Corey Crawford (American football)

This article is about the NFL player. For the NHL goalie, see Corey Crawford.

Corey Crawford
Clemson Tigers
Position:Graduate assistant
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-01) December 1, 1991 (age 33)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:298 lb (135 kg)
Career information
High school:Hargrave Military Academy
College:Clemson
Undrafted:2015
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
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Corey Crawford (born December 1, 1991) is a former American football defensive end and current coach. He attended Clemson University, G.W. Carver HS Columbus, Georgia, and Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia.[1]

College career

Crawford committed to Clemson in 2011 as a four-star recruit and spent his entire collegiate career with the Tigers.

Professional career

Crawford was signed by the Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2015. He was released on September 5, 2015, and signed to the practice squad the following day. He signed a futures contract with the Redskins on January 12, 2016, but was released on September 3, 2016.[2] On June 8, 2017, Crawford signed with the Columbus Lions. In September 2017, Crawford re-signed with the Lions for 2018.[3] He signed with the Carolina Cobras in 2019, but was placed on the team suspension list after signing with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football on March 13, 2019. After the AAF suspended football operations, he was activated by the Cobras on April 3. He was placed on the refused to report list on April 6.

In October 2019, he was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[4] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[5]

Coaching career

Crawford began his coaching career in 2022, joining the staff at his alma mater, Clemson, as a defensive graduate assistant.[6]

References

  1. ^ Corey Crawford, DE for the Washington Redskins at NFL.com
  2. ^ "09/03: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Barnett, Zach (February 2, 2022). "Clemson announces a slew of promotions, new hires, and raises". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved February 2, 2022.


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