Christian Westerman
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Christian Westerman
| image =
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| number = 63
| position = Offensive guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 315
| high_school = Hamilton (Chandler)
| college = Arizona State
| draftyear = 2016
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 161
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2015)
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 16
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 2
| pfr = WestCh02
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Christian Westerman (born February 23, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
Early life
A native of Chandler, Arizona, Westerman attended Hamilton High School, where he was an All-American offensive lineman. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Westerman was ranked as the No. 3 offensive tackle in his class.{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2654 |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 7, 2015 |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405014357/https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2654 |url-status=dead }}
College career
Westerman attended Auburn University for two seasons before transferring to Arizona State University in December 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/20121213christian-westerman-transferring-from-auburn-to-asu.html |title=Former Hamilton star Christian Westerman transferring from Auburn to ASU |newspaper=AZCentral.com |date=December 13, 2012 }}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3+1/8
| weight = 298
| dash = 5.17
| ten split = 1.79
| twenty split = 2.98
| shuttle = 4.71
| cone drill = 7.69
| vertical = 25
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 2
| bench = 34
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 33+1/2
| hand span = 11+7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/christian-westerman/32195745-5365-2137-e016-f92bceb84632|title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Christian Westerman| access-date=December 21, 2016| website=nfl.com}}}}
Westerman was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round, 161st overall, in the 2016 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2016 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On May 17, 2016, Westerman signed his four-year, $2.57 million rookie contract, with a signing bonus of $231,696.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/article/cincinnati-bengals-sign-ol-christian-westerman-45371691/| title=Cincinnati Bengals sign OL Christian Westerman| access-date=December 21, 2016| website=cin.246sports.com| author=Kirk Larabbee| date=May 17, 2016}} He was inactive for all but one game his rookie season and didn't record any snaps.
In 2017, Westerman started two games at left guard.{{Cite web |title=Christian Westerman 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WestCh02/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On August 16, 2019, the Bengals placed Westerman on the exempt/left squad list after announcing his plans to retire.{{Cite web |last=Marcum |first=Jason |date=2019-08-16 |title=Bengals place Christian Westerman on Exempt/Left Squad list |url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2019/8/16/20809327/bengals-news-christian-westerman-nfl-exempt-left-squad-list |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Cincy Jungle |language=en}} However five days later, Westerman rejoined the team after deciding not to retire. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.{{cite news |title=Bengals Waive 11 Players |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-waive-11-players |website=Bengals.com |date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207911628&DB_OEM_ID=30300 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]
- [http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/westerman_christian00.html Auburn Tigers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Chandler, Arizona
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players