Dan Buckner

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Dan Buckner
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-05-31) May 31, 1990 (age 34)
Allen, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Allen (Allen, Texas)
College: Arizona, Texas
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:27
Receiving yards:308
Receiving touchdowns:3
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Dan Buckner (born May 31, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Arizona, and before that for the University of Texas at Austin where he played in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Buckner was a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ottawa Redblacks, Calgary Stampeders, Arizona Rattlers, and Los Angeles KISS.

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Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

On April 27, 2013, Buckner signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft. [1] He was released on September 21, 2013.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 24, 2013, Buckner was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.

Ottawa Redblacks

Buckner signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on October 7, 2014. [2] Buckner dressed for two games with the RedBlacks, but did not catch any passes.

Calgary Stampeders

On January 15, 2015, the Ottawa RedBlacks traded LB Jasper Simmons and Dan Buckner to the Stampeders in exchange for WR Maurice Price. [3]

Arizona Rattlers (first stint)

On July 8, 2015, Buckner was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. [4]

Los Angeles KISS

On April 14, 2016, Buckner was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS. On May 24, 2016, Buckner was placed on recallable reassignment.

Arizona Rattlers (second stint)

On June 6, 2016, Buckner was assigned to the Rattlers.

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  2. "2 RedBlacks named CFL players of the week". ottawasun.com. October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. "Stampeders trade WR Price to Redblacks for LB Simmons, WR Buckner". TSN. TSN.ca Staff.
  4. Richard Obert (July 8, 2015). "Ex-UA WR Dan Buckner expected to give Rattlers' receiving corps big boost". www.azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.