Bruce Gaston (American football)
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 Gaston with the Bears in 2015 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 29, 1991 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 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 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca | |||||||||
Bruce Verdell Gaston, Jr. (born November 29, 1991) is a former American football defensive tackle. 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, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and Ottawa Redblacks.
Professional career[edit]
Arizona Cardinals[edit]
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[edit]
He was signed to the Patriots’ practice squad on August 31, 2014, but was later waived on September 3, 2014.[1]
Miami Dolphins[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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 in 2015, recording 11 total tackles and one sack.[4] He was released by the Bears on May 16, 2016.[1]
Minnesota Vikings[edit]
Gaston signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 31, 2016. He was released by the team on June 16, 2016.[5]
San Diego Chargers[edit]
Gaston signed with the San Diego Chargers on July 31, 2016.[6] On August 29, 2016, the Chargers waived him.[7]
Philadelphia Eagles[edit]
Gaston signed with the Eagles on August 30, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles.[8]
Carolina Panthers[edit]
On November 8, 2016, Gaston was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[9] He was released by the Panthers on November 22, 2016.[10]
Detroit Lions[edit]
On June 8, 2017, Gaston signed with the Detroit Lions.[11] He was waived/injured on August 21, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on August 26, 2017.
Ottawa Redblacks[edit]
On May 23, 2018 the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced the signing of Gaston.[13] He was released on June 9, 2018.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "BRUCE GASTON". foxsports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign Gaston to active roster, place Robinson on IR". Packers.com. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ 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 (September 3, 2016). "Eagles Trim Roster to 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Panthers Sign DT Bruce Gaston To Practice Squad". November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Panthers add CB Tyler Patmon to practice squad". Panthers.com. November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Lions sign free agents DT Ego Ferguson and DT Bruce Gaston". DetroitLions.com. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent TE Scott Orndoff". DetroitLions.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions: May 23, 2018 – Ottawa REDBLACKS". Ottawa REDBLACKS. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ Tim Baines (June 9, 2018). "Ottawa Redblacks release nine players, including USports MVP Ed Ilnicki". www.ottawasun.com. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Purdue Boilermakers bio Archived 2016-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Chicago Bears bio
- ESPN.com profile
- Career stats