Austin Calitro

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Austin Calitro
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Calitro with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-10) January 10, 1994 (age 30)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Danbury
(Danbury, Connecticut)
College: Villanova
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:102
Sacks:1.5
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Austin Calitro (born January 10, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Villanova.

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College career

Calitro was selected to the All-CAA Football first-team. He also led Villanova in total tackles with 90 and forced fumbles with 3 in his junior season.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+12 in
(1.84 m)
239 lb
(108 kg)
32+14 in
(0.82 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.67 s1.64 s2.71 s4.31 s6.96 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
24 reps
All values from Pro Day [1]

New York Jets

Calitro signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [2] He was waived by the Jets on May 15, 2017. [3]

San Francisco 49ers

On August 7, 2017, Calitro signed with the San Francisco 49ers. [4] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [5]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 4, 2017, Calitro was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. [6] He was released on September 19, 2017. [7]

Cleveland Browns

On October 3, 2017, Calitro was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. [8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 1, 2018. [9]

On May 18, 2018, Calitro was waived by the Browns. [10]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On June 13, 2018, Calitro signed with the Seattle Seahawks. [11] He played in his first NFL game on September 9, 2018, in a 27–24 loss to the Denver Broncos. He made five tackles. [12] On September 17, he started against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football in week 2.

On September 2, 2019, Calitro was waived by the Seahawks. [13]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 3, 2019, Calitro was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [14]

Calitro re-signed with the Jaguars on April 22, 2020. [15] On April 27, 2020, he was waived. [16]

Cincinnati Bengals

On April 28, 2020, Calitro was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals. [17]

Denver Broncos

On September 4, 2020, Calitro was traded to the Denver Broncos for Christian Covington. [18] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2020. [19] He was activated on October 31. [20]

Chicago Bears

On May 17, 2021, Calitro signed with the Chicago Bears. [21] He was placed on injured reserve on August 22, 2021, and released three days later. [22]

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)

On November 15, 2021, Calitro was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. [23] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27. [24] He was waived on January 10, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad. [25]

New York Giants

On July 28, 2022, Calitro was signed by the New York Giants. [26] On November 23, 2022, he was waived. [27]

Las Vegas Raiders

On December 6, 2022, Calitro was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders' practice squad. [28] He was released on December 21. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 27. [29]

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