James Crawford (American football)
| No. 54 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: |
December 2, 1994 Deerfield Beach, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: |
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||||
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James Crawford (born December 2, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.
College career
After redshirting his freshman season, Crawford played four seasons for the Fighting Illini. He recorded 80 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and six passes defensed over the course of his college career. Crawford served as a team captain as a senior and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches.[1]
Professional career
Crawford signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on August 8, 2018.[2] He made the Packers 53-man roster out of training camp after originally entering as a long shot to make the team. Crawford made his NFL debut during the Packers season opener against the Chicago Bears.[3]
References
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers sign University of Illinois LB James Crawford". FOX6Now.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers sign LB James Crawford". Packers.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Wild, Jason (September 11, 2018). "Accountability the buzzword — for Clay Matthews and Mike McCarthy — after mistakes against Bears". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.