No. 67 – Arizona Cardinals | |||
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Position: | Guard | ||
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Born: | Ironton, Ohio, U.S. | August 22, 1997||
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 | ||
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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.
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]
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]
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] |
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]
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]
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.
On September 20, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad. [20] He was released on October 21.
On November 8, Pleasants was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. [21] He was released on November 28. [22]
On December 1, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chargers practice squad. [23]
On January 9, 2024, Pleasants signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals. [24]
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