Nick Seither (born March 2, 1993) is an American former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Cleveland Gladiators, Albany Empire, and Columbus Destroyers. He played college football at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky and attended Father Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio.
.jpg) Seither with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 2, 1993 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hamilton (OH) Badin | ||||||||
| College: | Georgetown (KY) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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Early life
editSeither attended Father Stephen T. Badin High School. As a junior, Seither was named Second Team All-Division V in Ohio.[1] Seither was again named Second Team All-Division V as a senior.[2]
College career
editSeither played for the Georgetown Tigers from 2011 to 2014. He was the team's starter his final three years and helped the Tigers to 37 wins. He played in 35 games during his career including 32 starts at defensive end. As a senior in 2014, Seither was named a First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.[3]
Statistics
editSource:[4]
NAIA collegiate career statistics
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Georgetown Tigers
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| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | ||||
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NAIA career totals | 61 | 64 | 125 | 32.5 | 17.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
273 lb (124 kg) |
4.63 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 01 in (3.07 m) |
31 reps | |||||||
| All values from Eastern Kentucky Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Seither invited to the Arizona Cardinals mini-camp in April, 2015 as an undrafted free agent,[6] but he failed to make the team.
On June 7, 2016, Seither was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.[7] On January 5, 2017, Seither had his rookie option exercised by the Gladiators.[8] He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[9]
Seither was selected by the Beijing Lions in the third round of the 2017 CAFL Draft.[10]
On March 20, 2018, Seither was assigned to the Albany Empire.[11]
In November 2018, Seither signed with the Birmingham Iron of the AAF.[12]
On March 6, 2019, Seither was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers.
References
edit- ^ "High school football: Divisions V and VI All-Ohio teams". www.news-herald.com. The News-Herald. December 3, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "AP 2010 All-Ohio Football Team Divisions V & VI". www.irontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. December 2, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Kenny Nez (Paiute) Named to 2014 AFCA-NAIA All-American Team". www.ndnsports.com. ndnsports.com. December 18, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Nick Seither". www.dakstats.com. Daktronics, Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "Nick Seither". www.nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ Jess Root (May 8, 2015). "NFL rookie mini-camp: Arizona Cardinals try out 20 players". www.revengeofthebirds.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ news/gladiators-assigned-naia-all-american-dl-nick-seither "Gladiators Assigned NAIA All-American DL Nick Seither". www.clevelandgladiators.com. Cleveland Gladiators. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ Topher Kopchak (January 6, 2017). "Cleveland Gladiators Exercise Options on Ten Rookies". www.insidethearena.org. Inside the Arena. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "2017 CAFL DRAFT RESULTS". caflfootball.com. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (November 9, 2018). "Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama". al.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
External links
edit- Georgetown Tigers profile
Media related to Nick Seither at Wikimedia Commons
