "Moritz Boehringer added to Cincinnati Bengals roster". NFL.com.
  13. ↑ "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
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