{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Zach Minter | image = | current_team = | number = 96 <!--91--> | position = Defensive tackle | undraftedyear = 2013 | college = Montana State | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|6}} | birth_place = Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 307 | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2013}}) * Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2014}}) * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2014}}) * BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2015}}) * Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2016}}) * Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2017}}) | status = | cflstatus = International | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 2 | cfl = zach-minter/159889/ }} '''Zach Minter''' (born November 6, 1990) is an American former professional gridiron football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football for the Montana State Bobcats. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL and the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Early life== He went to Cactus High School. He attended Montana State University. He was selected to the All-West Valley Region, and first-team All-State team. He also was selected to the West Valley Defensive Player of the Year.
==Professional career==
===Chicago Bears=== On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent.<ref>{{cite web | title=Montana State DT Zach Minter signs free agent contract with Bears | work=bobcatnation.com | url=http://bobcatnation.com/node/302 |access-date=April 27, 2013}}</ref> Minter made his NFL debut in week six against the New York Giants.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Marshall-lifts-Bears-over-Giants-with-two-TD-receptions/b26ab704-0cbb-421c-aeb7-6c45a0be7790|title=Marshall lifts Bears over Giants with two TD receptions|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003908/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Marshall-lifts-Bears-over-Giants-with-two-TD-receptions/b26ab704-0cbb-421c-aeb7-6c45a0be7790|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 5, Minter was waived.<ref>{{cite web|author=Associated Press|url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/23885319/chicago-bears-waive-dt-zach-minter|title=Bears waive DT Minter|publisher=WAGA-TV|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref>
===Cincinnati Bengals=== Minter signed a reserve/future contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on January 6, 2014.<ref>[http://www.cincyjungle.com/contracts/2014/1/6/5281316/bengals-sign-six-practice-squad-players-to-reserve-future-contracts Bengals sign six practice squad players to Reserve/Future contracts]</ref> He was waived on August 8.<ref>[http://www.cincyjungle.com/contracts/2014/8/8/5983401/bengals-place-three-on-waviers Bengals place three players on waviers]</ref>
===Dallas Cowboys=== Minter signed with the Dallas Cowboys on August 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=David|title=Cowboys sign DT Zach Minter as Ben Gardner flies to Chicago for surgery|url=http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2014/08/cowboys-sign-dt-zach-minter-as-ben-gardner-flies-to-chicago-for-surgery.html/|publisher=Cowboys Blog|access-date=14 August 2014}}</ref>
=== BC Lions === On March 2, 2015, Minter signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-release-logan-taylor-and-add-a-pair|title = Lions release Logan, Taylor and add a pair linemen|website = TSN|publisher = BCLions.com Staff|access-date = 2017-09-19|archive-date = 2015-09-23|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224632/http://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-release-logan-taylor-and-add-a-pair|url-status = dead}}</ref>
===Calgary Stampeders=== In July 2016, Minter signed with the Calgary Stampeders.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://twitter.com/calstampeders/status/749992303717150720/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw|title = Stamps sign international DL|access-date = July 11, 2016 |website = Twitter}}</ref>
===Saskatchewan Roughriders=== Minter signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2017/02/21/riders-ink-defensive-tackle-minter/ | title=RIDERS INK DEFENSIVE TACKLE MINTER | publisher=cfl.ca | date=February 21, 2017 | access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.bclions.com/players/zach-minter/517505/ BC Lions bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411103025/http://www.bclions.com/players/zach-minter/517505/ |date=April 11, 2016 }} *[http://www.msubobcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1550 Montana State bio] *[http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/Zach-Minter/28c1a56a-faa9-4c23-a2f4-7e309a6f0cc6 Cincinnati Bengals bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810163936/http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/Zach-Minter/28c1a56a-faa9-4c23-a2f4-7e309a6f0cc6 |date=August 10, 2014 }} *[http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/Zach-Minter/8f9ca1a0-7da0-4660-9b19-a66ee906db63 Chicago Bears bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904151325/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/zach-minter/8f9ca1a0-7da0-4660-9b19-a66ee906db63/ |date=September 4, 2013 }}
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