Maurice Evans (American football)

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Maurice Evans
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-14) August 14, 1988 (age 35)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: New York (NY) Christ The King Regional
College: Penn State
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Maurice D. Evans (born August 14, 1988) is a former gridiron football defensive end. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Penn State.

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Evans has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.

Early years

While playing for Christ The King Regional High School, [1] Evans was a 4-star recruit by rivals.com and a First-team all state selection and was ranked the nations sixth best defensive end coming out of high school after recording 92 tackles, four sacks and four fumble recoveries as a senior. Evans was named an Army All-American as a senior and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was heavily recruited by USC, Penn State, and Notre Dame. [2]

College career

Evans was an immediate contributor in 2006 as a true freshman, seeing action in all 13 games. He recorded 12 tackles (7 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He would be named to the First-team of the Sporting News's the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. In 2007—Evans' first starting season at defensive end—Evans recorded 12.5 sacks (including 3.5 against Indiana). He also had 54 tackles, with 21.5 tackles for loss, to go with the 12.5 sacks, broke up 3 passes in coverage, and forced 5 fumbles. He was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award as a sophomore.

By the start of the 2008 season Evans was had been named to numerous preseason All-American teams, including Phil Steele's All-American first-team. He was also on the 2008 Bednarik, Lombardi, and Nagurski award watchlists.

In 10 games in 2008, Evans recorded just 34 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks. Evans elected to leave Penn State after to 2008 season and enter the NFL Draft. [3] He trained for the NFL Scouting Combine at Power Train Sports Performance in Millersville, Pennsylvania. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		274 lb
(124 kg)		34 in
(0.86 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		5.09 s1.82 s2.95 s4.57 s7.32 s29 in
(0.74 m)		8 ft 11 in
(2.72 m)		17 reps
Arm and hand spans from Pro Day, all other values from NFL Combine. [5]

New York Giants

Evans was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants after not being taken in the 2009 NFL draft. He was waived during final cuts on September 4, 2009.

First stint with Buccaneers

Evans was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 6, 2009. [6] He was waived on September 14.

Carolina Panthers

Evans was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on September 24. He was released on October 3 when defensive tackle Ra'Shon Harris was re-signed to the practice squad.

Second stint with Buccaneers

Evans was re-signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 7, 2009. He was waived on October 10, to make room for Tanard Jackson. Evans was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad on October 28.

He was waived on June 14, 2010.

Chicago Bears

Evans signed with the Chicago Bears on August 4, 2010.

Evans was waived by the Bears on August 30, 2010.

BC Lions

Evans signed with the BC Lions on May 1, 2012. [7] He was released by the Lions on May 24, 2013. [8]

Personal life

Evans has one child (Amari) with Long time Partner and girlfriend Ieisha

Evans' father Michael Evans, was stabbed to death on Christmas Eve, 1988, near the family's home in East New York, Brooklyn,

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References

  1. ↑ Vacchiano, Ralph (May 10, 2009). "Christ the King product Maurice Evans has Giant shot with Big Blue". Daily News .
  2. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (May 10, 2009). "Undrafted defensive end Maurice Evans hopes detour drove him to destiny with New York Giants". The Star-Ledger .
  3. ↑ "Penn State DE Evans to enter NFL draft". AP. Retrieved January 17, 2009.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Thomas, Eric (January 22, 2009). "PSU's Evans ready for NFL challenge". The Sentinel . Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  5. ↑ "*Maurice Evans, DS #33 DE, Penn State". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers".
  7. ↑ Lions ink defensive line duo Geathers and Evans
  8. ↑ "2012-06-22". bclions.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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