After redshirting his freshman season, Crawford played four seasons for the Fighting Illini. Crawford recorded starts on all three levels of the defense throughout his college career. He played safety, linebacker and defensive end over the course of four years. He recorded 80 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and six passes defensed over the course of his college career. Crawford who won team MVP, served as a team captain as a senior and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches.[1]
Professional careeredit
Green Bay Packersedit
Crawford, signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on August 8, 2018.[2] He made the Packers 53-man roster out of training camp after originally entering as a long shot to make the team, in part because he did not join the team until ten days after camp began. Crawford made his NFL debut during the Packers season opener against the Chicago Bears.[3] Crawford was named the Packers' captain on special teams three times, including the team's final game of the season against the Detroit Lions.[4] Crawford played in all 16 of the Packers games during his rookie season, making nine tackles and recovering a fumble.[5] After initially making the 53 man roster out of training camp, Crawford was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2019.[6]
Miami Dolphinsedit
Crawford was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 3, 2019.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on September 26, 2019 after playing in three games, making one tackle.[8]
^"Green Bay Packers sign University of Illinois LB James Crawford". FOX6Now.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
^"Packers sign LB James Crawford". Packers.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^Wild, Jason (September 11, 2018). "Accountability the buzzword — for Clay Matthews and Mike McCarthy — after mistakes against Bears". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^"Packers name captains for 2018 finale". Packers.com. December 30, 2018.
^"Packers release LB James Crawford". Packers.com. September 2, 2019.
^Kruse, Zach (September 3, 2019). "Dolphins claim former Packers LB James Crawford on waivers". Packers Wire.
^Alper, Josh (September 26, 2019). "Dolphins claim OL Keaton Sutherland". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
^"James Crawford: Time up in Miami". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
^@Ravens (December 23, 2020). "We have signed LB James Crawford to our practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
^@Ravens. "We have restored TE Sean Culkin to the Practice Squad (from Practice Squad/Injured Reserve) and released LB James Crawford from the Practice Squad". Twitter.
^@USFLStars (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
^@USFLStars (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
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James Crawford born December 2 1994 is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent He played college football at Illinois and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in the 2018 NFL season before being waived The Miami Dolphins signed Crawford for the 2019 NFL season but released him before the 2020 NFL season after an injury shortened tenure The Baltimore Ravens signed Crawford to their practice squad in December 2020 and released him in January 2021 James CrawfordCrawford as a member of the Green Bay Packers in 2019Personal informationBorn 1994 12 02 December 2 1994 age 28 Deerfield Beach FloridaHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 239 lb 108 kg Career informationHigh school St Thomas Aquinas Fort Lauderdale Florida College IllinoisPosition Defensive endUndrafted 2018Career historyGreen Bay Packers 2018 Miami Dolphins 2019 Baltimore Ravens 2020 Philadelphia Stars 2022 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 10Sacks 0Pass deflections 0Interceptions 0Forced fumbles 0Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Green Bay Packers 2 2 Miami Dolphins 2 3 Baltimore Ravens 2 4 Philadelphia Stars 3 NFL career statistics 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editAfter redshirting his freshman season Crawford played four seasons for the Fighting Illini Crawford recorded starts on all three levels of the defense throughout his college career He played safety linebacker and defensive end over the course of four years He recorded 80 tackles 10 5 tackles for a loss four sacks four forced fumbles three fumble recoveries and six passes defensed over the course of his college career Crawford who won team MVP served as a team captain as a senior and was named All Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches 1 Professional career editGreen Bay Packers edit Crawford signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on August 8 2018 2 He made the Packers 53 man roster out of training camp after originally entering as a long shot to make the team in part because he did not join the team until ten days after camp began Crawford made his NFL debut during the Packers season opener against the Chicago Bears 3 Crawford was named the Packers captain on special teams three times including the team s final game of the season against the Detroit Lions 4 Crawford played in all 16 of the Packers games during his rookie season making nine tackles and recovering a fumble 5 After initially making the 53 man roster out of training camp Crawford was waived by the Packers on September 2 2019 6 Miami Dolphins edit Crawford was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 3 2019 7 He was placed on injured reserve on September 26 2019 after playing in three games making one tackle 8 Crawford was waived on August 31 2020 9 Baltimore Ravens edit On December 23 2020 Crawford signed with the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens 10 and was released on January 5 2021 11 Philadelphia Stars edit Crawford joined the practice squad of the Philadelphia Stars playing in the United States Football League on April 16 2022 12 He was transferred to the active roster on April 22 13 NFL career statistics editRegular season statistics Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions FumblesComb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR2018 GB 16 0 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Total 16 0 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Source NFL comReferences edit Green Bay Packers sign University of Illinois LB James Crawford FOX6Now com August 8 2018 Retrieved October 9 2018 Packers sign LB James Crawford Packers com August 8 2018 Retrieved October 8 2018 Wild Jason September 11 2018 Accountability the buzzword for Clay Matthews and Mike McCarthy after mistakes against Bears Wisconsin State Journal Madison com Retrieved October 8 2018 Packers name captains for 2018 finale Packers com December 30 2018 James Crawford Stats Pro Football Reference com Retrieved December 31 2018 Packers release LB James Crawford Packers com September 2 2019 Kruse Zach September 3 2019 Dolphins claim former Packers LB James Crawford on waivers Packers Wire Alper Josh September 26 2019 Dolphins claim OL Keaton Sutherland Pro Football Talk NBC Sports James Crawford Time up in Miami CBSSports com Retrieved August 31 2020 Ravens December 23 2020 We have signed LB James Crawford to our practice squad Tweet Retrieved February 7 2021 via Twitter Ravens We have restored TE Sean Culkin to the Practice Squad from Practice Squad Injured Reserve and released LB James Crawford from the Practice Squad Twitter USFLStars April 16 2022 Roster Updates Transferred to practice squad Tweet Retrieved April 16 2022 via Twitter USFLStars April 22 2022 Roster Updates Tweet Retrieved April 23 2022 via Twitter External links editPackers bio Illinois bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Crawford American football amp oldid 1177305312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
