Ulrich Winkler

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**Ulrich Winkler**
National Football League debut

Tennessee Titans — No. 79
Defensive end
Date of birth: January 4, 1984 (1984-01-04) (age 24)
Place of birth: Munich, Germany
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
College: None
Teams: Munich Cowboys (1999-2002) German junior team (2003) German senior team (2004) Rhein Fire (2005)* Frankfurt Galaxy (2005-2006) Cleveland Browns (2006)* Frankfurt Galaxy (2007) Tennessee Titans (2007-present)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Ulrich Winkler (born January 4, 1984 in Munich, Germany) is an American football defensive end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.

As German, Winkler has no experience in high school football or college football. After playing amateur football in Germany from 1999 to 2004 for the Munich Cowboys, he was signed by the Rhein Fire in 2005 and played three seasons for Frankfurt Galaxy, recording 20 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 2007.

Winkler was selected for the NFL International Development Practice Squad Program and practised in 2006 in the Cleveland Browns practise squad.

He was signed in 2007 by the Titans. In a 2007 preseason game against Washington, he scored a sack.^[1]^[2] After spending the 2007 season on the Titans' practice squad, they have signed him for 2008.^[3]