Jace Billingsley

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Jace Billingsley
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-16) May 16, 1993 (age 31)
Winnemucca, Nevada, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Winnemucca (NV) Lowry
College: Eastern Oregon
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:2

Jace Billingsley (born May 16, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Eastern Oregon University, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.

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College career

In his last season at Eastern Oregon University, Billingsley finished fourth in the country with 1,931 all-purpose yards, 863 rushing yards, and 506 receiving yards. [1]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Billingsley signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016. [2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [3] [4] On December 31, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster, though he was a healthy scratch for the Lions' final regular season game against the Green Bay Packers and playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. [5]

On September 2, 2017, Billingsley was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2017. [8] In his second career NFL game, on Monday Night Football against the Packers, Billingsley recorded two special teams tackles in the Lions 30-17 victory. He was waived by the Lions on November 11, 2017. [9] He was re-signed on November 14, 2017. [10] He was waived again on November 22, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad. [11] [12] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 29, 2017. [13]

On September 1, 2018, Billingsley was waived by the Lions. [14]

New England Patriots

On September 4, 2018, Billingsley was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad. [15] He was released on September 12, 2018, and was re-signed six days later. [16] He was released again on September 26, 2018. [17]

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  2. ↑ "Lions sign 12 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to active roster and place RB Theo Riddick on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ Alper, Josh (October 25, 2017). "Lions promote Jace Billingsley to active roster". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  9. ↑ "Lions activate T Taylor Decker and T Corey Robinson". DetroitLions.com. November 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lions sign free agents WR Jace Billingsley and DE George Johnson". DetroitLions.com. November 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Lions awarded DE Dwight Freeney via waivers from Seattle". DetroitLions.com. November 22, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Lions sign WR Bradley Marquez and S Rolan Milligan to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to the active roster and place C Travis Swanson on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 29, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Patriots Make Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 4, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Patriots Make Practice Squad Moves". Patriots.com. September 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Patriots Place RB Rex Burkhead and LB Ja'Whaun Bentley on Injured Reserve; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 26, 2018.
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