Eddie Yarbrough

Eddie Yarbrough (born April 24, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming.

Eddie Yarbrough
No. 52 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-24) April 24, 1993
Aurora, Colorado
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview (Aurora, Colorado)
College:Wyoming
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First–team All–Mountain West (2013–14)
  • Second–team All–Mountain West (2015)
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:63
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Yarbrough signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[1] He was waived on September 3, 2016.[2]

Buffalo Bills

On April 7, 2017, Yarbrough signed with the Buffalo Bills.[3] He recorded his first career sack against the Carolina Panthers.[4] He played in all 16 games with six starts, recording 34 tackles. He was re-signed on April 16, 2018, to a one-year deal.[5] He was re-signed once more on March 4, 2019, to another one-year deal.[6]

On August 31, 2019, Yarbrough was waived by Bills and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8]

Minnesota Vikings

On December 31, 2019, Yarbrough was signed by the Minnesota Vikings off the Bills practice squad.[9] Yarbrough is the first player to wear the number 52 since the legendary Chad Greenway.

References
  1. Mason, Andrew (May 2, 2016). "Get to know the Broncos' 21 college free agents". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. Mason, Andrew (September 3, 2016). "Broncos make 23 moves to pare roster at the deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. "Bills add eight players to the roster". BuffaloBills.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. Silagyi, Kyle (September 17, 2017). "Watch Eddie Yarbrough crush Cam Newton for first career sack". Bills Wire. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. Brown, Chris (April 16, 2018). "Bills re-sign O'Leary, Pitts, Thomas, Yarbrough". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. Wojton, Nick (March 4, 2019). "Bills re-sign DE Eddie Yarbrough". Bills Wire. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
  8. Brown, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Bills begin to assemble practice squad, Christian Wade holds 11th exempt spot". BuffaloBills.com.
  9. "Vikings Sign Bills DE Eddie Yarbrough to 53-Man Roster, Place DT Armon Watts on IR". Vikings.com. December 31, 2019.
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