Carl Granderson

Carl Granderson (born December 18, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Wyoming, he was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

Carl Granderson
No. 96 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-18) December 18, 1996
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Grant Union HS
(Sacramento, California)
College:Wyoming
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2017)
  • Second-team All-MWC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:11
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Professional career

Granderson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft on May 10, 2019.[1] He received a $15,000 signing bonus and a base salary guarantee of $70,000.[2] He was placed on the reserve/did not report list on July 18, 2019, while serving his prison sentence.[3] He was reinstated from the "did not report" list and given a roster exemption on August 31, 2019, after his release from jail.[4] He was placed on the active roster on September 16, 2019.[5]

Personal

Granderson was sentenced to six months in prison on July 11, 2019, after pleading no contest to sexual battery and unlawful contact from an incident in 2018 involving two women.[6] After 43 days in jail, on August 26, a judge suspended his jail sentence and sentenced him to one year of supervised probation instead.[7]

References
  1. "Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. Katzenstein, Josh (April 29, 2019). "Saints give signing bonuses to at least 9 undrafted rookies". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. Teope, Herbie (July 18, 2019). "After jail sentence, Carl Granderson designated 'did not report' as Saints' rookies show up for camp". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. Sigler, John (September 17, 2019). "Saints promote rookie DE Carl Granderson to 53-man roster". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  6. "Saints' Carl Granderson sentenced to six months in jail". NFL.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. Sigler, John (August 27, 2019). "Saints rookie Carl Granderson released from jail after sexual battery sentence is changed". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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