Josh Shirley

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Josh Shirley
No. 91, 46
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-04) January 4, 1992 (age 32)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Henry J. Kaiser
(Fontana, California)
College:
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:2
Player stats at CFL.ca

Joshua Christian Shirley (born January 4, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Washington before transferring to UNLV.

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Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Shirley was with the Oakland Raiders' practice squad for two weeks.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Shirley was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on October 6, 2015. [1] He was promoted to the active roster on October 31, 2015. The team waived tackle Reid Fragel to make room for Shirley. On December 15, 2015, Shirley was released from the Buccaneers. [2]

Second stint with Oakland Raiders

On December 17, 2015, it was announced Shirley would again be joining the Oakland Raiders practice squad. [3]

Seattle Seahawks

On January 20, 2016, Shirley signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks. [4] On May 4, 2016, the Seahawks waived Shirley. [5] On August 30, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve but was released on September 5, 2016. [6] [7]

Chicago Bears

On December 14, 2016 Shirley was signed to the Bears' practice squad. [8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 31, 2016. [9] He was released by the Bears on January 9, 2017. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Scott (October 6, 2015). "Return of Barth Leads Flurry of Moves". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Smith, Scott, "Buccaneers Bring Da'Quan Bowers Back" Archived 2015-12-18 at the Wayback Machine , "Buccaneers.com", December 15, 2015
  3. ↑ Adams, Luke, "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/17/15" "Profootballrumors.com", December 17, 2015
  4. ↑ Condotta, Bob (January 20, 2016). "Seattle Seahawks sign one-time Washington Husky Josh Shirley to a futures contract". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ Condotta, Bob (May 4, 2016). "Seahawks waive 5 players, including former starting center Drew Nowak and former Husky Josh Shirley". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Reach 75-Player Limit". Seahawks.com.
  7. ↑ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves And Sign Eight Players To Practice Squad".
  8. ↑ "Bears Sign LB Josh Shirley To Practice Squad". December 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Eurich, Matt (December 31, 2016). "Bears promote Josh Shirley to active roster". CBSSports.com.
  10. ↑ Wiltfong Jr., Lester A. (January 9, 2017). "Chicago Bears Roster Update: Josh Shirley waived". WindyCityGridiron.com.
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