Adonis Alexander
Adonis K. Alexander (born November 7, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL supplemental draft.
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Charlotte, North Carolina | November 7, 1996||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Charlotte (NC) Independence | ||||||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||
Supplemental draft: | 2018 / Round: 6 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career
Alexander attended Independence High School in the city. He then attended Virginia Tech, and was ruled academically ineligible for his final year, preventing him from entering the 2018 NFL Draft.[1] However, he entered in to the 2018 NFL supplemental draft.
Washington Redskins
Alexander was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 supplemental draft.[2]
Alexander was waived on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the practice squad the following day.[3][4] He was released on October 1, 2019.[5]
Los Angeles Rams
On November 14, 2019, Alexander was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019.
References
- Paylor, Terez. "The Story of Adonis: This NFL supplemental draft candidate offers loads of intrigue". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- "Redskins Select Adonis Alexander In Sixth Round Of Supplemental Draft, Waive Sam Irwin-Hill". Redskins.com. July 11, 2018.
- "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- "Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- "Redskins Waive WR Robert Davis, Release CB Adonis Alexander From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. October 1, 2019.
- "Rams sign second-year DB Adonis Alexander to practice squad". The Rams Wire. USA Today. November 14, 2019.