Alex Singleton (linebacker)

Alex Singleton
No. 49 – Calgary Stampeders
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-07) December 7, 1993
Thousand Oaks, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Thousand Oaks (CA)
College: Montana State
CFL draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
CFL status: National
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

Alex Reed Singleton (born December 7, 1993) is a Canadian football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Montana State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks after the 2015 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Singelton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Seattle on May 8, 2015. He signed a three-year contract worth $1,578,500 and received a $3,500 signing bonus. On September 5, he was released.[1]

New England Patriots

Three days later, Singleton was signed to the Patriots' practice squad.[2] He was released on September 15, 2015.

Minnesota Vikings

Singleton was signed to the Vikings' practice squad on December 22, 2015.[3] He was released on April 13, 2016.

Calgary Stampeders

Singleton was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 CFL Draft. He became a Canadian citizen in October 2015 and qualified for dual citizenship because his mother was born in Toronto. He signed with the team on May 17, 2016. Singleton made his CFL debut on June 25, 2016 against the BC Lions.[4]

2016 season

Singleton had an exceptional first season in the CFL and quickly became one of the Stampeders important players on defense.[5] Over the course of the season, he played in all 18 regular season games, and the Stamps two playoff games. He contributed 65 defensive tackles, 9 special teams tackles, and 3 forced fumbles.

2017 season

On November 1, 2017, Singleton was announced the team's nominee for the CFL's most outstanding defensive player, most outstanding Canadian and most outstanding player awards, including sweeping all votes in the defensive and Canadian player categories. His 121 tackles going into week 20 of the CFL season were already the most in Calgary Stampeders history.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Singleton Contract Details". overthecap.com. Over The Cap. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kyed, Doug (September 8, 2015). "Patriots Sign Ex-Seahawks Linebacker Alex Singleton To Practice Squad". nesn.com. New England Sports Network. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gates, Christopher (December 22, 2015). "Minnesota Vikings Sign Alex Singleton To Practice Squad". dailynorseman.com. Daily Norseman. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ALEX SINGLETON". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Landry: Stamps' rookie Singleton making it look easy". CFL.ca. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  6. ↑ Busby, Ian (2017-11-01). "Singleton snags triple honours for Stamps - 3DownNation". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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