Jonathan Woodard
Jonathan Woodard (born September 19, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Arkansas.
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Brentwood, Tennessee | September 19, 1993||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 271 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Brentwood (TN) Ravenwood | ||||||||||
College: | Central Arkansas | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 226 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Woodard was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] On May 23, 2016, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during team workouts. He underwent surgery the same day, and missed his entire rookie season.[2] On September 2, 2017, Woodard was waived by the Jaguars.[3]
Atlanta Falcons
On October 11, 2017, Woodard was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[4] He was released by the team on October 24, 2017.[5]
Miami Dolphins
On December 5, 2017, Woodard was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2018.[6]
On September 1, 2018, Woodard was waived by the Dolphins and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2018.[9]
On August 11, 2019, Woodard was waived/injured by the Dolphins and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was waived from injured reserve on December 24, 2019.[11]
Buffalo Bills
On January 1, 2020, Woodard was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 6, 2020.[12] He was waived on August 5, 2020.[13]
References
- Oehser, John (April 30, 2016). "Pick No. 226: Jaguars select DE Jonathan Woodard". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- Hagemann, Andie. "Jaguars rookie DE Jonathan Woodard tears Achilles". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- Oehser, John (September 2, 2017). "Jaguars reduce active roster to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
- McFadden, Will (October 11, 2017). "Falcons sign DE Jonathan Woodard to practice squad, place TE Perkins on practice squad injured". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.
- Conway, Kelsey (October 24, 2017). "Falcons sign linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, waive defensive lineman Joe Vellano". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018.
- "Dolphins Sign 8 To Futures Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.
- "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2018.
- "Miami Dolphins Sign 10 To Practice Squad". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2018.
- "Dolphins Sign Martrell Spaight, Promote Jonathan Woodard". MiamiDolphins.com. September 26, 2018.
- "Dolphins Sign Terrance Smith, Waived/Injured Jonathan Woodard". MiamiDolphins.com. August 11, 2019.
- "Jonathan Woodard: Let go by Miami". CBSSports.com. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- Brown, Chris (January 6, 2020). "Bills sign 10 reserve/future free agents". BuffaloBills.com.
- Glab, Maddy (August 5, 2020). "S Siran Neal, CB Ike Brown activated off Reserve/COVID list". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.