Bruce Gaston
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Gaston with the Chicago Bears in 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 29, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) St. Rita | ||||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||
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Bruce Verdell Gaston, Jr. (born November 29, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Purdue. Gaston was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has been a member of the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers.
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived on August 30, 2014.[1]
New England Patriots
He was signed to the Patriots’ practice squad on August 31, 2014, but was later waived on September 3, 2014.[1]
Miami Dolphins
On September 4, 2014, Gaston was signed to the Dolphins’ active roster, but was later waived on September 20. He signed with their practice squad on September 23, 2014.[1]
Arizona Cardinals
Gaston joined the Cardinals’ active roster by being signed off the Dolphins’ practice squad on September 24, 2014.[1] He was later waived on November 1, 2014, but was signed to Arizona’s practice squad on November 4, 2014.
Green Bay Packers
He was signed to the Packers’ active roster from the Cardinals’ practice squad on December 8, 2014.[2] He was later waived on October 3, 2015, but was signed to their practice squad on October 6, 2015.
Chicago Bears
On October 17, 2015, Gaston was signed off the Packers' practice squad by the Chicago Bears to their active roster.[3] He played in seven games for the Bears n 2015, recording 11 total tackles and one sack.[4] He was released by the Bears on May 16, 2016.[1]
Minnesota Vikings
Gaston signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 31, 2016. He was released by the team on June 16, 2016.[5]
San Diego Chargers
Gaston signed with the San Diego Chargers on July 31, 2016.[6] On August 29, 2016, the Chargers waived him.[7]
Philadelphia Eagles
Gaston signed with the Eagles. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles.[8]
Carolina Panthers
On November 8, 2016, Gaston was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[9] He was released by the Panthers on November 22, 2016.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "BRUCE GASTON". foxsports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Packers sign Gaston to active roster, place Robinson on IR". Packers.com. December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Briggs, Bruce (October 17, 2015). "Ego Ferguson out for year; Bears poach lineman from Packers". ChicagoTribune.com.
- ↑ "Bruce Gaston". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (June 16, 2016). "Vikings cut Bruce Gaston, Travis Lewis". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Henne, Ricky (July 31, 2016). "Chargers Sign Pair of Defensive Veterans". Chargers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Henne, Ricky (August 29, 2016). "Chargers Waive Six; Claim RB Gus Johnson". Chargers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ McPherson, Chris. "Eagles Trim Roster to 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ↑ "Panthers Sign DT Bruce Gaston To Practice Squad". November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Panthers add CB Tyler Patmon to practice squad". Panthers.com. November 22, 2016.