16 Facts About John Engelberger

John Albert Engelberger was born on October 18,1976 and is a former American football defensive end.

John Engelberger was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft.

John Engelberger caught 19 passes for 422 yards with four touchdowns while adding 263 tackles and three sacks as a linebacker as a senior.

John Engelberger was named the team's outstanding defensive lineman after his junior campaign.

John Engelberger finished his sophomore season with 70 tackles and six sacks en route to a Second-team All-Big East selection.

John Engelberger started his collegiate career as a walk-on at Virginia Tech.

John Engelberger recorded 28 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble.

In 2001 John Engelberger played 15 regular-season games and set his career high with four forced fumbles.

John Engelberger added 36 tackles and four sacks to a defense that placed among the NFL's top 10 against the run.

The next season, 2002, John Engelberger played 15 regular-season games and both postseason contests for San Francisco, compiling 12 tackles and one special-teams stop.

In 2004 John Engelberger played 16 regular-season games at left defensive end for San Francisco, recording career highs in tackles and sacks while matching his personal best with four forced fumbles.

John Engelberger was acquired by the Broncos in a trade with San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Willie Middlebrooks on July 15,2005.

In 2007 John Engelberger led the Broncos' defensive line with 59 tackles, starting 15 of 16 games played and one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.

John Engelberger earned the team's nomination for the Ed Block Courage Award by starting its final 12 games despite suffering a fifth-degree separation of the AC joint in his right shoulder in Week 4.

John Engelberger started the first six games of the season for the Broncos in 2008.

John Engelberger finished second on the team among defensive linemen with 51 tackles.