James Crawford (American football) explained

James Crawford
Position:Defensive end
Birth Date:2 December 1994
Birth Place:Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:239
High School:St. Thomas Aquinas
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:Illinois
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:10
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statlabel3:Pass deflections
Statlabel4:Interceptions
Statlabel5:Forced fumbles
Pfr:C/CrawJa01

James Crawford (born December 2, 1994) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Illinois, and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in the 2018 NFL season before being waived. The Miami Dolphins signed Crawford for the 2019 NFL season, but released him before the 2020 NFL season after an injury-shortened tenure. The Baltimore Ravens signed Crawford to their practice squad in December 2020, and released him in January 2021.

College career

After redshirting his freshman season, Crawford played four seasons for the Fighting Illini. Crawford recorded starts on all three levels of the defense throughout his college career. He played safety, linebacker and defensive end over the course of four years. He recorded 80 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and six passes defensed over the course of his college career. Crawford who won team MVP, served as a team captain as a senior and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches.[1]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Crawford, signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on August 8, 2018.[2] He made the Packers 53-man roster out of training camp after originally entering as a long shot to make the team, in part because he did not join the team until ten days after camp began. Crawford made his NFL debut during the Packers season opener against the Chicago Bears.[3] Crawford was named the Packers' captain on special teams three times, including the team's final game of the season against the Detroit Lions.[4] Crawford played in all 16 of the Packers games during his rookie season, making nine tackles and recovering a fumble.[5] After initially making the 53 man roster out of training camp, Crawford was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2019.[6]

Miami Dolphins

Crawford was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 3, 2019.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on September 26, 2019 after playing in three games, making one tackle.[8]

Crawford was waived on August 31, 2020.[9]

Baltimore Ravens

On December 23, 2020, Crawford signed with the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens,[10] and was released on January 5, 2021.[11]

Philadelphia Stars

Crawford joined the practice squad of the Philadelphia Stars, playing in the United States Football League, on April 16, 2022.[12] He was transferred to the active roster on April 22.[13]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
GB16 0 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 16 0 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Source: NFL.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Bay Packers sign University of Illinois LB James Crawford. FOX6Now.com. August 8, 2018. October 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: Packers sign LB James Crawford. Packers.com. August 8, 2018. October 8, 2018.
  3. Web site: Accountability the buzzword — for Clay Matthews and Mike McCarthy — after mistakes against Bears. Jason. Wild. Wisconsin State Journal. Madison.com. September 11, 2018. October 8, 2018.
  4. Web site: Packers name captains for 2018 finale. Packers.com. December 30, 2018.
  5. Web site: James Crawford Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com. December 31, 2018.
  6. Web site: Packers release LB James Crawford. September 2, 2019. Packers.com.
  7. Web site: Dolphins claim former Packers LB James Crawford on waivers. Zach. Kruse. Packers Wire. September 3, 2019.
  8. Web site: Dolphins claim OL Keaton Sutherland. Alper, Josh. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. September 26, 2019.
  9. Web site: James Crawford: Time up in Miami. August 31, 2020. CBSSports.com. en.
  10. Ravens . We have signed LB James Crawford to our practice squad. . 1341851200837304325 . December 23, 2020 . February 7, 2021.
  11. Web site: @Ravens. We have restored TE Sean Culkin to the Practice Squad (from Practice Squad/Injured Reserve) and released LB James Crawford from the Practice Squad.. Twitter.
  12. USFLStars . Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad: . 1515218725787639811 . April 16, 2022 . April 16, 2022.
  13. USFLStars . Roster Updates . 1517403324101709824 . April 22, 2022 . April 23, 2022.