Caushaud Lyons

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Caushaud Lyons
No. 68, 99, 72, 71, 62, 74, 66, 97, 94, 91
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 30)
Ellenwood, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodland
(Stockbridge, Georgia)
College: Tusculum
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Caushaud Lyons (born January 3, 1993) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Tusculum.

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Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Lyons was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2015. [1] He was waived on September 5, 2015. [2]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Lyons was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 6, 2015. [3] He was released on September 30 and then re-signed to the practice squad on October 2. [4] On January 19, Lyons signed a futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [5]

On September 3, 2016, Lyons was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts. [6] The next day he was signed to the Steelers' practice squad. [7]

Tennessee Titans

On January 24, 2017, Lyons signed a futures contract with the Titans. [8] He was waived on June 13, 2017. [9]

Los Angeles Rams

On July 28, 2017, Lyons was signed by the Los Angeles Rams. [10] He was waived on August 22, 2017. [11]

Detroit Lions

On August 23, 2017, Lyons was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. [12] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [13]

Chicago Bears

On December 12, 2017, Lyons was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad. [14]

Minnesota Vikings

On January 9, 2018, Lyons was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad. [15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018. [16] He was waived on May 7, 2018. [17]

Denver Broncos (first stint)

On June 15, 2018, Lyons signed with the Denver Broncos. [18] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [19]

Washington Redskins

Lyons signed with the Washington Redskins' practice squad on September 3, 2018, but was waived the following day. [20] [21]

Denver Broncos (second stint)

On November 27, 2018, Lyons was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. [22] On January, 2, 2019, Lyons was re-signed to reserve/future contract. [23] He was waived on May 13, 2019. [24]

Houston Roughnecks

Lyons was drafted in the 9th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Houston Roughnecks. [25] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [26]

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  2. ↑ Auman, Greg (September 5, 2015). "Bucs trim to 53: Rookies Dye, Lyons among first cuts". TampaBay.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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  4. ↑ "Steelers promote linebacker Anthony Chickillo". Steelers.com. September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Steelers sign lineman Hubbard, fullback Nix to extensions". The Washington Post. Associated Press. January 19, 2016. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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