Max Tuerk

Max Tuerk
Free agent
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-27) January 27, 1994
Trabuco Canyon, California
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Santa Margarita Catholic
(Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
College: USC
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2014)
  • CFN Freshman All-American (2012)
  • Athlon All-Pac-12 first team
  • USC's Offensive Lineman of the Year Award (2015)
  • 2013 All-Pac-12 honorable mention
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Games played: 1
Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Max Tuerk (born January 27, 1994) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at USC. He was a first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-12 in 2014.

Early years

A native of Trabuco Canyon, California, Tuerk attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School, where he was a two-way lineman and helped the team win the CIF Pac-5 and CIF Division I state titles in 2011. He also participated in track & field. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Tuerk was listed as the No. 7 offensive tackle prospect in his class. His father, Greg Tuerk, played tight end for Brown University.

College career

In his true freshman year at USC, Tuerk emerged as the starting left offensive tackle for USC's final five regular season games of 2012 after serving as an often-used back earlier in the season. When he got his first start at Arizona, he became the first-ever USC true freshman to start at left tackle (and the first to start at tackle since Winston Justice in the last 12 games of 2002). Tuerk was named Freshman All-American by College Football News.[1]

Professional career

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

Tuerk was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round, 66th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2]

Tuerk was suspended the first four games of the 2017 season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.[3] After being reinstated from suspension on October 3, 2017, he was released by the Chargers.[4] He was re-signed to the Chargers practice squad on October 26, 2017.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

On November 6, 2017, Tuerk was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off the Chargers' practice squad.[6]

On April 12, 2018, Tuerk was released by the Cardinals.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cirminiello, Richard (December 10, 2012). "2012 CFN All-Freshman Team". Scout.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  2. ↑ Henne, Ricky (April 29, 2016). "Chargers Select USC Center Max Tuerk". Chargers.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Max Tuerk Suspended First Four Games of 2017 Season". Chargers.com. August 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Henne, Ricky (October 3, 2017). "Chargers Waive Max Tuerk". Chargers.com.
  5. ↑ Henne, Ricky (October 26, 2017). "Chargers Sign WR Geremy Davis". Chargers.com.
  6. ↑ Gantt, Darin (November 6, 2017). "Cardinals put center on IR, sign Max Tuerk from Chargers practice squad". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  7. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (April 12, 2018). "Cardinals Release Center Max Tuerk". AZCardinals.com.
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