Nate Meadors
Nathan Malik Meadors (born February 13, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | San Bernardino, California | February 13, 1997||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | San Gorgonio (San Bernardino, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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College career
Meadors played four seasons for the UCLA Bruins. He played in 42 games (30 starts) and made 149 tackles with 22 passes broken up and three interceptions.[1]
Professional career
Meadors signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019.[2] He was waived by the team during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 but was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on September 12, 2019.[5] Meadors made his NFL debut on September 15, 2019 in a 21-16 loss against the Green Bay Packers.[6] He was waived on September 28, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on January 10, 2020.[8]
References
- Zulgad, Judd (September 12, 2019). "Vikings place Josh Doctson on injured reserve; sign rookie cornerback to roster". SKORNorth.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Peters, Craig (April 29, 2019). "Vikings Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2019). "Vikings cut Laqoun Treadwell as they get to 53". Profootballtalk.com]]. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- "Vikings sign Colquitt; add nine players to practice squad". KSTP.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Ratke, Kyle (September 12, 2019). "Vikings sign CB Nate Meadors to active roster from practice squad". Vikings Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Smith, Eric (September 15, 2019). "Vikings Defense Can't Overcome Rough Start in Road Loss to Packers". Vikings.com.
- Peters, Craig (September 28, 2019). "Vikings Sign Rookie WR Davion Davis to Active Roster, Waive CB Nate Meadors". Vikings.com.
- "Vikings Send Mackensie Alexander to I.R., Sign Nate Meadors to Active Roster". Vikings.com. January 10, 2020.