Olsen Pierre

Olsen Pierre
No. 72 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991
Rahway, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school: Rahway (NJ)
College: Miami
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Total tackles: 30
Sacks: 5.5
Forced fumbles: 1
Fumble recoveries: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Olsen Pierre (born August 27, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami.

College career

Pierre started 36 of 40 games played at Miami (FL), notching 96 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six passes defensed.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Pierre signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] He was released on August 30, 2015.[2]

Arizona Cardinals

Pierre was signed to Cardinals practice squad on October 21, 2015.[3] On January 26, 2016, he was signed to a future contract.[4]

On March 7, 2017, Pierre signed an exclusive rights tender with the Cardinals.[5] On April 18, he signed a one-year contract.[6] On October 1, 2017, he recorded his first career sack against the San Francisco 49ers.[7] On November 9, he made his first career start, getting four tackles and a sack against the Seattle Seahawks.[8] He recorded three more sacks to finish the 2017 season, all three in wins over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, and a strip-sack in the season finale against the Seahawks.[9][10][11] He ended his season with 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 passes defensed, and a forced fumble in 14 games.[12]

On April 3, 2018, Pierre re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year contract.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Mayer, Larry (May 3, 2015). "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com.
  2. ↑ Mayer, Larry (August 30, 2015). "Bears cut Jennings, Mundy to IR". ChicagoBears.com.
  3. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (October 21, 2015). "An Opportunity For Jermaine Gresham". AZCardinals.com.
  4. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (January 26, 2016). "Cardinals Sign 11 To Future Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
  5. ↑ Urban, Darren (March 7, 2017). "John Wetzel Gets Exclusive Rights Tender". AZCardinals.com.
  6. ↑ Urban, Darren (April 19, 2017). "Digging A Little Deeper For Cardinals Draft". AZCardinals.com.
  7. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (October 1, 2017). "Cardinals Defense Regains Late-Game Success". AZCardinals.com.
  8. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (November 9, 2017). "Cardinals May Lose D.J. Humphries, Tyvon Branch". AZCardinals.com.
  9. ↑ Kaye, Mike (November 26, 2017). "Late field goal sinks the Jaguars' comeback attempt, winning streak in 27-24 loss to the Cardinals". WTLV NBC 12.
  10. ↑ Marotta, Vince (December 10, 2017). "Cardinals' victory over Titans won't win any beauty contests, but that's OK". Arizona Sports.
  11. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (December 31, 2017). "Chandler Jones Sets Franchise Record For Sacks". AZCardinals.com.
  12. ↑ "Olsen Pierre". NFL.com.
  13. ↑ Odegard, Kyle (April 3, 2018). "As Work Begins, Cardinals Don't Look Ahead". AZCardinals.com.
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