Bobby Richardson (American football)

Bobby Richardson (born November 30, 1992) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2015.[1][2] He played college football at Indiana.

Bobby Richardson
Free agent
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-30) November 30, 1992
Tampa, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:286 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Tampa (FL) Plant
College:Indiana
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:40
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Richardson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2015. Richardson started 2015 as a starting defensive end for the Saints. In the Saints' Week 15 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Richardson recorded his first career interception. Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux tipped a ball thrown by Jaguar quarterback Blake Bortles and it flew through the air, allowing Richardson to catch it. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Saints.[3] He was then signed to the Saints' practice squad. On September 14, 2016, he was released from their practice squad.[4]

Washington Redskins

On September 19, 2016, Richardson was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[5] He was released on October 19, 2016.[6]

Kansas City Chiefs

Richardson was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad on October 26, 2016. He was released on November 9, 2016.

Denver Broncos

On February 24, 2017, Richardson signed with the Broncos.[7] On May 3, 2017, Richardson was waived by the Broncos.[8]

New York Giants

On August 15, 2017, Richardson signed with the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[10]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Richardson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on April 20, 2018.[11] He re-signed with the team on December 6, 2018,[12] but retired on May 6, 2019.[13]

Tampa Bay Vipers

In October 2019, Richardson was among the Tampa Bay Vipers' open-round choices in the 2020 XFL Draft.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]

References
  1. Undrafted Saints rookie Bobby Richardson 'doesn't want to fall into the crowd'
  2. Undrafted Saints rookie Bobby Richardson doesn't want to waste opportunity
  3. Katzenstein, Josh. "After cuts, New Orleans Saints have first 53-man roster of 2016". NOLA.com.
  4. "New Orleans Saints release RB C.J. Spiller". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 14, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  5. Czarda, Stephen. "Kedric Golston Placed On Injured Reserve, Matt Ioannidis On Active Roster". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. "10/19: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. Mason, Andrew (February 24, 2017). "Broncos sign DE Bobby Richardson". Broncos.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. Swanson, Ben (May 3, 2017). "Broncos re-sign defensive end Billy Winn, waive Bobby Richardson". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  9. Alper, Josh (August 15, 2017). "Giants sign Bobby Richardson, place Corbin Bryant on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
  11. "Tiger-Cats Sign Five International Players". TiCats.ca. April 20, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  12. "Five Players Re-Sign with Tiger-Cats". December 6, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  13. "Tiger-Cats Release 14, Richardson Retires". OurSportsCentral.com. May 6, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  14. Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  15. 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.
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