Thurston Armbrister

Thurston Armbrister
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Armbrister with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015
Free agent
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-25) December 25, 1992
Hollywood, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Hollywood Hills
(Hollywood, Florida)
College: Miami (FL)
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Total tackles: 38
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Thurston Armbrister (born December 25, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami. Armbrister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

Early years

Armbrister attended Hollywood Hills High School where he played safety. Armbrister also played basketball and ran track and field in high school.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

On May 2, 2015, Armbrister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars.[2]

Detroit Lions

On September 4, 2016, Armbrister was claimed off waivers by the Lions.[3]

On September 2, 2017, Armbrister was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30, 2017.[6] He was waived on October 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on November 29, 2017, but re-signed two days later.

New York Giants

On January 9, 2018, Armbrister signed a futures contract with the New York Giants.[8] He was waived/injured on August 20, 2018 due to a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on October 2, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 undrafted free agent signings: Jaguars live tracker". bigcatcountry.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Oehser, John (September 3, 2016). "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com.
  3. ↑ "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com.
  4. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lions sign LB Thurston Armbrister to active roster and place G Zac Kerin on IR". DetroitLions.com. September 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lions sign free agents DE Datone Jones and DT Caraun Reid". DetroitLions.com. October 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Giants Sign LB Thurston Armbrister, OT Laurence Gibson & RB Jalen Simmons". January 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 20, 2018). "Giants sign RB Jhurell Pressley, LB Warren Long". Giants.com.
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