Austen Pleasants
| No. 78 – Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Born: | August 22, 1997 Ironton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Ohio | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Austen Pleasants (born August 22, 1997) is an American professional football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio.
Early life
[edit]Pleasants was born on August 22, 1997, in Ironton, Ohio, son of Michael Wilburn and Jennifer Vanderhoof-Pleasants. Has one younger brother, Arik . [1] He attended Dawson-Bryant High School in Coal Grove, Ohio, and was a four year letterman in football, basketball, and Track and Field.[1] He earned multiple honors while playing as an offensive lineman and defensive tackle and was a 2-star recruit as a lineman.[1][2][3] He accepted a football scholarship offer from Ohio University over University of Akron and University of Toledo.[3]
College career
[edit]Pleasants redshirted his first college year for Ohio but finished his career with 28 games and 20 starts.[1] He earned Second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2019.[4]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On April 25, 2020, Pleasants was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft.[6] On September 7, 2020, he was signed to their practice squad after being waived the day before.[7] On October 18, 2020, he was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list.[8] He was activated off the list on October 22, 2020.[9] After being waived in September 2021, he was signed to Jaguars practice squad on October 9, 2021.[10] On October 12, 2021, he was released from the practice squad.[11]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]Pleasants was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on October 12, 2021, the same day he was released from the Jaguars.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 27, 2021, and played his first career game in the Week 12 10–33 loss against the Miami Dolphins.[13] On January 11, 2022, he signed a reserve/future contract with the team.[14] On August 22, 2022, Pleasants was waived by the Panthers.[15]
Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]On November 9, 2022, Pleasants was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2023.[17]
On August 29, 2023, Pleasants was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He was released on September 12.
Chicago Bears
[edit]On September 20, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[20] He was released on October 21.
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On November 8, Pleasants was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[21] He was released on November 28.[22]
Los Angeles Chargers (second stint)
[edit]On December 1, 2023, Pleasants was signed to the Chargers practice squad.[23]
Arizona Cardinals (second stint)
[edit]On January 9, 2024, Pleasants signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals.[24] He was waived on August 26, and later re-signed to the practice squad.[25] He was released on October 15.[26]
Chicago Bears (second stint)
[edit]On October 29, 2024, Pleasants was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[27]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Austen Pleasants - 2019 - Football". Ohio University. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants's Football Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Austen Pleasants, Dawson-Bryant , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2019 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Awards". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Austen Pleasants College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Shipley, John. "Jaguars 2020 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". Sports Illustrated Jacksonville Jaguars News, Analysis and More. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ Harvey, Demetrius (September 7, 2020). "Jaguars officially sign 15 players to practice squad". Big Cat Country. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants: Shifts to COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants: Comes off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants: Signed to practice squad by Jags". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Jaguars do some shuffling with the practice squad". Jaguars Wire. October 12, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Panthers sign OL Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Panthers Wire. October 12, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Austen Pleasants (OT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.panthers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Reserve/Futures Contracts: 1/11/22". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (August 22, 2022). "Panthers waive Austen Pleasants, Khalan Tolson". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Breiden Fehoko to Active Roster; Place Austin Johnson on Injured Reserve". www.chargers.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad". Chargers.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 20, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears put Braxton Jones on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Wednesday's Transactions". michigansthumb.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Release Keaontay Ingram". azcardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Borquez, Gavino. "Chargers sign OL Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Chargers Wire. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 9, 2024). "Cardinals Add Four More On 'Futures' Deals". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 26, 2024). "Cardinals Begin Roster Cuts By Releasing 6". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals place K Matt Prater, DL Bilal Nichols on injured reserve". Arizona Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Bears place Bill Murray on Injured Reserve, sign Austen Pleasants to practice squad". Windy City Gridiron. October 29, 2024.