Mark Asper

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Mark Asper
No. 72, 62
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1985-11-08) November 8, 1985 (age 38)
Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:319 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Idaho Falls (ID) Bonneville
College: Oregon
NFL draft: 2012  / round: 6 / pick: 178
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:7
Player stats at PFR

Mark Vaughn Asper (born November 8, 1985) is an American former professional football guard. He was selected in the sixth round, 178th overall, by the Buffalo Bills in the 2012 NFL draft. [1] He played college football at Oregon. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots

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Professional career

Projected as a seventh round selection by Sports Illustrated , Asper was ranked as the No. 18 offensive tackle available in the 2012 NFL draft. [2] SI noted his "limited upside in the NFL" and labeled him "as an inexpensive utility lineman". [3]

He was cut by the Bills on August 31, 2012, and subsequently claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on September 1, 2012. [4]

Asper was claimed off waivers from the Vikings by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 24, 2012. He was released by the Jaguars on August 25, 2013.

On September 1, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills.

On July 29, 2014, Asper was signed as a free-agent by the New York Giants. [5] On September 22, 2014, Asper was waived off the practice squad for Eric Herman.

On December 17, 2014, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins to their practice squad. [6]

On August 6, 2015, he signed with the New England Patriots. The Patriots released Asper on August 27, 2015. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft - Summary - Positions T". SI.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft - Players". SI.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Wiederer, Dan. "Vikings wave bye-bye to Bowman, Brown as Jefferson, Asper arrive". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ "New York Giants Awarded Former Buffalo Bills OG Mark Asper Off Waivers".
  6. ↑ "Dolphins sign pair to practice squad". CBSSports.com.
  7. ↑ "Patriots release OT Mark Asper, LB Cameron Gordon and DT Antonio Johnson". Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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