Sojourn Shelton

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Sojourn Shelton
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Shelton with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017
No. 23, 31, 39
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-25) December 25, 1994 (age 29)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school: Plantation (Plantation, Florida)
College: Wisconsin
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Sojourn Shelton II (born December 25, 1994) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Wisconsin, and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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Early life

Shelton attended Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida. He was a defensive back for their football team. As a senior, he was rated as a four-star recruit and the 27th best cornerback in the nation. [1] After receiving offers from several big colleges such as Florida State, Ole Miss, and West Virginia, Shelton committed to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to play college football. [2]

College career

In his first year with the Badgers in 2013, Shelton played all 13 games in the season which included 12 starts at cornerback, in which he recorded thirty-six tackles, four interceptions (tying for third in the Big Ten), and seven pass breakups. He became the first true freshmen to start in a season opener since Travis Frederick in 2009. In 2014, he had a season that only included 33 tackles and 6 pass breakups. [3]

In 2015, Shelton seemed to have an increasingly mediocre season, statistically. He recorded 27 tackles, one interception, and seven pass breakups. His sole interception came in the fourth quarter of the 2015 Holiday Bowl helping seal a 23-21 victory over The University of Southern California Trojans. In his final season with Wisconsin in 2016, he had a career high season in interceptions and pass breakups with 4 interceptions and 12 pass-breakups. On November 26, 2016, he logged a 2 interception game against Minnesota. [4]

Professional career

After what most analysts called an "above average" career at Wisconsin, he was projected to go undrafted by NFL.com. He was invited to the 2016 NFL Combine, where he performed in every workout besides the splits. He achieved a 4.02 second 20-yard shuttle, which ranked third best in his position. He attended the Wisconsin Badgers Pro day, where he chose to only do the 40 yard dash, broad jump, and three cone drill. [5]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)		177 lb
(80 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		8+3⁄8 in
(0.21 m)		4.51 s4.02 s6.92 s35 in
(0.89 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		10 reps14 [6]
All values from NFL Combine [7]

Arizona Cardinals (first stint)

Shelton was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2017. [8] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [9]

Cincinnati Bengals

On September 4, 2017, Shelton was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad. [10] He was released on October 27, 2017. [11] On November 14, 2017, Shelton was signed back to the Bengals practice squad. [12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018. [13]

On August 23, 2018, Shelton was waived by the Bengals. [14]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 11, 2019, Shelton was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. [15] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [16]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

On November 13, 2019, Shelton was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on December 30, 2019. [18]

On June 1, 2020, Shelton was released by the Cardinals. [19]

Chicago Bears

On December 30, 2020, Shelton signed with the practice squad of the Chicago Bears. [20] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021. [21]

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  2. ↑ "College Football Recruiting Classes - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sojourn Shelton - 2016" . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sojourn Shelton - 2016" . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Riese, Owen (April 26, 2017). "NFL Draft scouting report: Sojourn Shelton". Bucky's 5th Quarter. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ McGinn, Bob (April 15, 2017). "NFL draft: Projecting state prospects". PackersNews.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "NFL Combine Report". NFL.com . March 2, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ Urban, Darren (May 2, 2017). "Cardinals Collect 17 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bengals Player Moves: Driskel to IR, Toner and Shelton to practice squad". Bengals.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ Marcum, Jason (October 27, 2017). "Bengals sign Tony McRae to practice squad; Sojourn Shelton cut to make room". CincyJungle.com.
  12. ↑ Hobson, Geoff (November 14, 2017). "Roster moves: Rookie Hill replaces vet Hill at running back; Nickerson waived". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bengals Player Moves 1/1". Bengals.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bengals waive CB Sojourn Shelton". CincyJungle.com. August 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ McPherson, Chris (August 11, 2019). "Eagles sign CB Sojourn Shelton". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  16. ↑ "Eagles announce first wave of roster moves as team works toward 53-player limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  17. ↑ Urban, Darren (November 13, 2019). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
  18. ↑ Urban, Darren (December 30, 2019). "Cardinals Sign Seven To "Future" Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
  19. ↑ Urban, Darren (June 1, 2020). "Cardinals Add Pass Catcher By Signing Dylan Cantrell". AZCardinals.com.
  20. ↑ @BearsPR (December 30, 2020). "#Bears roster moves: We have placed OL Badara Traore on Practice Squad/IR and have signed DB Sojourn Shelton to the Practice Squad" (Tweet). Retrieved February 11, 2021– via Twitter.
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