Position: | Wide receiver |
Number: | 83 |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1972 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Draftyear: | 1996 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 176 |
High School: | Erie (PA) Tech |
College: | Pittsburgh |
Teams: | |
Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statvalue1: | 14 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 147 |
Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 2 |
Dietrich Jells (born April 11, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver. Jells played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1996 to 1999. In his first two seasons, Jells was a member of the New England Patriots after being drafted out of the University of Pittsburgh by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1996 NFL draft.[1] With the Patriots, Jells appeared in Super Bowl XXXI, a Patriots loss. In 1998–99, Jells played with the Philadelphia Eagles.[2] Jells scored two career touchdowns, both in 1999 as an Eagle.[3]