Daniel Ross (defensive lineman)

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Daniel Ross
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 (age 31)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Jeffersontown
(Louisville, Kentucky)
College: Northeast Mississippi CC
Position: Defensive line
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:27
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Daniel Ross (born March 15, 1993) is an American professional football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent after the 2017 NFL draft. He played college football at Northeast Mississippi.

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Early life

Ross attended Jeffersontown High School, where he played basketball and at one time was ranked as the number 2 forward prep prospect in the state of Kentucky. He began playing football as a sophomore in high school. He was a linebacker and defensive end, twice receiving All-district and honorable-mention All-state honors.

After not being heavily recruited by colleges, he chose to enroll at Northeast Mississippi Community College. As a freshman in 2012, he tallied 21 tackles (5.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2013, he posted 45 tackles to lead the team, 9.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble.

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos (first stint)

On March 7, 2014, he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, eight days shy of his 21st birthday. He was waived on June 21 and signed the next day to the team's practice squad. On May 15, 2015, he was released before the start of the season with a knee injury. [1]

On May 28, 2016, he was re-signed by the Eskimos after sitting out the 2015 season recovering from his knee injury and having a tryout at their mini-camp in Florida. He was released on June 15.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On July 26, 2016, he was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was activated on August 12. He was released on August 17 after playing in one game. [2]

Houston Texans

On May 12, Ross was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans after the 2017 NFL draft. [3] On September 2, he was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5] He was released on September 8. [6]

Detroit Lions

On September 11, 2017, Ross was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. [7] He was released on September 14. [8]

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 19, 2017, Ross was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad. [9]

Dallas Cowboys

On November 11, 2017, Ross was signed by the Dallas Cowboys off the Chiefs' practice squad, filling the roster spot created by Ezekiel Elliott's suspension. [10] The addition of Ross and the promotion of Lewis Neal from the team's practice squad, helped to improve the depth at the defensive line with both Brian Price and Stephen Paea being placed on the injured reserve list. He was first activated for the 14th game against the Oakland Raiders, making one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry. In the season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had one sack and one fumble recovery. He finished the season with 2 tackles (one for loss), one sack, 2 quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery.

In 2018, he appeared in 13 games as a backup, collecting 10 tackles (3 for loss), one sack, 11 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. On March 8, 2019, he was re-signed to a one-year contract. On August 31, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury. [11]

Las Vegas Raiders

On April 6, 2020, Ross signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting with his former Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 2 [13] and was activated on November 7. [14] He was waived on December 7, 2020. [15]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On December 8, 2020, Ross was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [16] He re-signed with the team after the season on April 9, 2021. [17] He was placed on injured reserve on August 17, 2021, and released two days later.

Edmonton Elks (second stint)

The Elks announced the signing of Ross on January 26, 2022. [18] He was released on July 8, 2023. [19] He was signed back to the Elks on August 13, 2023. [20] He became a free agent after thr 2023 season. [21]

Personal life

On November 6, 2019, Ross was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and unlawful carrying of a weapon. [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ Hamilton, Ian (August 17, 2016). "Caleb Holley hopes to catch on with the Saskatchewan Roughriders". Regina Leader-Post.
  3. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Texans sign 20 college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Transactions: Dee Virgin added to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lions sign LB Nick Bellore to the active roster and DT Daniel Ross to the practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lions sign DT Christian Ringo to the practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ Paylor, Terez (September 19, 2017). "Chiefs sign three players to practice squad, including son of former Raiders star". KansasCity.com.
  10. ↑ Ochoa, RJ (November 11, 2017). "Cowboys sign DT Daniel Ross from Kansas City Chiefs practice squad". BloggingTheBoys.com.
  11. ↑ Helman, David (August 31, 2019). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com.
  12. ↑ "Raiders agree to deal with free agent DT Daniel Ross". ESPN. Associated Press. March 30, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Raiders place CB Damon Arnette and DT Daniel Ross on IR". Raiders.com. October 2, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Raiders activate Daniel Ross; waive Rico Gafford". Raiders.com. November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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