Jonathan Massaquoi

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Jonathan Massaquoi
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Massaquoi with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013
No. 96, 94
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36)
Monrovia, Liberia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Gwinnett
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)
College: Troy
NFL draft: 2012  / Round: 5 / Pick: 164
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:70
Sacks:6.0
Player stats at PFR

Jonathan Massaquoi (born 11 May 1988) is a Liberian former professional American football linebacker. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football at Troy.

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College career

After playing his high school football at Central Gwinnett High School, Massaquoi attended Butler County Community College for a year before transferring to Troy University. During his two years at Troy he recorded 128 tackles and 19.5 sacks.

On 13 January 2012, Massaquoi announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL draft. [1]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Massaquoi was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round (164th overall) in the 2012 NFL draft. [2] He was waived on 27 February 2015. [3]

Tennessee Titans

Massaquoi was claimed off waivers on 3 March 2015 by the Tennessee Titans. [4] On 6 September 2015, he was waived by the Titans.

Kansas City Chiefs

Massaquoi signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on 9 March 2016. [5] On 28 August 2016, Massaquoi was waived by the Chiefs. [6]

Birmingham Iron

In 2018, Massaquoi signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. [7] In the season opener against the Memphis Express, Massaquoi recorded two sacks with seven tackles. [8]

Calgary Stampeders

After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Massaquoi signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on 17 May 2019. [9]

Dallas Renegades

In 2019, Massaquoi was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft. [10] He was waived during final roster cuts on 22 January 2020. [11]

DC Defenders

Massaquoi was claimed off waivers by the DC Defenders on 22 January 2020. [12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on 10 April 2020. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Troy's Jonathan Massaquoi to Enter NFL Draft
  2. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons release Central's Jonathan Massaquoi". gwinnettdailypost.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Kuharsky, Paul (3 March 2015). "Jonathan Massaquoi looks worthy of being claimed by Titans". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Paylor, Terez (9 March 2016). "Chiefs sign outside linebacker Jonathan Massaquoi". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs Waive Eight Players". Chiefs.com. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (12 October 2018). "Birmingham Iron adds former Auburn, Samford standouts". AL.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Dudley, Evan (10 February 2019). "Birmingham Iron cruises in AAF debut win". al.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Massaqoui joins Stamps". Stampeders.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Bender, Bill (21 October 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Talbot, Damond (22 January 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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