T. J. Heath
Lee Anthony Heath Jr. (born September 11, 1987) is a professional Canadian football cornerback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for Jacksonville State University.
| Free agent | |||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||
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| Born: | September 11, 1987 Alexandria, Alabama | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Alexandria (AL) | ||
| College: | Jacksonville State | ||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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| Player stats at CFL.ca | |||
He also previously played for the Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Heath was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2011 NFL draft, he was released by the Jaguars on July 31, 2012.
Cincinnati Bengals
He was signed by the Bengals on August 4, 2012, then released on August 31, 2012.
Buffalo Bills
Heath signed with the Buffalo Bills practice squad on September 3, 2012.
Buffalo released him on August 31, 2013, prior to the start of the regular season.[1]
Cleveland Browns
Heath signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad on December 4, 2013.[2] The Browns released Heath on August 25, 2014.[3]
Miami Dolphins
In November 2014, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins to their practice squad and promoted to the active roster on December 13, 2014.[4]
Carolina Panthers
Heath was signed on August 5, 2015 following the retirement of Chris Houston.[5] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.[6]
Atlanta Falcons
Heath was signed on November 16, 2015 to the practice squad of the Falcons.[7] On December 8, 2015, he was released from the practice squad.
New York Giants
On December 30, 2015, the New York Giants signed Heath to their practice squad.[8]
References
- Maiorana, Sal (August 31, 2013). "Leinart among 18 cuts made by Bills". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- Twitter / Browns: The #Browns have added T.J. Heath, Cam Henderson & Jonathan Stewart to and released LB Justin Staples from the practice squad.
- Browns make roster moves
- Dolphins promote cornerback T.J. Heath to 53-man roster
- Strickland, Bryan (August 5, 2015). "Panthers make roster moves". Panthers.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- Henson, Max (September 5, 2015). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- "FALCONS SIGN CB HEATH TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD". atlantafalcons.com. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- Eisen, Michael (December 30, 2015). "Coach blocks out all distractions heading into Week 17". Giants.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.