Cordel Iwuagwu

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Cordel Iwuagwu
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996 (age 28)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Westfield
(Harris County, Texas)
College: TCU
Position: Guard
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cordel Iwuagwu (born September 4, 1996) is an American football guard who is a free agent. [1] He played college football at TCU. [2]

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High school career

Iwuagwu attended Westfield High School, where he starred as an offensive guard on the Mustangs' football team. [2] At Westfield, Iwuagwu earned First-team District 15-6A honors. [2] Scout.com rated Iwuagwu as a three-star recruit, the No. 7 offensive guard in the State of Texas, and No. 60 offensive guard in the nation coming out of high school. [2] Iwuagwu, ultimately, chose to attend and play football at TCU over scholarship offers from Arizona State University, University of Illinois, University of Louisville, and Syracuse University. [2]

College career

Iwuagwu redshirted his 2015 freshman season at TCU. [2] In 2017, as a sophomore, Iwuagwu started all 14 games, lining up mostly at left guard. In 2019, after starting all 12 games as a senior, Iwuagwu earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference Team honors. Iwuagwu was selected to the West Team to play in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl. [3]

Professional career

After his successful college career, Iwuagwu was invited to and attended the 2020 NFL Combine. [4]

Houston Texans

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Iwuagwu signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. [5] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [6] and signed to their practice squad two days later. [7] Iwuagwu was released on September 14, [8] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] He was released again on September 28, 2020. [10]

Cleveland Browns

Iwuagwu was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 28, 2020. [11] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [12]

Iwuagwu signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns on January 18, 2021. [13] Iwuagwu was waived by the Browns on August 16, 2021. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan Panthers roster". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cordel Iwuagwu". TCU Horned Frogs. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Past Rosters - 2020" (PDF). East-West Shrine Bowl. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ Sidhu, Deepi (May 5, 2020). "Meet the Rookie: G Cordel Iwuagwu". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (April 25, 2020). "Texans sign TCU guard Cordel Iwuagwu". Houston Chronicle.
  6. ↑ "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (September 14, 2020). "Texans cut Cordel Iwuagwu from practice squad". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Texans Roster Moves (9-15-20)". HoustonTexans.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ @TexansPR (September 28, 2020). "The #Texans signed RB C.J. Prosise to the active roster from the practice squad and placed S A.J. Moore Jr. on the Reserve/Injured list. Houston also signed free agent DT Ryan Glasgow and DT Corey Liuget to the practice squad and released G Cordel Iwuagwu from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved February 10, 2021– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Browns sign WR Alexander Hollins". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Browns reduce roster to 85". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 16, 2021.
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