Dane Sanzenbacher Dane Sanzenbacher ( born October 13 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League . He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football at Ohio State . High school career . Sanzenbacher played high school football at Central Catholic High School in Toledo , OH . Sanzenbacher holds the school record for multiple categories including career receiving yards with 2 , 808 , career receptions with 151 , and career all purpose yards with 4 , 079 . He is fourth in career scoring with 167 points . He helped guide Central Catholic to the 2005 state championship with two touchdown receptions . He was a two - time City League player of the year . His junior year , Dane earned first - team all - state . As a junior , Dane grabbed 71 receptions for 16 touchdowns and 1 , 424 yards . He also played defensive back and had 11 interceptions . HIs senior season , Dane had 61 receptions for 1 , 079 yards and 11 touchdowns . In seven career playoff games , he recorded 40 receptions for 842 yards and nine touchdowns in addition to 40 solo tackles and eight interceptions . Sanzenbacher also ran track and was all - state in the 400 - meter dash . He committed to Ohio State in July 2006 and was ranked as the No . 12 overall prospect in Ohio . College career . 2007 ( Freshman ) . Sanzenbacher had 12 catches for 89 yards as a true freshman . He caught a touchdown on his very first college reception , a three yard reception from Todd Boeckman in the Youngstown State win . He received a letter for the year . 2008 ( Sophomore ) . Sanzenbacher was among OSU ' s top three receivers . For the year , he had 21 receptions for 272 yards and 1 touchdown . His season long reception went for 53 yards . 2009 ( Junior ) . Sanzenbacher was the Buckeye ' s second leading receiver for the year . He grabbed 36 receptions for 570 yards and 6 touchdowns . He had a career long 76 yard reception . When the Buckeyes played his hometown team , the Toledo Rockets , Dane had a career game with 5 receptions going for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns . 2010 ( Senior ) . Sanzenbacher finished his senior season as the Buckeyes leading receiver . He led all Buckeyes with 55 receptions , 948 receiving yards , and 11 receiving touchdowns . In week 4 , Sanzenbacher had a break - out game with four receiving touchdowns against Eastern Michigan , tying the OSU record for most receiving touchdowns in a game . Sanzenbacher earned first - team All - Big Ten honors . At the team banquet , Sanzenbacher was voted as the team ’ s most valuable player as well as the Bo Rein Award winner as the team ’ s most inspirational player . Coach Jim Tressel revealed that , for the first time he could recall , one player won both of the team ’ s top awards and won them by a landslide . Professional career . Chicago Bears . Sanzenbacher was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft on July 26 , 2011 . Sanzenbacher finished his rookie season in the NFL with 27 receptions going for 276 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns , making him the first undrafted Bears rookie to score more than one touchdown since Dennis McKinnon in 1983 . Sanzenbacher ' s spot with the team was initially in doubt for the season after the Bears acquired Brandon Marshall , Alshon Jeffery , Eric Weems , and Rashied Davis . However , Sanzenbacher would eventually make the 53 - man roster as the sixth receiver . The Bears waived Sanzenbacher on December 24 , 2012 . Cincinnati Bengals . The Cincinnati Bengals signed Sanzenbacher on December 25 , 2012 .