Doug Worthington
Doug Worthington, Jr. (born August 10, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 242nd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Ohio State. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams.
Worthington signing autographs in 2012 | |
| No. 90, 92 | |
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 10, 1987 Buffalo, New York |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Athol Springs (NY) St. Francis |
| College: | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 242 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Liban Ionno | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Worthington was drafted in the seventh round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 NFL draft. The Steelers signed him to a four-year contract. Worthington was waived on September 4, 2010, but signed to the practice squad two days later. On September 7, 2010, Worthington was released.[2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On November 3, 2010, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Worthington to their practice squad.[3] On December 29, 2010, Worthington was promoted to the active 53-man roster.[4] Worthington was released on August 5, 2011.[5]
Washington Redskins
On August 7, 2011, the Washington Redskins signed Worthington.[6] Worthington was waived on September 3, 2011, but signed to the practice squad two days later. On December 20, 2011, Worthington was promoted to the Redskins' 53-man active roster.[7] He didn't play any games in the 2011 season.
Worthington was released on August 31, 2012, for final cuts before the start of the 2012 season.[8] The next day after not being claimed off waivers, he was re-signed to the team's practice squad.[9] On September 17, he was promoted to the active roster again to replace Adam Carriker, who was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a quad injury in Week 2 against the St. Louis Rams.[10][11][12] He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Redskins waived-injured Worthington on June 12, 2013, due to a biceps tendon injury.[13] The next day he cleared waivers and was placed on the team's injured reserve.[14]
The Redskins re-signed Worthington to a one-year contract on February 7, 2014, but he was released on August 14, 2014.[15][16][17]
San Diego Chargers
Worthington signed with the San Diego Chargers on August 18, 2014.[18][19] He was released on August 29, 2014.
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams signed Worthington to their practice squad on December 15, 2014.[20] He signed a futures contract with the Rams on December 31.[21]
Worthington was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season on September 1, 2015.[22] He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 6.[23] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28.[24] On November 17, he was waived,[25] but re-signed to the practice squad two days later. On December 31, 2015, Worthington was placed on injured reserve.[26]
References
- ^ NFL.com
- ^ "Doug Worthington". sbnation.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ Bucs add DT's Practice Squad
- ^ . NationalFootballPost.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Bucs sign DE Tim Crowder, QB Crompton, release two others". TampaBay.com. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Mike (August 7, 2011). "Redskins sign defensive tackle Doug Worthington". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Mike (December 20, 2011). "Redskins add DE Doug Worthington, TE Rob Myers to roster, cut TE Dominique Byrd". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ Campbell, Rich (August 31, 2012). . WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (September 1, 2012). "Redskins add CB Crezdon Butler to round out 53-man roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (September 17, 2012). "Brian Orakpo, Adam Carriker done for season". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Tinsman, Brian (September 18, 2012). "Worthington, White Signed To Bolter Defense". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Rich (September 18, 2012). . WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (June 12, 2013). "Redskins waive DE Worthington and TE Peterson, add WR Henderson, K Potter". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (June 13, 2013). . CSNWashington.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ Carroll, Chuck (February 7, 2014). "Redskins Re-sign DE Worthington To One-Year Deal". 106.7 The Fan. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Mike (February 7, 2014). "Redskins re-sign DE Doug Worthington". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Mike. "Redskins sign TE Matt Veldman, release DE Doug Worthington". Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ Twitter / Chargers: We've signed DT Doug Worthington. DE Damik Scafe will be waived injured today.
- ^ Williams, Eric (August 18, 2014). "Bolts bolster D-line depth, sign Worthington". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ St. Louis Rams Add DT Doug Worthington to Practice Squad
- ^ Wagoner, Nick (December 31, 2014). "Rams add seven to offseason roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 1, 2015). . StLouisRams.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 6, 2015). . Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Chassen, Alexis (October 28, 2015). "St. Louis Rams sign Christian Bryant and Doug Worthington to active roster". LandGrantHolyLand.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Bate, Brandon (November 17, 2015). "St. Louis Rams: Several Roster Moves Made on Tuesday to Aid Ailing Offensive Line". Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Rams place Nick Fairley, Doug Worthington on injured reserve". Retrieved January 1, 2016.
External links
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio
- Los Angeles Rams bio
- Washington Redskins bio