Jhurell was born on May 20, 1992, in Newark, Delaware, to Valerie Pasley and Edward Pressley. He has two older sisters and three older brothers. Pressley has stated his favorite athlete is NBA All-StarDwyane Wade.[1] He played high school football at Red Lion Christian Academy.
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pressley signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 2, 2016.[5] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Vikings during final team cuts.[6]
Green Bay Packersedit
On September 5, 2016, Pressley was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[7] He was released by the Packers on September 14, 2016.[8]
Atlanta Falconsedit
Pressley was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on October 25, 2016.[9] On August 16, 2017, Pressley re-signed with the Falcons.[10] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Falcons' practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was released on September 19, 2017.[13]
Jacksonville Jaguarsedit
On September 26, 2017, Pressley was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[14] He was released on October 9, 2017.[15]
New York Giantsedit
On August 20, 2018, Pressley signed with the New York Giants.[16] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was released on November 8, 2018.
Arizona Hotshotsedit
On February 10, 2019, Pressley made his debut for the Arizona Hotshots in their season opener against the Salt Lake Stallions. His 64 rushing yards and 30-yard touchdown reception in the opener earned him AAF Team of the Week honors. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[19]
Pressley was suspended for the first two weeks of the 2019 NFL season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy on April 5, 2019.[20] He was reinstated from suspension on September 17, 2019.
DC Defendersedit
Pressley was taken in the 3rd round in the 2020 XFL Draft by the DC Defenders.[21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]
Referencesedit
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^"Jhurell Pressley – New Mexico, RB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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^"Jaguars Sign RB Jhurell Pressley To Practice Squad, Place RB Tim Cook On Injured List". NFLTradeRumors.co. September 26, 2017.
^"Jags sign OL Oni Omoile and RB Brandon Wilds to practice squad". USAToday.com. October 10, 2017.
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^Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2018). "Giants waive QB Davis Webb, announce practice squad among roster moves". Giants.com.
^Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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Jhurell Pressley born May 20 1992 is a former American football running back He played college football at New Mexico and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2016 He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants Arizona Hotshots and DC Defenders Jhurell PressleyPressley with the DC Defenders in 2020No 26 42Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1992 05 20 May 20 1992 age 31 Newark Delaware U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 209 lb 95 kg Career informationHigh school Red Lion Christian Academy Bear Delaware College New MexicoUndrafted 2016Career historyMinnesota Vikings 2016 Green Bay Packers 2016 Atlanta Falcons 2016 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 New York Giants 2018 Arizona Hotshots 2019 DC Defenders 2020 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsAAF Rushing Yards Leader 2019 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2 1 Statistics 3 Professional career 3 1 Minnesota Vikings 3 2 Green Bay Packers 3 3 Atlanta Falcons 3 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 5 New York Giants 3 6 Arizona Hotshots 3 7 DC Defenders 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editJhurell was born on May 20 1992 in Newark Delaware to Valerie Pasley and Edward Pressley He has two older sisters and three older brothers Pressley has stated his favorite athlete is NBA All Star Dwyane Wade 1 He played high school football at Red Lion Christian Academy College career editPressley attended The University of New Mexico where he played on the New Mexico Lobos football team from 2011 to 2015 2 While at New Mexico he majored in sociology 3 Statistics edit Source GoLobos com Year Team G Rushing ReceivingAtt Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD2012 UNM 13 104 462 4 4 40 6 4 86 21 5 55 12013 UNM 12 29 273 9 4 80 6 6 68 11 3 40 02014 UNM 12 114 1 083 9 5 77 12 7 46 6 6 32 02015 UNM 13 147 907 6 2 75 11 1 2 2 0 2 0Total 50 394 2 725 6 9 80 35 18 202 11 2 55 1Professional career editPre draft measurables Height Weight 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 206 lb 93 kg 4 40 s 1 44 s 2 57 s 4 15 s 7 01 s 33 5 in 0 85 m 9 ft 9 in 2 97 m 25 repsAll values are from Pro Day 4 Minnesota Vikings edit After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft Pressley signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 2 2016 5 On September 3 2016 he was waived by the Vikings during final team cuts 6 Green Bay Packers edit On September 5 2016 Pressley was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers 7 He was released by the Packers on September 14 2016 8 Atlanta Falcons edit Pressley was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on October 25 2016 9 On August 16 2017 Pressley re signed with the Falcons 10 He was waived on September 2 2017 and was signed to the Falcons practice squad the next day 11 12 He was released on September 19 2017 13 Jacksonville Jaguars edit On September 26 2017 Pressley was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad 14 He was released on October 9 2017 15 New York Giants edit On August 20 2018 Pressley signed with the New York Giants 16 He was waived on September 1 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day 17 18 He was released on November 8 2018 Arizona Hotshots edit On February 10 2019 Pressley made his debut for the Arizona Hotshots in their season opener against the Salt Lake Stallions His 64 rushing yards and 30 yard touchdown reception in the opener earned him AAF Team of the Week honors The league ceased operations in April 2019 19 Pressley was suspended for the first two weeks of the 2019 NFL season for violating the NFL s performance enhancing drugs policy on April 5 2019 20 He was reinstated from suspension on September 17 2019 DC Defenders edit Pressley was taken in the 3rd round in the 2020 XFL Draft by the DC Defenders 21 He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10 2020 22 References edit Jhurell Pressley GoLobos com April 27 2020 Retrieved January 20 2022 New Mexico Lobos Jhurell Pressley GoLobos com Retrieved October 1 2016 Jhurell Pressley GoLobos com April 27 2020 Retrieved January 20 2022 Jhurell Pressley New Mexico RB 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile NFLDraftScout com Retrieved October 1 2016 Vikings agree to terms with rookie free agents Vikings com May 2 2016 Archived from the original on February 17 2017 Retrieved October 1 2016 Vikings announce roster moves set roster Vikings com September 3 2016 Archived from the original on October 28 2016 Retrieved October 1 2016 Packers sign LS Goode claim RB Pressley Packers com September 5 2016 Retrieved October 1 2016 Packers release RB Pressley Packers com September 14 2016 Archived from the original on February 17 2017 Retrieved October 1 2016 Jackson Curtis October 25 2016 Falcons release Person Hawk sign Ward Ridley AtlantaFalcons com Archived from the original on August 16 2017 Retrieved October 25 2016 Conway Kelsey August 16 2017 Falcons sign running back Jhurell Pressley reach injury settlement with B J Daniels AtlantaFalcons com Archived from the original on August 19 2017 Conway Kelsey September 2 2017 2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker Deadline To 53 Is 4 P M ET On Saturday AtlantaFalcons com Archived from the original on December 30 2017 McFadden Will September 4 2017 Falcons Announce 10 Players Added To Their Practice Squad AtlantaFalcons com Archived from the original on November 6 2017 Conway Kelsey September 19 2017 Falcons Sign Defensive Lineman Taniela Tupou to Practice Squad AtlantaFalcons com Archived from the original on September 20 2017 Jaguars Sign RB Jhurell Pressley To Practice Squad Place RB Tim Cook On Injured List NFLTradeRumors co September 26 2017 Jags sign OL Oni Omoile and RB Brandon Wilds to practice squad USAToday com October 10 2017 Eisen Michael August 20 2018 Giants sign RB Jhurell Pressley LB Warren Long Giants com Eisen Michael September 1 2018 New York Giants announce 53 man roster Giants com Eisen Michael September 2 2018 Giants waive QB Davis Webb announce practice squad among roster moves Giants com Rothstein Michael Wickersham Seth June 13 2019 Inside the short unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football ESPN com Retrieved January 9 2024 Dunleavy Ryan April 8 2019 Ex Giants RB Jhurell Pressley s NFL suspension due to PED violation NJ com Retrieved November 4 2019 Bender Bill October 21 2019 XFL Draft picks 2019 Complete results rosters players for new football league Sporting News Retrieved October 23 2019 Condotta Bob April 10 2020 XFL suspends operations terminates all employees but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue SeattleTimes com Retrieved July 17 2020 External links editGreen Bay Packers bio at the Wayback Machine archived October 1 2016 Minnesota Vikings bio at the Wayback Machine archived October 1 2016 New Mexico Lobos bio Career statistics and player information from NFL com 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