Malik Turner (American football)

Malik Turner (born January 30, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Illinois.

Malik Turner
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996
Springfield, Illinois
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Sacred Heart-Griffin
(Springfield, Illinois)
College:Illinois
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2019
Receptions:17
Receiving yards:265
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Turner played four seasons for Illinois, and finished his career with the ninth-most receiving yards (1,804) and ninth-most receptions (143) in school history and 10 touchdowns.[1] As a junior, Turner had 48 catches for 712 yards and six touchdowns and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.[2]

Professional career

After an unsuccessful tryout at a mini camp with the Green Bay Packers, Turner was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2018.[3] He was cut by the Seahawks at the end of training camp but was re-signed by the team to their practice squad on September 10, 2018.[4] Turner was promoted to the Seahawks' active roster on October 31, 2018.[5] Turner made his NFL debut on November 4, 2018 in a 17-25 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers.[6] Turner caught his first career pass, a 19-yard reception from Russell Wilson, in the Seahawks' 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on November 25, 2018.[7] He was waived on December 22, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad and was subsequently promoted back to the active roster on January 1, 2019.[8][9] In his rookie season, Turner caught two passes for 20 yards in six games played.

In a Monday Night Football game on November 11, 2019 against the San Francisco 49ers, after an injury to Tyler Lockett, Turner caught two passes for 35 yards, both in overtime.[10] Turner caught a 33-yard pass from Wilson for his first career touchdown on November 24, 2019 in a 17-9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.[11]

During the 2020 Divisional round game against the Green Bay Packers, Turner dropped a critical catch while wide open.[12]

On April 14, 2020, after originally receiving an exclusive-rights free agent tender, the Seahawks rescinded the tender, making Turner a free agent.[13]

References
  1. Rejc, Matt (February 15, 2018). "Malik Turner: Through Thick and Thin". TheChampaignRoom.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. Seligman, Noah (July 9, 2017). "Borrowing Talent from Big Ten West Foes". BadgerOfHonor.com. FanSided. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. Boyle, John (July 29, 2018). "Seahawks Sign Receivers Marvin Bracy & Malik Turner, Waive LS Tanner Carew & TE Kayaune Ross". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. Arthur, Ben (September 11, 2018). "Report: Seattle Seahawks bring back Malik Turner, sign him to practice squad". SeattlePI.com. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. Boyle, John (October 31, 2018). "Seahawks Promote Receiver Malik Turner From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  6. "Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks - November 4th, 2018 - Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  7. Rodrigue, Jourdan (November 25, 2018). "Instant analysis: Secondary is primary problem, spoiling the Newton- McCaffrey show". CharlotteObserver.com. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. "Seahawks Promote Elijah Nkansah From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. December 22, 2018.
  9. "Seahawks Place Delano Hill On Injured Reserve & Other Injury Updates From Pete Carroll". Seahawks.com. January 1, 2019.
  10. "Malik Turner 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  11. Werner, Jeremy (November 24, 2019). "WATCH: Fomer Illini WR Malik Turner scores first NFL touchdown". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  12. https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/seattle-seahawks/article239187943.html
  13. Gantt, Darin (April 14, 2020). "Seahawks rescind contract tender to Malik Turner". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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