D. J. Bleisath

David John Bleisath (born September 22, 1979) is a former American football offensive and defensive lineman for the Chicago Rush and Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He attended Tennessee Tech University and he was inducted to Tech’s Hall of Fame in 2015. He graduated from Sequoyah High School in Canton, Georgia. After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft, Bleisath signed with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent but was released before the regular season. In 2022 he was named to the Tennessee Tech All-100th Anniversary Football Team. Bleisath was inducted to Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame (GA) in 2023.