Craig Watts

Craig Watts (born June 20, 1991) is an American football offensive guard who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He attended West Texas A&M where he was a four-year letterman and twice named as a team captain during his junior and senior years. Watts acquired numerous accolades during his collegiate career, including Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year and First Team All-American.

Craig Watts
Free agent
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1991-06-20) June 20, 1991
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Killeen (TX)
College:West Texas A&M
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Watts was signed by the San Diego Chargers on May 22, 2014 following an impressive showing during the Chargers' Rookie Mini-Camp. On August 30, 2014, despite a productive pre-season, he was waived by the Chargers. On August 31, 2014, Watts was re-signed to the practice squad. On December 17, 2014, he was placed on the reserve/suspended list. On December 30, 2014, Watts was signed a future contract.

On September 21, 2015, Watts was waived by the Chargers. On September 25, 2015, he was signed to the practice squad. On November 9, 2015, he was elevated to the active roster. against the Chicago Bears. On November 10, 2015, Watts was once again waived. On November 12, 2015, he was re-signed to the Chargers' practice squad. On December 20, 2015, Watts was once again released from the team.[1]

New York Jets

Watts signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets on January 11, 2016.[2] He was released as a part of the final roster cuts on September 3, 2016.[3] He was signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 13, 2016.[5]

On September 1, 2017, Watts was waived by the Jets.[6]

References
  1. Gehlken, Michael, "Chargers' Stuckey to listen for cannon", "San Diego Union-Tribune", December 20, 2015
  2. Lange, Randy (January 11, 2016). "Jets Sign 4 More to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "Jets Sign 6 to Their Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  5. Greenberg, Ethan (December 13, 2016). "Jets Place S Gilchrist & T Giacomini on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  6. Lange, Randy (September 1, 2017). "Jets Release 10, Place 4 on Reserve Lists". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.