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Ball State football’s Danny Pinter selected by Indianapolis Colts in 2020 NFL Draft’s fifth round

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MUNCIE, Ind. — Danny Pinter doesn’t have to wait any longer to know where he’ll start pursuing his career as a professional athlete.

After he spent five years as a Ball State football player from 2015 to 2019. After he excelled as a member of BSU’s offensive line his final two seasons, having made a mid-college-career switch to the line from tight end. After the Indiana native out of South Bend established a legacy with Ball State and played in the 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, California.

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The Indianapolis Colts selected Pinter with the 149th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.