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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Millington, Tennessee | July 2, 1993||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Millington (TN) Central | ||||||
College: | Memphis | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Alan Cross (born July 2, 1993) is former American football tight end. He played college football at Memphis.
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 4.84 s | 1.75 s | 2.81 s | 4.58 s | 7.44 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 17 reps | |||
All values from Memphis' Pro Day [1] |
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Cross signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 2, 2016. [2] He entered training camp competing for to be the Buccaneer's fourth or fifth tight end with Kivon Cartwright and Dan Vitale. [3] On September 10, 2016, Cross was released by the Buccaneers. [4] Three days later, he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad. [5] He was promoted to the active roster after the arrest and release of Austin Seferian-Jenkins. [6]
He became the Buccaneer's fourth tight end behind veterans Cameron Brate, Luke Stocker, and Brandon Myers. [7] On September 25, 2016, he made his professional regular season debut during a 32–37 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Throughout his rookie season, he appeared on special team's punt coverage teams, kick return, and was used as a fullback and blocking tight end. [8]
On October 2, 2017, Cross was waived by the Buccaneers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2017. [11]
In 2018, Cross played in 14 games before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 15. He was placed on injured reserve on December 18, 2018. [12]
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