David Steinmetz (American football)
David Steinmetz (born March 1, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Purdue and was also a member of the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans. Professional career. Steinmetz signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on May 10, 2018. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018. Steinmetz signed with the Houston Texans' practice squad on November 20, 2018. He signed a reserve/futures contract with the team after the season on January 7, 2019 . He suffered a broken ankle during training camp and was placed on injured reserve on August 26, 2019. He was waived on August 13, 2020. Steinmetz signed with the Washington Football Team on August 21, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the team's practice squad two days later. He was elevated to the active roster on November 21 and November 25 for the team's weeks 11 and 12 games against the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. Steinmetz was promoted to  Washington's active roster on December 12, 2020. was released on August 31, 2021, but re-signed to the practice squad the following day. On the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was elevated to the active roster as a COVID-19 replacement player.