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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois | November 29, 1991||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Chicago (IL) St. Rita | ||||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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Bruce Verdell Gaston, Jr. (born November 29, 1991) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Purdue. Gaston was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has been a member of the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and Ottawa Redblacks.
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived on August 30, 2014. [1]
He was signed to the Patriots’ practice squad on August 31, 2014, but was later waived on September 3, 2014. [1]
On September 4, 2014, Gaston was signed to the Dolphins’ active roster, but was later waived on September 20. He signed with their practice squad on September 23, 2014. [1]
Gaston joined the Cardinals’ active roster by being signed off the Dolphins’ practice squad on September 24, 2014. [1] He was later waived on November 1, 2014, but was signed to Arizona’s practice squad on November 4, 2014.
He was signed to the Packers’ active roster from the Cardinals’ practice squad on December 8, 2014. [2] He was later waived on October 3, 2015, but was signed to their practice squad on October 6, 2015.
On October 17, 2015, Gaston was signed off the Packers' practice squad by the Chicago Bears to their active roster. [3] He played in seven games for the Bears in 2015, recording 11 total tackles and one sack. [4] He was released by the Bears on May 16, 2016. [1]
Gaston signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 31, 2016. He was released by the team on June 16, 2016. [5]
Gaston signed with the San Diego Chargers on July 31, 2016. [6] On August 29, 2016, the Chargers waived him. [7]
Gaston signed with the Eagles on August 30, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles. [8]
On November 8, 2016, Gaston was signed to the Panthers' practice squad. [9] He was released by the Panthers on November 22, 2016. [10]
On June 8, 2017, Gaston signed with the Detroit Lions. [11] He was waived/injured on August 21, 2017 and placed on injured reserve. [12] He was released on August 26, 2017.
On May 23, 2018 the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced the signing of Gaston. [13] He was released on June 9, 2018. [14]
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