Draylen Ross

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Draylen Ross
No. 84, 49
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1988-03-21) March 21, 1988 (age 36)
Fort Worth, Texas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:292 lb (132 kg)
Career information
College: North Texas
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR  ·  ArenaFan.com

Draylen Ross (born March 21, 1988) is a former American football tight end. He played college football for North Texas, where he had one reception for 8 yards in his debut game. In 2008 and 2009, Ross played defensive lineman, where he recorded a total of 40 tackles. [1] He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2011. [2] However, on August 3, 2011, Ross was waived by the Bears. [3] In November 2011, Ross was signed by the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League as a fullback. [1] On January 6, 2012, Ross was re-signed by the Bears [4] and spent the final nine weeks of the season on the practice squad. On August 8, 2012, the Bears released Ross. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fullback, Draylen Ross, Assigned to Rattlers". www.arenafootball.com. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. "Gabe Carimi: Gabe Carimi signs, will begin at left tackle - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. July 29, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  3. "Martz hopes to use same run/pass mix". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  4. Carroll, Chuck (January 6, 2012). "Chicago Bears Sign 3 Players To Reserve/Futures Contracts". Football News Now. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  5. Biggs, Brad (August 8, 2012). "Bears release tight end Ross". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2012.