Mitchell Loewen
Mitchell Loewen (born February 14, 1993) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2016.
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Lahaina, Hawaii | February 14, 1993||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Lahainaluna (Lahaina, Hawaii) | ||||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||
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High school
Loewen attended Lahainaluna High School in Lahaina, Hawai'i. He is son of former NFL offensive lineman Chuck Loewen, who played for the San Diego Chargers from 1980 to 1984.
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
Loewen signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[1] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on June 6, 2016, prematurely ending his rookie season.[2]
In Week 2 against the Patriots, Loewen suffered a high-ankle sprain and was placed on injured reserve on September 20, 2017.[3]
On December 27, 2018, Loewen was waived by the Saints.[4]
Detroit Lions
On December 28, 2018, Loewen was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[5] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[6]
New Orleans Saints (second stint)
On September 1, 2019, Loewen was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on September 9, 2019.[8] He was waived on September 10 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020.[9]
When Loewen changed positions from defensive end to tight end during the 2019 season, he switched his jersey number to 88.
On May 15, 2020, the Saints waived Loewen.[10]
References
- "Saints Add 19 Undrafted Free Agents". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Williams, Charean (September 20, 2017). "Saints promote David Parry, re-sign Darryl Tapp". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- "Saints re-sign Derek Newton and Cornelius Lucas, cut Josh Robinson and Mitchell Loewen". NOLA.com. December 27, 2018.
- "Lions assigned DE Mitchell Loewen via waivers from New Orleans Saints". DetroitLions.com. December 28, 2018.
- Schlitt, Erik. "Lions release EDGE rushers Eric Lee and Mitchell Loewen". LionsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2019.
- Alper, Josh (September 9, 2019). "Saints promote Mitchell Loewen, cut Wes Horton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- "Saints sign 9 players to reserve/future deals". Canal Street Chronicles. SB Nation. January 7, 2020.
- "Saints announce roster moves". May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.