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| Born: | August 7, 1994 Daly City, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Desert Pines (Las Vegas, Nevada) | ||||||
| College: | Utah | ||||||
| Position: | Offensive lineman | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 3 / pick: 66 | ||||||
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Cedrick Jeremiah Poutasi (born August 7, 1994) is an American professional football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Utah.
Poutasi attended Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] [2] He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. [3] He committed to the University of Utah to play college football. [4]
Poutasi attended Utah from 2012 to 2014. He took over as a starter his freshman season and remained a starter through his junior season. [5] [6]
After his junior season, Poutasi entered 2015 NFL draft. [7]
Poutasi was selected with the 66th overall pick in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. [8] On September 2, 2016, he was released by the Titans as part of final roster cuts. [9]
On September 5, 2016, Poutasi was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. [10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2016. [11] He was placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2016, after suffering an ankle injury in Week 15. [12]
On September 3, 2017, Poutasi was waived by the Jaguars and was re-signed to the practice squad. [13] He was released on September 20, 2017. [14]
On November 15, 2017, Poutasi was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad, but was released six days later. [15]
On December 5, 2017, Poutasi was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad. [16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 1, 2018. [17]
On September 1, 2018, Poutasi was waived by the Broncos. [18]
In January 2019, Poutasi joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). [19]
After the AAF suspended football operations, Poutasi signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 8, 2019, but was waived a week later. [20] [21]
Poutasi was selected by the Jousters of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020. [22]
On August 4, 2021, Poutasi signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. [23] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [24] [25] After the Raiders were eliminated in the 2021 Wild Card round of the playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2022. [26] He was waived on February 28, 2022.
On November 24, 2022, Poutasi signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [27] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on May 14, 2023, [28] and remained there until February 11, 2025, when he became a free agent at the end of his CFL contract.