1. Tyler Eifert played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, receiving first-team All-American honors and winning the John Mackey Award as the top college tight end in 2012.
35 Facts About Tyler Eifert
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Tyler Eifert attended Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic School and Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Tyler Eifert played tight end and defensive back in football and power forward in basketball.
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Tyler Eifert enrolled in the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2009 to 2012 under head coaches Charlie Weis and Brian Kelly.
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Tyler Eifert finished the season with 27 receptions for 352 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games.
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Tyler Eifert broke the school's tight end single-season receptions and receiving yards record, previously held by Ken MacAfee.
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Tyler Eifert was named a 2011 Mackey Award finalist but did not win the award.
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Tyler Eifert won the 2012 Mackey Award after being named a finalist the year before and was named second-team All-American by the Associated Press.
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Tyler Eifert was selected in the first round with the 21st overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2013 NFL draft.
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On July 15,2013, Tyler Eifert signed a four-year, $8.25 million rookie contract with the Bengals.
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On December 15,2013, Tyler Eifert caught his second touchdown of his career against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Tyler Eifert finished his rookie season with 39 receptions for 445 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
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On September 7,2014, during the first game of the 2014 season against the Baltimore Ravens, Tyler Eifert recorded three receptions for 37 yards before suffering a dislocated elbow and shoulder labrum tear after landing awkwardly on his arm while trying to twist out of a leg tackle.
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Tyler Eifert was placed on injured reserve on September 10,2014, and ended up being out for the season.
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On September 13,2015, Tyler Eifert posted a career day with nine receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening victory over the Oakland Raiders.
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Tyler Eifert became the franchise leader for most single-season touchdowns by a tight end.
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Tyler Eifert left the game in the third quarter with a stinger injury.
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Tyler Eifert finished the 2015 season with 52 receptions for 615 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns.
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Tyler Eifert earned a bid to the 2016 Pro Bowl on Team Irvin but injured his ankle during the game.
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Tyler Eifert was ranked 44th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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The injury Tyler Eifert suffered in the 2016 Pro Bowl kept Tyler Eifert sidelined until Week 8 of the 2016 season.
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In that game, Tyler Eifert caught nine passes for 102 yards and a touchdown against the Washington Redskins, his second 100-plus yard game of his career.
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In Week 12, Tyler Eifert caught five passes for 68 yards and a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Tyler Eifert was placed on injured reserve on December 26,2016, after dealing with a lingering back injury.
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Tyler Eifert finished the 2016 season with 29 receptions for 394 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.
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On October 11,2017, the Bengals announced that Tyler Eifert would undergo back surgery for the second consecutive season, putting him out for the rest of the year.
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Tyler Eifert had a cyst surgically removed from his knee.
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On March 15,2018, Tyler Eifert signed a one-year contract to remain with the Bengals.
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On March 16,2019, Tyler Eifert signed a one-year contract to remain with the Bengals.
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Tyler Eifert appeared in all 16 games and started four.
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Tyler Eifert totaled 43 receptions for 436 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
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Tyler Eifert finished the 2020 season with 36 receptions for 349 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
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Tyler Eifert moved on to become a graduate assistant for the Boilermakers following his collegiate career.
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Tyler Eifert's brother-in-law is Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin, who is married to Tyler Eifert's sister, Morgan.
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Martin and Tyler Eifert were teammates and roommates at the University of Notre Dame.