17 Facts About Ben Niemann

Ben Niemann was born on July 27,1995 and is an American professional football linebacker.

Ben Niemann played college football at Iowa was signed as an undrafted agent by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Ben Niemann was born in Des Moines, Iowa and moved several times growing up due to his father's job as a football coach.

Ben Niemann attended Sycamore High School, in Sycamore, Illinois where he played football and basketball.

Ben Niemann played mostly on special teams and as a reserve linebacker and as a true freshman, blocking a punt and returning the ball for a touchdown against Northwestern.

Ben Niemann became a starter at outside linebacker for Iowa going into his sophomore year and garnered honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors after making 45 tackles, four sacks and two pass break-ups.

Ben Niemann was named honorable mention All-Big Ten again as a senior after making 80 tackles, a sack, five passes broken up and two forced fumbles.

Ben Niemann signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent and made the final 53-man roster out of training camp.

Ben Niemann made his NFL debut on September 9,2018, in the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, playing on special teams.

Ben Niemann finished his rookie season with 10 tackles made in 14 games played, mostly on special teams, and appeared in both the Chiefs postseason games, defending a pass in the endzone against the Indianapolis Colts in the divisional round and making two tackles on special teams in the American Football Conference Championship game against the New England Patriots.

Ben Niemann finished the 2019 regular season with 56 tackles and a pass defended and a fumble recovery in 16 games played.

Ben Niemann had six tackles in the postseason, including a tackle and a hit on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to force an errant throw on third down in the fourth quarter in the Chiefs Super Bowl LIV victory.

In 2022, Ben Niemann played in all 17 games for Arizona with nine starts and made career-high 70 tackles with two tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, and one pass defended.

On September 1,2023, Ben Niemann was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos.

On June 10,2024, Ben Niemann signed with the Detroit Lions.

Ben Niemann's father is currently the Assistant Defensive Line Coach and Defensive Recruiting Coordinator for Iowa and had previously served as the Defensive Coordinator at Rutgers and Northern Illinois and as the head coach at Simpson College.

Ben Niemann has a younger brother, Nick Niemann, who currently plays linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers.