Austen Pleasants
No. 67 – Arizona Cardinals | |||
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Position: | Guard | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 (age 26) Ironton, Ohio, U.S. | ||
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, Ohio) | ||
College: | Ohio | ||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR | |||
Austen Pleasants (born August 22, 1997) is an American football guard for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at Ohio.
Early life
Pleasants was born on August 22, 1997, in Ironton, Ohio, son of Michael Wilburn and Jennifer Vanderhoof-Pleasants.[1] He attended Dawson-Bryant High School in Coal Grove, Ohio, and was a four year letterman in football, basketball, and Track and Field.[1] He earned multiple honors while playing as an offensive lineman and defensive tackle and was a 2-star recruit as a lineman.[1][2][3] He accepted a football scholarship offer from Ohio University over University of Akron and University of Toledo.[3]
College career
Pleasants redshirted his first college year for Ohio but finished his career with 28 games and 20 starts.[1] He earned Second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2019.[4]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day[5] |
Jacksonville Jaguars
On April 25, 2020, Pleasants was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft.[6] On September 7, 2020, he was signed to their practice squad after being waived the day before.[7] On October 18, 2020, he was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list.[8] He was activated off the list on October 22, 2020.[9] After being waived in September 2021, he was signed to Jaguars practice squad on October 9, 2021.[10] On October 12, 2021, he was released from the practice squad.[11]
Carolina Panthers
Pleasants was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on October 12, 2021, the same day he was released from the Jaguars.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 27, 2021, and played his first career game in the Week 12 10–33 loss against the Miami Dolphins.[13] On January 11, 2022, he signed a reserve/future contract with the team.[14] On August 22, 2022, Pleasants was waived by the Panthers.[15]
Los Angeles Chargers
On November 9, 2022, Pleasants was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.[17]
On August 29, 2023, Pleasants was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He was released on September 12.
Chicago Bears
On September 20, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[20] He was released on October 21.
Arizona Cardinals
On November 8, Pleasants was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[21] He was released on November 28.[22]
Los Angeles Chargers (second stint)
On December 1, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chargers practice squad.[23]
Arizona Cardinals (second stint)
On January 9, 2024, Pleasants signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals.[24]
References
- ^ a b c d "Austen Pleasants - 2019 - Football". Ohio University. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants's Football Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Austen Pleasants, Dawson-Bryant , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Austen Pleasants College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Shipley, John. "Jaguars 2020 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". Sports Illustrated Jacksonville Jaguars News, Analysis and More. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ Harvey, Demetrius (September 7, 2020). "Jaguars officially sign 15 players to practice squad". Big Cat Country. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants: Shifts to COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants: Comes off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants: Signed to practice squad by Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Jaguars do some shuffling with the practice squad". Jaguars Wire. October 12, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Panthers sign OL Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Panthers Wire. October 12, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants (OT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.panthers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/22". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (August 22, 2022). "Panthers waive Austen Pleasants, Khalan Tolson". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Breiden Fehoko to Active Roster; Place Austin Johnson on Injured Reserve". www.chargers.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad". Chargers.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 20, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Braxton Jones on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Wednesday's Transactions". michigansthumb.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Release Keaontay Ingram". azcardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Borquez, Gavino. "Chargers sign OL Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Chargers Wire. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 9, 2024). "Cardinals Add Four More On 'Futures' Deals". AZCardinals.com.
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