Zack Golditch (born February 22, 1995) is a former American

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. He played

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Colorado State Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

College career

Golditch was a member of the Colorado State Rams football team for five seasons, redshirting his freshman season. Golditch started 38 games over the next four seasons for the Rams and was named first-team All-

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as a senior.

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

Golditch signed with the

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as an

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on April 30, 2018. He was waived by the team at the end of the preseason.

San Francisco 49ers

Golditch was signed to the

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practice squad on September 2, 2018. He was released by the 49ers on October 16, 2018.

Indianapolis Colts

Golditch was signed to the

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practice squad on October 18, 2018.

Arizona Cardinals

Golditch was signed to the

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active roster off the Colts practice squad on November 5, 2018. He made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018, against the

. He was waived on May 9, 2019.

Kansas City Chiefs

On May 10, 2019, Golditch was claimed off waivers by the

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. Golditch was waived by the Chiefs during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. Golditch was selected by the

Tampa Bay Vipers The Vegas Vipers are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team is an owned-and-operated member of the XFL, owned by RedBird Capital, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's Alpha Acquico, LLC. The team began operation ...

in the 5th phase of the

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. After the XFL folded, he ultimately decided to retire.

Personal life

When he was a junior in high school, Golditch was wounded in the

2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, United States, during a midnight screening of the film ''The Dark Knight Rises''. Dressed in tactical clothing, James Holmes set off tear gas g ...

. He was not in the same theater room of the shooting. After retiring from football Golditch became a firefighter with

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References

External links

Colorado State Rams bio
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