Derrick Moncrief

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Derrick Moncrief
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Moncrief with the Edmonton Elks in 2021.
Personal information
Born: (1993-06-25) June 25, 1993 (age 30)
Prattville, Alabama
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Prattville High
College: Mississippi Gulf Coast
Auburn
Oklahoma State
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR  ·  CFL.ca

Derrick Moncrief (born June 25, 1993) is a professional gridiron football linebacker. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five seasons, from 2017 to 2019 and 2022 to 2023. He also played for the Edmonton Elks of the CFL in 2021.

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College career

Moncrief played college football for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs in 2012 and 2013, the Auburn Tigers in 2014 and the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2015 and 2016. [1]

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Moncrief was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on June 3, 2017, and played in his first professional football game on August 13, 2017. [2] He had a career-best 73 tackles in 2019 and was named to the CFL All-Star team.

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 10, 2020, Moncrief signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). [3] He was waived on May 11, 2020. [4]

Los Angeles Rams

Moncrief signed with the Los Angeles Rams on August 25, 2020. [5] He was waived on September 4, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [6] [7] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [8] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020, [9] and restored to the practice squad on December 26. [10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2021. [11] He was waived on August 17, 2021.

Edmonton Elks

On September 7, 2021, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Edmonton Elks. [12] He played in nine games for the Elks where he had 23 defensive tackles and four sacks.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)

On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [13] He was released on January 5, 2024. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Derrick Moncrief granted release to transfer from Auburn". Montgomery Advertiser. May 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "CFL Transactions 2017". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Raiders Sign CFL All-Star Linebacker to Reserve/Futures Contract". Heavy.com. January 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Raiders sign running back Devontae Booker". Raiders.com. May 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rams waive QB Josh Love, sign two linebackers". Rams Wire. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. September 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Rams sign 15 players to practice squad". TheRams.com. September 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (October 31, 2020). "Rams call up LB Derrick Moncrief from practice squad for Dolphins game". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (December 22, 2020). "Rams activate Nick Scott but place three others on reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (December 26, 2020). "Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of matchup with Seahawks". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (2021-01-29). "Rams sign LB Derrick Moncrief to reserve/futures contract". Rams Wire. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. ↑ "Elks sign former CFL All-Star Derrick Moncrief". Edmonton Elks. September 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Riders bring back LB Derrick Moncrief". Canadian Football League. February 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Roughriders release Derrick Moncrief". Riderville.com. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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