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born 1996 · South Bend by birth and formation
Daniel James Pinter was born June 19, 1996, in South Bend, "I've lived here my whole life, I have played football here my whole life," as he put it on draft day — and played at John Adams High School, a two-time All-State selection as a tight end and defender. Ball State recruited him as a tight end; roster need moved him to right tackle in 2018, and by 2019 he was a first-team All-MAC tackle and his team's most outstanding player. The Indianapolis Colts took him in the fifth round of the 2020 draft, 149th overall — South Bend to Muncie to Indianapolis, an all-Indiana road — and he spent six seasons with the Colts, missing 2023 with a broken ankle suffered in the preseason, before signing with Baltimore in March 2026. He is the modern proof of the Adams line that Anthony Johnson ran a generation before him.
Sources
- Pro Football Reference — the South Bend birth and the professional seasons.
- Indianapolis Colts, draft and signing releases, 2020–2026 — the Ball State conversion, the All-MAC season, the 149th selection, the ankle season and the Baltimore signing; NFL.com prospect record — the Adams All-State selections.