A. J. Howard

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A. J. Howard
Free agent
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-23) December 23, 1995 (age 24)
Hamilton, Georgia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Harris County
College: Appalachian State
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Alvin Donell "A. J." Howard (born December 23, 1995) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Appalachian State.

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Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

On April 30, 2018, Howard was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. [1] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [2]

New York Giants

On October 25, 2018, Howard was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. [3] He was released on January 2, 2019. [4]

New England Patriots

On January 8, 2019, Howard was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad. [4] Howard won Super Bowl LIII after the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on February 5, 2019. [5] He was waived on August 30, 2019. [6]

Baltimore Ravens

On October 8, 2019, Howard was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. [7] He was released on October 15.

Philadelphia Eagles

Howard was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad on November 12, 2019, [8] but released the next day.

Cleveland Browns

Howard was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on November 20, 2019. [9] He was released by the Browns on December 3, 2019.

Detroit Lions

On December 24, 2019, Howard was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. [10] On December 30, 2019, Howard was signed to reserve/future contract. [11] He was released on March 16, 2020. [12]

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References

  1. Urban, Darren (April 30, 2018). "Cardinals Bring In 24 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Celebration Time For Undrafted Rookies Who Made Cardinals' Roster". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. "Corey Coleman excited for fresh start with Giants". Giants.com. October 25, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. January 8, 2019.
  5. Kyed, Doug (February 5, 2019). "Patriots Sign Eight Of 10 Practice Squad Players To Future Contracts". NESN.com.
  6. Thomas, Oliver. "Wideout Ryan Davis, safety A.J. Howard among Patriots' reported roster cuts". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. "Ravens sign DL Jihad Ward to 53-man roster, S A.J. Howard to practice squad". Ravens Wire. USA Today. October 8, 2019.
  8. "Eagles sign DB AJ Howard to the practice squad". Eagles Wire. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  9. "Browns elevate S J.T. Hassell to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 20, 2019.
  10. "Lions sign Safety A.J. Howard to practice squad". Lions Wire. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  11. "Lions report 11 Reserve/Future signings". DetroitLions.com. December 30, 2019.
  12. "Lions Release S AJ Howard And QB Kyle Sloter". 97.1 The Ticket. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.