Christian Sam

Christian Sam (born June 7, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State.

Christian Sam
No. 54 – Detroit Lions
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996
Allen, Texas
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Allen (Allen, Texas)
College:Arizona State
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Sam attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas, where he played opposite of high school quarterback sensation Kyler Murray and led Allen to state championships in 2012 and 2013. He committed to play football for the Arizona State Sun Devils in August 2013, choosing the Sun Devils over schools such as Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech among others.[1]

College career

As a true freshman in 2014, Sam played in all 13 of Arizona State's games, tallying 16 tackles, one interception, one sack, and one pass deflection.[2]

In 2015, as a sophomore, Sam became a full-time starter and once again appeared in all 13 games, posting 97 tackles (6.5 for loss), one interception, three sacks, two pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[3]

Sam suffered a season-ending foot injury in Arizona State's first game of the 2016 season.[4] He elected to take a medical redshirt.

As a redshirt junior in 2017, Sam played in 12 games and lead the Sun Devils with 127 tackles. He also tallied one interception, 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, one pass deflection, and one forced fumble.[5] After the season, he declared for the 2018 NFL Draft.[6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		 244 lb
(111 kg)		 31 1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.75 s 1.63 s 2.74 s 4.20 s 7.03 s 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 28 reps
All values from NFL Draft[7][8]

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots selected Sam in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] On September 1, 2018, Sam was placed on the team's injured reserve.[10] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[11]

Miami Dolphins

On September 2, 2019, Sam was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.[12] He was released on September 11.

San Francisco 49ers

On November 5, 2019, Sam was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[13] He was released on December 10, 2019.[14]

Detroit Lions

On December 17, 2019, Sam was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[15] On December 30, 2019, Sam was signed to a reserve/future contract.[16]

References
  1. "Christian Sam to ASU: 3-star LB commits to Sun Devils". AZFamily.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. "Christian Sam 2014 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. "Christian Sam 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. "Without Christian Sam, ASU not clicking at linebacker". AZCentral.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. "Christian Sam 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. "ASU Football: Christian Sam declares for NFL Draft". HouseOfSparky.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Christian Sam". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. "Arizona State ILB Christian Sam : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  9. "2018 NFL draft: Patriots select LB Christian Sam with the 178th overall pick. He had a pick against the Eagles in the Patriots second preseason game of the 2018 season". PatsPulpit.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  10. "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. Thomas, Oliver. "Patriots 2018 sixth-rounder Christian Sam joins list of reported exits". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  12. Crabbs, Kyle. "Dolphins finalize 2019 practice squad roster". DolphinsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  13. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 5, 2019.
  14. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 10, 2019.
  15. "Lions sign free agents LB Christian Sam & DT Olive Sagapolu to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. December 17, 2019.
  16. "Lions report 11 Reserve/Future signings". DetroitLions.com. December 30, 2019.
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