# Zach Minter

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{{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](/source/Defensive_tackle)
| undraftedyear = 2013
| college       = [Montana State](/source/Montana_State_Bobcats_football)
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1990|11|6}}
| birth_place   = [Glendale, Arizona](/source/Glendale%2C_Arizona), U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 2
| weight_lbs    = 307
| pastteams     =
* [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) ({{NFL Year|2013}})
* [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) ({{NFL Year|2014}})
* [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) ({{NFL Year|2014}})
* [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) ({{CFL Year|2015}})
* [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders) ({{CFL Year|2016}})
* [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/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](/source/gridiron_football) [defensive tackle](/source/defensive_tackle). He was signed by the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Montana State Bobcats](/source/Montana_State_Bobcats_football). He has also been a member of the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) and [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) of the NFL and the [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions), [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders), and [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders) of the [Canadian Football League](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Associated_Press)|url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/23885319/chicago-bears-waive-dt-zach-minter|title=Bears waive DT Minter|publisher=[WAGA-TV](/source/WAGA-TV)|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref>

===Cincinnati Bengals===
Minter signed a reserve/future contract with the [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/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](/source/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](/source/BC_Lions) of the [Canadian Football League](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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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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Category:1990 births
Category:Players of American football from Glendale, Arizona
Category:Players of Canadian football from Arizona
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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