Ereck Flowers

Ereck Flowers
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Flowers while attending Miami in 2012
No. 75 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994
Miami, Florida
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 334 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami Norland
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
College: Miami (FL)
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018
Games played: 51
Games started: 48
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Ereck Flowers (born April 25, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami. He was drafted by the New York Giants with the ninth overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Early years

A native of Miami, Flowers originally attended Krop High School in the Ives Estates, where he was a basketball standout and did not focus on football until his junior year.[1] For his senior year, he transferred to Norland High School in Miami Gardens,[2] where he joined a talented varsity that featured blue chip running back Duke Johnson. Flowers helped the Vikings to a 15–0 season record and a FHSAA Class 5A championship over Crawfordville Wakulla.[3]

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Flowers was ranked as the 20th-best offensive tackle in his class.[4] ESPN labelled him a three-star recruit and ranked him 57th in his position.[5] He chose Miami (FL) over offers from Purdue, Florida State, and Central Florida.

College career

As a true freshman at the University of Miami in 2012, Flowers played in all 12 games at right tackle, making four starts.[6][7] As a sophomore in 2013, he started all 12 games at left tackle.[8] He returned as the starting left tackle in 2014. On December 29, 2014, Flowers announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.[9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 6 1⁄4 in
(1.99 m)		 329 lb
(149 kg)		 34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 9 7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 5.31 s 1.78 s 3.13 s 27 in
(0.69 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 37 reps
All values from NFL Combine

New York Giants

On April 30, 2015, Flowers was selected with the ninth overall pick by the New York Giants in the 2015 NFL Draft.[10] He was the highest selected Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman since Bryant McKinnie in 2002. On June 18, 2015, Flowers signed a 4-year $14.3 million contract with the Giants. He was named the Giants starting left tackle for Week 1 and played in 15 games in his rookie season.

Although he wore number 76 jersey throughout his entire rookie season, Flowers decided to switch to his college number 74 during the spring of 2016 after it was left available with the departure of teammate Geoff Schwartz.

Former offensive line teammate, turned NFL analyst, Geoff Schwartz in 2018 accused Flowers of "quitting" on the team, of missing multiple blocks, and of having poor technique.[11][12]

Flowers has been criticized for not living up to expectations through his 3rd year in the league. Since 2015 he gave up 169 total pressures which is the most of any tackle in the NFL during that time.[13] Those stats and his numerous penalties have caused Pro Football Focus to rate him as the 54th best tackle in the NFL.[14]

On May 2, 2018, the Giants declined the fifth-year option on Flower's contract, making him a free agent in 2019.[15] He was moved over to right tackle after the Giants signed veteran Nate Solder to be their left tackle. On September 23, 2018, the Giants decided to bench Flowers in favor of Chad Wheeler at right tackle after his continued struggles.[16] On October 8, 2018, the Giants announced plans to release Flowers if a trade with a team couldn't be worked out. The next day, Flowers was officially released by the Giants.[17]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 12, 2018, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Flowers to a one-year contract after Josh Wells was placed on injured reserve.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Fisch not scared to start Flowers at right tackle 'or any freshman who deserves' it". Miami Herald. August 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ HERALD SPOTLIGHT: Ereck Flowers
  3. ↑ "Miami Norland captures 5A state football title over Crawfordville Wakulla". Orlando Sentinel. December 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rivals.com offensive tackles 2012".
  5. ↑ "Ereck Flowers Recruiting Profile". ESPN.
  6. ↑ Hurricanes' shy lineman Ereck Flowers is 'a beast' on field
  7. ↑ Freshman offensive tackle Ereck Flowers could supplant Seantrel Henderson in University of Miami starting lineup
  8. ↑ Feliciano, Flowers hoping to help Miami's offensive line
  9. ↑ Miami OT Ereck Flowers says he's entering the 2015 NFL Draft
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael. "Flowers drafted by Giants 9th overall in 2015 NFL Draft". Giants.com. New York Giants Official Website. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Ex-Giant Geoff Schwartz rips film of Ereck Flowers: ‘He might be drunk’ | Giants Wire
  12. ↑ Ex-Giant Geoff Schwartz slams Ereck Flowers for effort on tape
  13. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciatraina/2018/05/29/giants-head-coach-pat-shurmur-encouraged-by-ereck-flowers-effort-so-far/#7e74311d2d92
  14. ↑ https://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2018/02/what_would_ereck_flowers_be_worth_trade_giants.html
  15. ↑ Gantt, Darin (May 2, 2018). "Giants won't pick up Ereck Flowers' option". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  16. ↑ "Giants benching Ereck Flowers for Chad Wheeler". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  17. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 9, 2018). "Giants waive Tackle Ereck Flowers". Giants.com.
  18. ↑ Oehser, John (October 12, 2018). "Official: Jaguars sign LT Ereck Flowers". Jaguars.com.
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