Thurston Armbrister

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Thurston Armbrister
Thurston Armbrister jaguars.jpg
Armbrister with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015
No. 50, 57, 58
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-25) December 25, 1992 (age 31)
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Hollywood Hills
(Hollywood, Florida)
College: Miami (FL)
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:39
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at PFR

Thurston Armbrister (born December 25, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Miami. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

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Early years

Armbrister was born in 1992 on Christmas morning in Hollywood, Florida as the third of five children. His family affectionately nicknamed him "Head" during his childhood due to his head being big in proportion to his body. [1] Armbrister attended Hollywood Hills High School where he played safety. Armbrister also played basketball and ran track and field in high school.

College career

Armbrister signed with the University of Miami as late as June 2011 and joined its practice squad as a true freshman. He began his college career in his sophomore year during the 2012 season and went on to play in all the games until his senior year during the 2014 season. [2] While at the University of Miami, Armbrister majored in exercise physiology with a back-up plan to start a career as a physical therapist. [3]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

On May 2, 2015, Armbrister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL draft. [4] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars. [5]

Detroit Lions

On September 4, 2016, Armbrister was claimed off waivers by the Lions. [6]

On September 2, 2017, Armbrister was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30, 2017. [9] He was waived on October 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. [10] He was released on November 29, 2017, but re-signed two days later.

New York Giants

On January 9, 2018, Armbrister signed a futures contract with the New York Giants. [11] He was waived/injured on August 20, 2018 due to a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve. [12] He was released on October 2, 2018.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 28, 2018, Armbrister was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad, and promoted to the active roster two days later. [13] [14] He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018. [15]

On February 20, 2019, Armbrister was waived by the Cardinals. [16]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Armbrister signed with the XFL's Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He was signed off of Team 9 by the Tampa Bay Vipers on March 9, 2020. [17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [18]

Personal life

Armbrister has an older brother Terrence Ebagua who was a walk-on tight end at Florida State and went on to play in the Professional Indoor Football League. Armbrister had a younger sister born a year after him, who died at age 3. [19]

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  2. ↑ Miami Hurricanes.com
  3. ↑ Miami Herald.com
  4. ↑ "2015 undrafted free agent signings: Jaguars live tracker". bigcatcountry.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Oehser, John (September 3, 2016). "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lions sign LB Thurston Armbrister to active roster and place G Zac Kerin on IR". DetroitLions.com. September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lions sign free agents DE Datone Jones and DT Caraun Reid". DetroitLions.com. October 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Giants Sign LB Thurston Armbrister, OT Laurence Gibson & RB Jalen Simmons". January 9, 2018.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 20, 2018). "Giants sign RB Jhurell Pressley, LB Warren Long". Giants.com.
  13. ↑ "Cardinals announce signing of DE Cameron Malveaux, practice squad moves". Cards Wire. USA Today. November 28, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cardinals fill final roster spot with LB Thurston Armbrister". Cards Wire. USA Today. November 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ "As Nkemdiche Goes To IR, Cardinals Bring Back Vincent Valentine". AZCardinals.com. December 11, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Cardinals waive LB Thurston Armbrister". Cards Wire. USA Today. February 20, 2019.
  17. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  18. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  19. ↑ Miami Herald.com
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