James Crawford (American football)

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James Crawford
James Crawford 54 Packers training camp 2019.jpg
Crawford as a member of the Green Bay Packers in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 29)
Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Thomas Aquinas
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College: Illinois
Position: Defensive end
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:10
Player stats at PFR

James Crawford (born December 2, 1994) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Illinois, and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in the 2018 NFL season before being waived. The Miami Dolphins signed Crawford for the 2019 NFL season, but released him before the 2020 NFL season after an injury-shortened tenure. The Baltimore Ravens signed Crawford to their practice squad in December 2020, and released him in January 2021.

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College career

After redshirting his freshman season, Crawford played four seasons for the Fighting Illini. Crawford recorded starts on all three levels of the defense throughout his college career. He played safety, linebacker and defensive end over the course of four years. He recorded 80 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and six passes defensed over the course of his college career. Crawford who won team MVP, served as a team captain as a senior and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches. [1]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Crawford, signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on August 8, 2018. [2] He made the Packers 53-man roster out of training camp after originally entering as a long shot to make the team, in part because he did not join the team until ten days after camp began. Crawford made his NFL debut during the Packers season opener against the Chicago Bears. [3] Crawford was named the Packers' captain on special teams three times, including the team's final game of the season against the Detroit Lions. [4] Crawford played in all 16 of the Packers games during his rookie season, making nine tackles and recovering a fumble. [5] After initially making the 53 man roster out of training camp, Crawford was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2019. [6]

Miami Dolphins

Crawford was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 3, 2019. [7] He was placed on injured reserve on September 26, 2019 after playing in three games, making one tackle. [8]

Crawford was waived on August 31, 2020. [9]

Baltimore Ravens

On December 23, 2020, Crawford signed with the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens, [10] and was released on January 5, 2021. [11]

Philadelphia Stars

Crawford joined the practice squad of the Philadelphia Stars, playing in the United States Football League, on April 16, 2022. [12] He was transferred to the active roster on April 22. [13]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
CombSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2018 GB 1609820000000001
Total1609810000000001
Source: NFL.com

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References

  1. ↑ "Green Bay Packers sign University of Illinois LB James Crawford". FOX6Now.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Packers sign LB James Crawford". Packers.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Wild, Jason (September 11, 2018). "Accountability the buzzword — for Clay Matthews and Mike McCarthy — after mistakes against Bears". Wisconsin State Journal . Madison.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Packers name captains for 2018 finale". Packers.com. December 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "James Crawford Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Packers release LB James Crawford". Packers.com. September 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ Kruse, Zach (September 3, 2019). "Dolphins claim former Packers LB James Crawford on waivers". Packers Wire.
  8. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 26, 2019). "Dolphins claim OL Keaton Sutherland". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  9. ↑ "James Crawford: Time up in Miami". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ @Ravens (December 23, 2020). "We have signed LB James Crawford to our practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved February 7, 2021– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ @Ravens. "We have restored TE Sean Culkin to the Practice Squad (from Practice Squad/Injured Reserve) and released LB James Crawford from the Practice Squad". Twitter.
  12. ↑ @USFLStars (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ @USFLStars (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Twitter.
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