Danny Pinter
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Danny Pinter
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| current_team = Indianapolis Colts
| number = 63
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|19}}
| birth_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 301
| high_school = John Adams {{avoid wrap|(South Bend)}}
| college = Ball State (2015–2019)
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 149
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2020}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- First-team All-MAC (2019)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 60
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 9
| pfr = PintDa00
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Daniel James Pinter (born June 19, 1996) is an American professional football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals.
College career
Coming out of Adams High School, located in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana, Pinter was recruited to Ball State to play tight end.{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Scott |date=April 19, 2020 |title=From Adams High to Ball State to the NFL draft: Danny Pinter parlays hard work into football success |url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/from-adams-high-to-ball-state-to-the-nfl-draft-danny-pinter-parlays-hard-work/article_771ded52-817c-11ea-a322-e365a0ebff4f.html |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=South Bend Tribune |language=en}} He transitioned to offensive tackle as a sophomore. After his senior season, he was named Ball State's most outstanding player.{{cite news |last1=Skol |first1=Mark |title=Adams HS alum Danny Pinter feels anxious heading into NFL Draft |url=https://www.wndu.com/content/sports/Adams-HS-alum-Danny-Pinter-feels-anxious-heading-into-NFL-Draft-569931531.html |access-date=April 25, 2020 |work=WNDU |date=April 24, 2020}} He was an All-Mid-American Conference first-team honoree. Pinter played in the 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, California.{{cite news |last1=Guskey |first1=Jordan |title=Ball State football's Danny Pinter selected by Indianapolis Colts in 2020 NFL Draft's fifth round |url=https://www.thestarpress.com/story/sports/college/ball-state/2020/04/25/indianapolis-colts-draft-ball-states-danny-pinter-2020-nfl-draft/3026324001/ |access-date=April 25, 2020 |work=Muncie Star Press |date=April 25, 2020}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/4
| weight = 306
| dash = 4.91
| ten split = 1.73
| twenty split = 2.87
| shuttle = 4.62
| cone drill = 7.76
| vertical = 29.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 24
| arm span = 31 7/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| wonderlic = 27
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/danny-pinter/32005049-4e82-2310-34ae-931c132fa606 |title=Danny Pinter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=October 24, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017353&DraftYear=2020 |title=2020 Draft Scout Danny Pinter, Ball State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 1, 2022}}
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Pinter was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 149th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Pinter got his first playing time as a rookie at center on September 26, 2020 against the New York Jets when the Colts relieved the left side of their starting offensive line once victory was imminent.
Pinter caught his first career NFL touchdown in a Thursday Night Football game against the Jets from Carson Wentz on November 4, 2021.{{cite web | last=Walker | first=Andrew | title=Big-Man Score! Danny Pinter Sneaks Into End Zone For First-Career Touchdown | website=Colts.com | date=2021-11-05 | url=https://www.colts.com/news/danny-pinter-carson-wentz-big-man-touchdown-new-york-jets-week-9-ball-state | access-date=2024-09-05}}
On August 29, 2023, Pinter was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Colts make roster moves to form initial 53-man roster|url=https://www.colts.com/news/jonathan-taylor-reserve-pup-list-roster-moves-transactions-53-man-roster|author=Stankevitz, JJ|website=Colts.com|date=August 29, 2023}}
On March 19, 2024, Pinter signed a one-year contract extension with the Colts.{{cite web |last=Erickson |first=Joel A. |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Colts bring back Indiana native, Ball State product Danny Pinter on one-year deal |website=The Indianapolis Star |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2024/03/19/colts-bring-back-indiana-native-danny-pinter-on-one-year-deal/73034392007/ |access-date=March 19, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.colts.com/team/players-roster/danny-pinter/ Indianapolis Colts bio]
- [https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/danny-pinter/8324 Ball State Cardinals bio]
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Category:Players of American football from South Bend, Indiana
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:American football offensive guards