Gerhard de Beer

Gerhard de Beer (born 5 July 1994) is a South African former gridiron football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and XFL. He played college football at Arizona and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Roughnecks, and St. Louis BattleHawks.

Early life De Beer was born and raised in South Africa. He played rugby and discus throw in high school at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool. He redshirted his first season, but saw playing time for his final three seasons.

De Beer was also an All-American thrower for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, finishing 4th in the discus throw at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Professional career Buffalo Bills After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, de Beer signed with the Buffalo Bills on 11 May 2018. He was waived on 1 September 2018 .

Green Bay Packers On 27 November 2018 de Beer was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad. On 31 December 2018 he was signed to the active roster.

Indianapolis Colts On 12 November 2019, de Beer was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, but was released three days later.

Houston Roughnecks In the 2020 XFL draft, de Beer was drafted to the Houston Roughnecks. He was waived during final roster cuts on 22 January 2020.

St. Louis BattleHawks De Beer was signed to the XFL's practice squad team, referred to as Team 9, on 30 January 2020. He was signed off of Team 9 by the St. Louis BattleHawks on 9 March 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on 10 April 2020.