Nicholas Truesdell (born March 14, 1990) is an American football tight end who is a free agent.

Standing at 6'7", 215 lb, Truesdell lettered all four years playing as a wide receiver and punter under coach Jeff Gesting.

In 2007, he was named All-City Honorable Mention by The Cincinnati Enquirer after helping his high school football team go 13-2 and win the Ohio Division II crown.

[1] Truesdell then had to transfer to Grand Rapids Community College,[2] where he tore his ACL in his first game with the team.

He was invited to the Cincinnati Bengals rookie minicamp in 2013 and also tried out for the Tennessee Titans that year before played for the Colorado Ice (now Crush) and Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2014.

Truesdell ended up in the Arena Football League (AFL), where he signed with the Spokane Shock.

[14] In late 2018, Truesdell joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.

[22] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster before the start of the regular season on April 16, 2022,[23] due to a groin injury.

[25] Stats from ArenaFan:[26] Nick's father, Richard Scantlebury, played professional basketball in England after playing at Coastal Carolina, and Nick's uncle, Peter Scantlebury, received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his contributions to basketball as a player and coach.